Love Will Conquer All

"Love Will Conquer All"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Dancing on the Ceiling
B-side"The Only One"
ReleasedSeptember 1986[1]
RecordedFall 1985
GenrePop, soul
Length5:40
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Greg Phillinganes, Cynthia Weil, Lionel Richie
Producer(s)Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Dancing on the Ceiling"
(1986) 		"Love Will Conquer All"
(1986) 		""Ballerina Girl" (1986) /"
(1987)

"Love Will Conquer All" is a track from Lionel Richie's 1986 album Dancing on the Ceiling featuring Marva King on backing vocals. The song was written by Richie along with Greg Phillinganes and Cynthia Weil. "Love Will Conquer All" was Richie's tenth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single spent two weeks at number one and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "Love Will Conquer All" also went to number two for two weeks on the soul chart, behind "Tasty Love" by Freddie Jackson.[3]

Music video

The video is a road trip by Richie from San Francisco to Los Angeles through the rain and night to catch a woman who is concurrently leaving a note for him, refusing to answer his calls, and planning to leave.[4]

Track listings

7" Single

  1. "Love Will Conquer All" 4:18
  2. "The Only One" 4:17

12" Single

  1. "Love Will Conquer All" (12" Vocal Version) 7:01
  2. "Love Will Conquer All" (Instrumental) 6:18
  3. "Love Will Conquer All" (Radio Edit) 5:01
  4. "The Only One" 4:17

Note: tracks 1-3 remixed by Shep Pettibone

Charts

Chart (1986–1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 71
Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 24
New Zealand Singles Chart 24
South Africa (Springbok)[7] 24
UK Singles Chart 45
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 2
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Year-end chart (1986) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[8] 97

Cover versions

References

  1. ^ "Lionel Richie singles". Dutchcharts.nl.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 204.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 492.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2011-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 252. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on December 6, 1986
  7. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. ^ "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 52. December 27, 1986. p. Y-21.