On this day, February 13, 1984, Lionel Richie released Hello, one of his most iconic ballads. The heartfelt love song became an instant classic, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from May 12 to May 25, 1984. It also topped the charts in multiple countries, including the UK, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Featured on his second solo album, Can’t Slow Down, Hello became one of Richie’s signature songs, known for its tender lyrics and emotional delivery. The music video, featuring Richie as a teacher pining for a blind student who sculpts a bust of his face, became one of the most memorable and parodied videos of the 80s.
With its powerful melody and universal theme of longing, Hello remains one of the most beloved love songs of all time, often associated with romance and heartfelt confessions.
Fun fact: Lionel Richie originally wrote Hello as a joke, thinking it was too sentimental, but it became one of his biggest hits and a defining song of his career.
Trivia question: What other hit ballad from Can’t Slow Down won Lionel Richie an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
Featured on his second solo album, Can’t Slow Down, Hello became one of Richie’s signature songs, known for its tender lyrics and emotional delivery. The music video, featuring Richie as a teacher pining for a blind student who sculpts a bust of his face, became one of the most memorable and parodied videos of the 80s.
With its powerful melody and universal theme of longing, Hello remains one of the most beloved love songs of all time, often associated with romance and heartfelt confessions.
Fun fact: Lionel Richie originally wrote Hello as a joke, thinking it was too sentimental, but it became one of his biggest hits and a defining song of his career.
Trivia question: What other hit ballad from Can’t Slow Down won Lionel Richie an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
