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Wikipedia article




"'Penny Lover'" is the title of the fifth and final single released from Lionel Richie's multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning 1983 album, 'Can't Slow Down'. The song was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie. It was formerly known as Lfranco.

As with all the other singles taken from 'Can't Slow Down' ("All Night Long (All Night)", "Running with the Night", "Hello" and "Stuck on You"), "Penny Lover" was a top ten hit on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, spending two weeks at No. 8 in December 1984.Whitburn, Joel (2004). 'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 529. The song reached an identical No. 8 peak position on the 'Billboard' R&B chart, while on the 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary chart, the song logged four weeks at No. 1.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). 'The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits' (Billboard Publications), page 288. On the UK Singles Chart, the song reached number 18. In Canada, it peaked at No. 12 on the 'RPM' singles chart.

In a song review printed in 'Billboard' by an anonymous writer in 1984, "Penny Lover" was described as "another of his unfailingly effective universal-appeal ballads".

Music video



The music video was directed by Bob Giraldi, who had also directed "Running with the Night" and "Hello".

Track listings



'7" single'

# "Penny Lover" 3:46

# "Tell Me" 4:06

'12" single'

# "Penny Lover" 5:33

# "You Are" 5:03

# "My Love" 4:05

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Other versions



Jamaican reggae duo Sly and Robbie covered the song in 1997, from their album 'Friends'. It features singer Ambelique, and the song also appears on his 1997 album 'Sings the Classics'. The single reached No. 94 on the UK Singles Chart.

See also



*List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)

References




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