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"Hello" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down (1983), the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart (for two weeks), the R&B chart (for three weeks), and the Adult Contemporary chart (for six weeks). The song also went to number one on the UK Singles Chart for six weeks.
The song was subject to a lawsuit by songwriter Marjorie Hoffman White, who accused Richie of plagiarizing her 1978 composition "I'm Not Ready to Go".




Reception


Cash Box said that the song "is as melodic and heartwrenching as anything [Ritchie] has done previously and that’s saying something."




Composition


The song is written in the key of A minor. The verses follow the chord progression of Am9—Cmaj7/G—Fmaj7—C6/G—Fmaj7. The chorus features a Neapolitan chord (Bb).




Music video


The music video for "Hello", directed by Bob Giraldi, features the story of Richie as a theater and acting teacher having a seemingly unrequited love for a blind student (Laura Carrington) until he discovers she shares the feeling as demonstrated by the discovery that she is sculpting a likeness of his head in clay.




Pop culture


The song is memorable for the line "Hello, is it me you're looking for?" The phrase started the song's composition, as when James Anthony Carmichael visited Richie, the singer greeted him that way, to which Carmichael replied, "Finish that song." Richie initially felt that the song was "corny" but ultimately "by the time I finished the verse, I fell in love with the song again." Several publications have commented on similarities in the theme of the song and accompanying video with that of "Hello" by British singer Adele.




Personnel


Lionel Richie – vocals, acoustic piano, rhythm and vocal arrangements
Reginald "Sonny" Burke – Fender Rhodes
Michael Boddicker – synthesizers
Darrell Jones – electric guitar
Tim May – acoustic guitar
Louis Shelton – guitars
Joe Chemay – bass
Paul Leim – drums
James Anthony Carmichael – rhythm and string arrangements
Harry Bluestone – string concertmaster




Charts






Certifications






Cover versions


A UK garage cover by Jhay Palmer featuring MC Image reached No. 69 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 11 on the UK Dance Singles Chart in 2002.
In Sept 2015, Jimmy Fallon and Lionel Richie covered the song in a humorous duet on the Tonight Show and the YouTube clip got over one million views.
As a part of the tribute to Richie at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards on February 15, 2016, American singer Demi Lovato gave a rendition of the song. Her cover version eventually peaked at 15 on the Billboard Twitter Top Tracks chart.




See also


List of number-one singles of 1984 (Australia)
List of Belgian number-one singles of 1984 (Flanders))
List of number-one singles of 1984 (Canada)
List of number-one singles of 1984 (Ireland)
List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1984
List of number-one singles in 1984 (New Zealand)
List of number-one singles of 1984 (Switzerland)
List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 1984
List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1984
List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1984 (U.S.)
List of number-one R&B singles of 1984 (U.S.)
List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1984




References






External links


Hello on YouTube
List of cover versions of "Hello" at SecondHandSongs.com

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