Can't Slow Down

1983 studio album by Lionel Richie
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Can't Slow Down

Summary

Can't Slow Down is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,571 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Can't Slow Down's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Can't Slow Down's genre is soul[4].
  • Can't Slow Down's genre is dance-pop[5].
  • Can't Slow Down's genre is world music[6].
  • Can't Slow Down's genre is adult contemporary music[7].
  • Can't Slow Down's genre is pop music[8].
  • Can't Slow Down's genre is rhythm and blues[9].
  • Can't Slow Down's genre is contemporary R&B[10].
  • Can't Slow Down was followed by Dancing on the Ceiling[11].
  • Can't Slow Down was produced by David Foster[12].
  • Can't Slow Down was produced by Lionel Richie[13].
  • Can't Slow Down was produced by James Anthony Carmichael[14].
  • Can't Slow Down was performed by Lionel Richie[15].
  • Can't Slow Down's record label is recorded as Motown[16].
  • Can't Slow Down's place of publication is recorded as United States[17].
  • Can't Slow Down is part of Lionel Richie's albums in chronological order[18].
  • Can't Slow Down's language of work or name is recorded as English[19].
  • Can't Slow Down was distributed by LP record[20].
  • Can't Slow Down was distributed by music streaming[21].
  • Can't Slow Down's review score is recorded as 4.5[22].
  • Can't Slow Down was published on October 11, 1983[23].
  • Can't Slow Down's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Can't Slow Down"}[24].
  • Can't Slow Down's different from is recorded as Can't Slow Down[25].
  • Can't Slow Down's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2456'}[26].
  • Can't Slow Down's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+8'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1983-10-11[29]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, dance-pop, motown, pop, pop soul, quiet storm, r&b, smooth soul, soft rock, soul[30]

  • Community tags: adult contemporary, adult contemporary r&b, breakup, contemporary r&b, dance-pop, eclectic, happy, love, male vocalist, melancholic, mellow, melodic, motown, passionate, pop, pop soul, quiet storm, r&b, rhythm and blues, smooth soul, soft, soft rock, soul, warm[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cccdb1a1-333d-30e1-9486-81b8113e608a[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Can't Slow Down was Lionel Richie[15]. Producers include David Foster[12], Lionel Richie[13], and James Anthony Carmichael[14].

Publication

Can't Slow Down was released on October 11, 1983[23]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[19]. Genres include soul[4], dance-pop[5], world music[6], adult contemporary music[7], pop music[8], and rhythm and blues[9]. It is part of Lionel Richie's albums in chronological order[18]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[20] and music streaming[21].

Reception

Can't Slow Down's review score is recorded as 4.5[22].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Can't Slow Down was followed by Dancing on the Ceiling[11].

Why It Matters

Can't Slow Down ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,571 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . musicmp3.ru. musicmp3.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . musicmp3.ru. musicmp3.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . hdtracks.com. hdtracks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . robertchristgau.com. robertchristgau.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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