I CALL IT LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE
Adult contemporary radio has readily embraced Lionel Richie’s “I Call It Love” — and it has nothing to do with fond reminiscence. The lovelorn midtempo track is fresh, crisp and more relevant than the enduring singer has sounded in years. (Interestingly, he neither wrote nor produced the track.) With one format in the bag, Island Def Jam now hopes to extend his renewed reach to dancefloors via the firestarting “Moco Blanco” radio edit, which again is masterfully executed and a superb listen. The Tracy Young “Lovin’ It” radio edit might be a bit frenetic for older ears — and it focuses more on Taj Jackson’s background vocal than on Richie’s — but still does wonders to make the 57-year-old dance on the ceiling once more. Billboard
