Thursday, June 4, 2015

Lionel Richie - "Angel"

At the start of the 21st Century, Adult Contemporary radio evolved with a "brighter" sound as longtime artists like Lionel Richie being replaced by the likes of Matchbox 20 and Train.  But Lionel Richie would have none of it.  The guy known for "Dancing on the Ceiling" released "Angel", and added some funky-synthesizer-drum beat to the song to make it more appealing to the very Adult Contemporary radio stations who were dropping him.