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Lionel Richie: Join Our Millionaire's Club

Paul Sexton, Record Mirror, 12 November 1983

"MAN, YOU'RE talking about wonderful!" In the showbiz world of Lionel Richie, that's the kind of remark you hear all the time. And who's saying it? Richie himself, as someone shows him one more chart with his name at number one. His moustache is twitchy, his feet are itchy, he can't slow down. He's going to Parti, Karamu, Fiesta, forever... and it sure beats a career as an Episcopal priest.

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