All Night Long (All Night)

"All Night Long (All Night)" is a hit single for American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie from 1983. Taken from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down, it combined Richie's soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences. This new, more dance music and pop inspired approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B and adult contemporary).

In the UK, the song was kept off the top spot by Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl", peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.

The song lyrics were written primarily in English, but Richie has admitted in at least one press interview that "African" lyrics in the song, such as "Tom bo li de say de moi ya," and "Jambo jumbo," were in fact made-up gibberish of his own invention. Richie has described these portions of the song as a "wonderful joke," written when he discovered that he lacked the time to hire a translator to contribute the foreign language lyrics he wished to include in the song. He was partially inspired by an early childhood experience which he described as a "wonderful joke."

All Night Long

All Night Long may refer to:

Film, TV and theatre

Film

Television

Theatre

Music

Albums

All Night Long 2

All Night Long 2 (オールナイトロング２) is a 1995 Japanese original video horror film directed by Katsuya Matsumura. It was released on February 10, 1995.

Cast

Reception

On Midnight Eye, Tom Mes said that the film "is still not a masterpiece by any standards" "but it certainly packs a serious punch".

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All Night Long 3

All Night Long 3 (オールナイトロング3 最終章, All Night Long 3 Saishu Sho) is a 1996 Japanese original video horror film directed by Katsuya Matsumura. It was released on August 9, 1996.

Cast

Reception

On Midnight Eye, Tom Mes said the film is "the best realised [of the trilogy] and the most relentless".

See also

References

External links