All proceeds went towards the Queensland floods and New Zealand earthquake appeal. Richie recorded a new version of the song with Australian singer Guy Sebastian in 2011. Single by Lionel Richie featuring Guy Sebastian
Richard Marx – backing vocals, chant vocals.Calvin Harris – backing vocals, chant vocals.
David Cochrane – background vocals, chant vocals.Melinda Chatman – vocal sound effects, chant vocals, gibberish vocals.Darryl Jones – guitar, gibberish vocals.Greg Phillinganes – Yamaha GS1 synthesizer, gibberish vocals.
#You can do it all night long tv#
Īn accompanying music video was produced by former Monkee and TV video pioneer Michael Nesmith and directed by Bob Rafelson. 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. 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 his sui generis dialects. In the UK, it peaked at number two on the singles chart. This new, more dance music, pop-inspired approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B and adult contemporary). Taken from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down (1983), it combined Richie's soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences. We're going to have a party! (Yeah." All Night Long (All Night)" is a hit single by American singer Lionel Richie from 1983. Yeah, once you get started you can't sit down We're going to Party, Liming, Fiesta, foreverĪll night long (all night), oooh, (all night)Īll night long (all night), yeah, (all night) We're going to Party, Karamu, Fiesta, foreverĪll night long (all night), All night (all night)Īll night long! (all night), Ooh, yeah (all night)įeel it in your heart and feel it in your soul Let the music play on.(Play on, play on, play on.)