Love Will Conquer All

"Love Will Conquer All" is a track from Lionel Richie's 1986 album Dancing on the Ceiling featuring Marva King on backing vocals. The song was written by Richie along with Greg Phillinganes and Cynthia Weil. "Love Will Conquer All" was Richie's tenth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single spent two weeks at number one and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.^[2] "Love Will Conquer All" also went to number two for two weeks on the soul chart, behind "Tasty Love" by Freddie Jackson.^[3]

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Music video

The video is a road trip by Richie from San Francisco to Los Angeles through the rain and night to catch a woman who is concurrently leaving a note for him, refusing to answer his calls, and planning to leave.^[4]

Track listings

7" Single

"Love Will Conquer All" 4:18
"The Only One" 4:17

12" Single

"Love Will Conquer All" (12" Vocal Version) 7:01
"Love Will Conquer All" (Instrumental) 6:18
"Love Will Conquer All" (Radio Edit) 5:01
"The Only One" 4:17

Note: tracks 1-3 remixed by Shep Pettibone

Charts

Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	71
Canadian RPM Top Singles^[6]	19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	24
New Zealand Singles Chart	24
South Africa (Springbok)^[7]	24
UK Singles Chart	45
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1

Year-end chart (1986)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[8]	97

Cover versions

1988: George Howard (instrumental smooth jazz cover)
1996: Gwen Guthrie
2003: Patti LaBelle

References

^ "Lionel Richie singles". Dutchcharts.nl.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 204.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 492.
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 252. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on December 6, 1986
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 98 (52): Y-21. December 27, 1986.

External links

Love Will Conquer All at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Lionel Richie
Studio albums	Lionel Richie (1982) Can't Slow Down (1983) Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) Louder Than Words (1996) Time (1998) Renaissance (2000) Just for You (2004) Coming Home (2006) Just Go (2009) Tuskegee (2012)
Live albums	Encore (2002)
Compilation albums	Back to Front (1992) Truly: The Love Songs (1997) The Definitive Collection (2003) Gold (2006) Sounds of the Season (2006)
Singles	"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (1981) "Truly" (1982) "You Are" (1983) "My Love" (1983) "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) "Running with the Night" (1983) "Hello" (1984) "Stuck on You" (1984) "Penny Lover" (1984) "Say You, Say Me" (1985) "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986) "Love Will Conquer All" (1986) "Ballerina Girl" (1986) "Deep River Woman" (1987) "Se La" (1987) "Do It to Me" (1992) "My Destiny" (1992) "Don't Wanna Lose You" (1996) "Angel" (2000) "Don't Stop the Music" (2001) "Tender Heart" (2001) "I Forgot" (2001) "Cinderella" (2001) "To Love a Woman" (2003) "Just for You" (2004) "Long, Long Way to Go" (2004) "I Call It Love" (2006) "What You Are" (2006) "Why" (2006) "Reason to Believe" (2007) "Good Morning" (2008) "Just Go" (2009)
Songwriting	"Lady" (1980) "Missing You" (1984) "We Are the World" (1985) "I Like It" (2010)
Tours	All the Hits, All Night Long All the Hits Tour
Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography Commodores

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