[ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT)]{4} Written by: Lionel Richie Produced by: Lionel Richie & James Anthony Carmichael Performed by: Lionel Richie{5} First released:{6} Single: October 1983 Album: October 1983

{1}Karamu (kah-RAH-moo) is the ritual feast of the Kwanzaa Festival, held on December 31st, accompanied by partying and dancing.

{2}Liming is a Trinidadian word that means to be social or to have a good time with people, or to "hang out."

{3}On some versions, especially the live recordings, Richie will sing this couplet twice. On the studio version, he does not.

{4}After exhaustive research, and help from a kind visitor to MP3 Lyrics, this is what I've learned about the chant: The language is Swahili. Since the line, "Way to party o' we go'n'," is pretty easy to figure out - "We are on our way to a party." The rest of the chant, (according to user Angel mzuri heart) "Jambo, nipe centi moya" means, "Hello, can I have a cent." However, it sounds as though Richie is saying "Sahmbo" instead of "Jambo." So I don't know if he's just mispronouncing it or if there is another meaning to the word "Sahmbo." Also I found a definition for the word "jumba" that says it refers to a spirit or a ghost and that during the festival people wear costumes and walk on stilts as interpretations of the spirits. I was unable to find anything on the word, "jumbalai." If anyone has any ideas on this subject, please feel free to contact me, at bri4daz@mp3lyrics.org.

{5}"AllNight Long (All Night)," reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart. An accompanying music video was produced by former Monkee and TV video pioneer, Michael Nesmith. The song was listed at #76 on Billboard's Greatest Songs of all time.

{6}Covered by: BB Band Ricardo Caliente The Countdown Singers The Four Tops Arturo Sandoval The Starlite Orchestra & Singers The Symphonic Rock Project The Gary Tesca Orchestra et al.

{7}Appears on:{*} Single(s): (1) Lionel Richie A-side: "All Night Long (All Night)" B-side: "Wandering Stranger" (a) Mowtown, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #1698, US-1983. (b) Mowtown, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #1698-MF, Europe-1983. (c) Mowtown, 7-In,Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #100-15-103, Germany-1983.

(2) Lionel Richie A-side: "All Night Long (All Night)" B-side: "All Night Long (All Night)" [instrumental only] (a) Motown, Long Playing, 12-Inch, Disco Remix Single, #Unknown, US-1983.

Album(s): (a) Lionel Richie: Can't Slow Down (1) Mowtown, Gatefold Cover, 8-Track, Stereo LP, #6059-M, US-1983. (2) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo CD, #6059-MD, US-1983. (3) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo Cassette, #6059-MC, US-1983. (4) Mowtown, Gatefold Cover, 8-Track, Stereo LP, #M-6059, Canada-1983. (5) Mowtown, Gatefold Cover, 8-Track, Stereo LP, #ZL-72020, Germany-1983. (6) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo Cassette, #6059-ML, Australia-1983. (7) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo Cassette, #CSTMA-8041, Europe-1983. (8) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo LP, #MOT-6059, US-1985. (9) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo CD, #MOTD-6059, US-1985. (10) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo Cassette, #MOTC-6059, US-1985. (11) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo CD, #37463-6059-2, US & Canada-1990. (12) Mowtown, 8-Track, Stereo Cassette, #37403-6059-4, US & Canada-1990. (13) Mowtown, 25-Track, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 2 Stereo CDs, #440-018-120-2, US-2003{8}. et al.

{*}The albums and records listed here may have different versions of the song than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.

{8}Transcribed from the track on this album.