"Truly" is the title of the debut solo single by R&B singer-songwriter Lionel Richie in 1982 (see 1982 in music). Richie wrote the song and co-produced it with James Anthony Carmichael.

Released as the first single from his self-titled debut album in 1982, "Truly" went to #1 on the Hot 100 chart for two weeks near the end of 1982. It also spent four weeks at #1 on the adult contemporary chart and logged nine weeks at #2 on the R&B chart. In addition, "Truly" made the Top 10 in England, where the song peaked at #6. The song won a Grammy Award for Richie in the category Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

British singer and actor Steven Houghton released a cover version of the same single in March 1998 which reached #23 on the UK pop chart.

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)

Encore(2002)  · Live in Paris(2007)  · Live - His Greatest Hits and More(2007)

Back to Front(1992)  · Truly: The Love Songs(1997)  · Gold(2006)  · Soul Legends(2006)  · Sounds of the Season(2006)  · The Definitive Collection(2007)  · Symphonica in Rosso(2008)

"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)  ·"My Destiny" (1992)

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