It is also Richie's biggest charting single, and the first of several hits for him during the 1980s. The soulful composition became the biggest-selling single of Ross' career, and her 18th and final career number-one single in the U.S.A (including her work with the Supremes). Both songs spent six months on the chart, with "Endless Love" eclipsing the Everlys' hit by one week. It also became the most successful duet of the rock era, surpassing the Everly Brothers' 1957 hit " Wake Up Little Susie", which spent four weeks at number one. It also topped the Billboard R&B chart and the Adult Contemporary chart, and reached number 7 in the United Kingdom. ![]() ![]() While the film Endless Love was a modest box-office success, the song became the second biggest-selling single of the year (first was " Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes) in the United States and reached number one on the Hot 100, where it stayed for nine weeks from August 15 to October 10, 1981. (Jamie Bernstein, as the character Susan, sings the song during the course of the movie.) Produced by Richie and arranged by Gene Page, it was released as a single from the film's soundtrack in 1981. Ross and Richie recorded the song for Motown, and it was used as the theme for the Franco Zeffirelli's film adaptation of Scott Spencer's novel Endless Love. ![]() ![]() 6 Lionel Richie and Shania Twain version.5 Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey version.
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