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The Endless Love movie was a minor box office success and a critical bomb. But they made the song, and the song exploded. Everything about the session sounds awkward as hell. Commodores guitarist Thomas McClary played on the song, even though he knew Richie was on his way out of the band. Ross wanted to sing RichieРІР‚в„ўs part, and Richie didnРІР‚в„ўt like the idea of the song being a duet. The session started at 3AM and went for a few hours. The two of them had to record the song at a late-night session in Reno, after Ross had played a show there. Ross was touring, and Richie was in Los Angeles. Ross could record РІР‚СљEndless LoveРІР‚Сњ with Richie, but it wouldnРІР‚в„ўt be easy. While Richie was writing and rewriting that movie theme, RCA and Motown came to an agreement. And he told Richie that the theme might be better if it had a female singer - someone like Diana Ross. (A cover of the instrumental theme for a previous Zeffirelli film, Henry ManciniРІР‚в„ўs version of Nino RotaРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚Сљ Love Theme From Romeo And Juliet,РІР‚Сњ had been a #1 hit in 1969.) Later on, Zeffirelli changed his mind, asking Richie to write lyrics to that theme.

Zeffirelli met with Richie and asked Richie to write him an instrumental theme. Zeffirelli, the Italian director, was making a movie out of Endless Love, a Scott Spencer novel about desperate teenage romance and sexual obsession. If you wanted a grand and gooey love ballad in 1981, Lionel Richie was the person you called. Richie had also written and produced РІР‚Сљ Lady,РІР‚Сњ a #1 hit for Kenny Rogers. Lionel Richie was still in the Commodores when he wrote РІР‚СљEndless Love.РІР‚Сњ RichieРІР‚в„ўs drippy ballads had been massively successful for that group РІР‚Сљ Three Times A LadyРІР‚Сњ and РІР‚Сљ StillРІР‚Сњ had both hit #1.