Lionel Richie says that he plans to team up with the Commodores for a reunion tour, according to The Associated Press.
Richie said that a reunion could happen in the next two years, stating that it's important for the group to perform together while they're all still in good health.
Prior to taking the stage on June 14th at Antigua's Romantic Rhythms festival, Richie spoke about the reunion, telling reporters, "We better do it now, or in the next 10 years nobody would care."
There has been no word when any tour dates would be announced.
The current lineup of the Commodores includes cofounders Walter Orange and William King, along with Richie's replacement J.D. Nicholas.
The Commodores scored 17 Top 40 hits, including the Top Ten singles "Easy," "Brick House," and "Sail On," and the Number Ones "Still" and "Three Times A Lady."
After Richie's departure in 1981, they scored a Top Five hit in 1985 with "Nightshift," which paid tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson.
Richie dedicated his 2006 Coming Home album to late Commodores co-founder and keyboardist Milan Williams, who died in 2006 at the age of 58.
Lionel Richie says that the best of his albums, both with the Commodores as and on his own, were always recorded quickly: "I can almost name them for you. The Commodores' blue album with 'Zoom' and 'Three Times A Lady' and stuff on it... 'Brick House' and stuff like that. The Can't Slow Down album. Those were albums that (snap), I made that fast. The songs were there, the lyrics were there, the melody was there, and the process was one great experience. And as fast as it's coming to your head, you couldn't write fast enough. You can't hum it fast enough."
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