Davis is one of Britain's leading music writers and an authority on Motown; before becoming a writer, she worked in the music business for EMI Records and Motown Records, and then founded a press and promotion company for top-selling disco artists. Drawing on material from the Motown archive, her numerous interviews with Richie over the years, and her experiences as the Commodores' publicist, Davis presents an insightful look into the ups and downs of Richie's life and career. The text also includes discographies of the Commodores with Richie, and Richie as a solo artist, and a bibliography of books, publications and CDs, TV and radio, and website sources. It also contains both a subject index and an index of songs and albums. Academic but accessible to the general reader. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)