Louder Than Words (album)

Louder Than Words

Studio album by Lionel Richie

Released

April 16, 1996

Genre

R&B, new jack swing

Length

1:07:05

Label

Mercury

Producer

James Anthony Carmichael, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie chronology

Back to Front
(1992)

Louder Than Words
(1996)

Truly: The Love Songs
(1997)

Louder Than Words is Lionel Richie's fourth solo album, released on April 16, 1996. It also marked the first time he released a studio album of new material in ten years. In 1992 he released just three new tracks on his compilation album Back to Front. Louder Than Words debuted at #33 on the Billboard 200 with a disappointing sales of 28,000 copies,^[1] and only peaked at #28.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Robert Christgau	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Piece of Love"	Booker T. Jones, Marva King, Jeff Byrd	Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael	4:04
2.	"Still in Love"	Richie	Richie, Carmichael	4:33
3.	"I Wanna Take You Down"	James Harris III, Terry Lewis	Richie, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	5:01
4.	"Can't Get Over You"	Richie	Richie, Carmichael	4:33
5.	"Change"	Richie, David Cochrane	Richie, Carmichael	5:01
6.	"Nothing Else Matters"	Richie	Richie, Carmichael	4:34
7.	"Ordinary Girl"	Richie, Babyface	Richie, Carmichael	5:01
8.	"Say I Do"	Harris III, Lewis, James Wright	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	5:01
9.	"Paradise"	Richie, Lloyd Tolbert	Richie, Carmichael	5:02
10.	"Don't Wanna Lose You"	Richie, Harris III, Lewis	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis	5:01
11.	"Now You're Gone"	Richie	Richie, Carmichael	5:43
12.	"Lovers at First Sight"	Richie	Richie, Carmichael	6:59
13.	"Climbing"	Richie	Richie, David Foster	6:26

The Italian issues include a bonus track, "Amo, T'Amo, Ti Amo" (the Italian version of "Still in Love"). Also worth noting, some issues of Louder Than Words omit the track, "Now You're Gone".

References

↑ "Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press.". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 1996. Retrieved March 1, 2012.

Lionel Richie

Studio albums	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) Tuskegee (2012)

Live albums	Encore (2002)

Compilation albums	Back to Front (1992) Truly: The Love Songs (1997) The Definitive Collection (2003)

Singles	"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) "Deep River Woman" (1987) "Se La" (1987) "Do It to Me" (1992) "My Destiny" (1992) "I Call It Love" (2006) "Why" (2006) "Just Go" (2009)

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