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Lionel Richie album
Louder Than Words is the fourth studio album by Lionel Richie , released on April 16, 1996. It also marked the first time he released a studio album of new material in 10 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 sales of 28,000 copies,[1] and peaked at #28.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Piece of Love" Booker T. Jones , Marva King, Jeff ByrdLionel 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"). The Japanese release had an additional track called "What Do They Know". Some issues of Louder Than Words omit the track, "Now You're Gone".
Personnel
Lionel Richie – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), keyboards (2, 11), rhythm arrangements (5), tenor sax solo (11), acoustic piano (12)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12)
Lloyd Tolbert – keyboards (1, 4, 9, 11), synth bass (1), drum programming (1, 2, 4, 9, 11), rhythm arrangements (9)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1, 11, 12), acoustic piano (5), synth bass (9)
John Barnes – synthesizer (2, 6, 11)
James Anthony Carmichael – keyboards (2, 4), string arrangements and conductor (2, 4, 6, 7, 11), rhythm arrangements (5), horn arrangements and conductor (11)
Simon Franglen – synthesizer (2, 7, 11)
James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards (3, 8, 10)
Jimmy Jam – all other instruments (3, 8, 10)
Terry Lewis – all other instruments (3, 8, 10)
David Cochran – synthesizer (5), guitar (5), drum programming (5), saxophone (5), horn and rhythm arrangements (5)
Steve Porcaro – synthesizer (6, 13), programming (13), rhythm arrangements (13)
Tony Smith – programming (6, 12)
Babyface – keyboards (7), drum programming (7), backing vocals (7)
Claude Gaudette – synthesizer (13)
William Ross – synthesizer (13)
David Paich – keyboards (13), rhythm arrangements (13)
Michael Thompson – guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12)
Timothy May – guitar (2)
Dean Parks – guitar (2, 12)
Mike Scott – guitar (3, 8, 10)
Robert Palmer – guitar (5)
Steve Lukather – guitar (13)
Sekou Bunch – bass guitar (4, 6)
Nathan East – bass guitar (6, 7, 12)
Randy Jackson – bass guitar (11, 12)
Alex Richbourg – drum programming (3)
Ricky Lawson – drums (6)
John Robinson – drums (7)
Jeff Taylor – drum programming (8)
Chris Dave – drums (10)
Omar Hakim – drums (11, 12)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (13)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 4, 7, 11)
Michael Fisher – percussion (13)
Tommy Morgan – harmonica (2)
Toots Thielemans – harmonica (6)
John Dickson – French Horn (6)
Marylin Johnson – French Horn (6)
Brad Warnaar – French Horn (6, 12)
David Duke – French Horn (12)
Brian O'Connor – French Horn (12)
Brandon Fields – saxophone (6, 12)
Dan Higgins – saxophone (6, 12)
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (12)
George Bohanon – trombone (6), French horn (12)
Andrew Martin – trombone (6)
Bill Reichenbach, Jr. – trombone (12)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (1)
Darrel Anthony Browning – trumpet (5)
Daniel Fornero – trumpet (6)
Oscar Brashear – trumpet (6, 12)
Gary Grant – trumpet (6, 12)
Charles Davis – trumpet (12)
Warren Luening – trumpet (12)
Don Waldrup – tuba (6)
Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements and conductor (6, 12)
Marva King – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11), BGV arrangements (1, 9)
4.0 – backing vocals (3, 8)
Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (4, 5)
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 7, 9)
Peter Gabriel – backing vocals (7)
Ayub Ogada – backing vocals (7)
Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (11)
Production
Calvin Harris – engineer and mixing (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 11)
Milton Chen – engineer (1, 2, 5, 9, 12), assistant engineer
Barney Perkins – engineer (2, 6, 11, 12)
Steve Hodge – engineer and mixing (3, 8, 10)
Jeff Taylor – engineer (3, 8, 10), assistant engineer
Fred Law – engineer (4, 9)
Humberto Gatica – engineer (6, 13), mixing (13)
John Jessel – engineer (6)
Brad Gilderman – engineer (7)
David Reitzas – engineer (13)
Drake Ayen – assistant engineer
David Betencourt – assistant engineer
Craig Brock – assistant engineer
Darrel Anthony Browning – assistant engineer
Jim Champange – assistant engineer
Michael W. Douglass – assistant engineer
Gasten Kamal Graham – assistant engineer
Patrick Karamian – assistant engineer
Bill Kinsley – assistant engineer
Bill Leonard – assistant engineer
Doug Michael – assistant engineer
Jennifer Monnar – assistant engineer
Pierre Monroe – assistant engineer
Jim Nelson – assistant engineer
John Nelson – assistant engineer
Kenny Ochoa – assistant engineer
Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
Greg Pinto – assistant engineer
Alex Reed – assistant engineer
Mike Retter – assistant engineer
Rail Rogut – assistant engineer
Bill Smith – assistant engineer
John Srebalus – assistant engineer
Ken Villeneuve – assistant engineer
Guy Costa – mastering
Ivy Skoff – production coordinator
John Coulter – art direction, design
Alan Silfen – art direction, design, photography
Erin Flanagan – styling
Freddy Demann – management
Studios
Recorded at Encore Studios and Warner Bros. Studios (Burbank, CA); Record Plant , The Manor, Cochrane Studios and Speeding Bullet Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Capitol Studios , Conway Studios , Ocean Way Recording and The Tracken Place (Hollywood, CA); The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Flyte Tyme Studios (Edina, MN).
Mastered at Quadim Studio (Westlake Village, CA).
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Songwriting Tours Related articles