1996 Lionel Richie – Louder Than Words

admin 1996, Albums Arnold McCuller, Bill Reichenbach, Brandon Fields, David Foster, David Paich, Dean Parks, Gary Grant, Greg Phillinganes, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jerry Hey, JR Robinson, Kim Hutchcroft, Lionel Richie, Michael Boddicker, Michael Thompson, Nathan East, Paulinho Da Costa, Phillip Ingram, Seawind, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro 0

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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, and only peaked at #28.

Tracks

1 Piece Of Love (Booker T Jones, Marva King, Jeff Byrd) 4:06
2 Still In Love (Lionel Richie) 4:33
3 I Wanna Take You Down (James Harris III, Terry Lewis) 5:04
4 Can’t Get Over You (Lionel Richie) 4:36
5 Change (Lionel Richie, David Cochrane) 5:03
6 Nothing Else Matters (Lionel Richie) 4:36
7 Ordinary Girl (Lionel Richie, Babyface) 5:04
8 Say I Do (James Harris III, Terry Lewis, James Wright) 5:03
9 Paradise (Lionel Richie, Lloyd Tolbert) 5:03
10 Don’t Wanna Lose You (Lionel Richie, James Harris III, Terry Lewis) 5:02
11 Now You’re Gone (Lionel Richie) 5:44
12 Lovers At First Sight (Lionel Richie) 7:00
13 Climbing (Lionel Richie) 6:27

Media

Musicians

1 Piece Of Love

Bass (synthesizer)	Lloyd Tolbert
Drums (programming)	Lloyd Tolbert
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Lloyd Tolbert
Keyboards	Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer	Lloyd Tolbert
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Trumpet	Jerry Hey
Background Vocals	Marva King

2 Still In Love

Drums (programming)	Lloyd Tolbert
Bass (synthesizer)	Lloyd Tolbert
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Guitar	Tim May
Keyboards	Lionel Richie
Keyboards	James Anthony Carmichael
Synthesizer	Lloyd Tolbert
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer	John Barnes
Synthesizer	Simon Franglen
Harmonica	Tommy Morgan
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa

3 I Wanna Take You Down

Drums (programming)	Alex Richbourg
Guitar	Mike Scott
Keyboards	Jimmy Wright
Background Vocals	Tony Hightower
Background Vocals	Ronald Jackson
Background Vocals	Sammy Crumbly
Background Vocals	Jason Sylvian

4 Can’t Get Over You

Bass	Sekou Bunch
Drums (programming)	Lloyd Tolbert
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	James Anthony Carmichael
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Phillip Ingram
Background Vocals	Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals	Marva King

5 Change

Drums (programming)	David Cochrane
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Guitar	David Cochrane
Guitar	Robert Palmer
Synthesizer	David Cochrane
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Piano	Greg Phillinganes
Sax	David Cochrane
Trumpet	Darrel Browning
Background Vocals	Phillip Ingram
Background Vocals	Marva King

6 Nothing Else Matters

Bass	Nathan East
Bass	Sekou Bunch
Drums	Ricky Lawson
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	John Barnes
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Horn	Brad Warnaar
Horn	John Dickson
Horn	Marilyn Johnson
Sax	Brandon Fields
Sax	Dan Higgins
Trombone	George Bohanon
Trombone	Andrew Martin
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Trumpet	Oscar Brashear
Trumpet	Daniel Fornero
Tuba	Donald Waldrop

7 Ordinary Girl

Bass	Nathan East
Drums	JR Robinson
Drums (programming)	Baby Face
Keyboards	Baby Face
Synthesizer	Simon Franglen
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Peter Gabriel
Background Vocals	Ayub
Background Vocals	Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals	Marva King

8 Say I Do

Drums (programming)	Jeff Taylor
Guitar	Mike Scott
Keyboards	Jimmy Wright
Background Vocals	Tony Hightower
Background Vocals	Ronald Jackson
Background Vocals	Sammy Crumbly
Background Vocals	Jason Sylvian

9 Paradise

Bass (synthesizer)	Greg Phillinganes
Drums (programming)	Lloyd Tolbert
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Background Vocals	Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals	Marva King

10 Don’t Wanna Lose You

Drums	Christopher Dave
Guitar	Mike Scott
Keyboards	Jimmy Wright

11 Now You’re Gone

Bass	Randy Jackson
Drums	Omar Hakim
Drums (programming)	Lloyd Tolbert
Keyboards	Lloyd Tolbert
Keyboards	Greg Phillinganes
Keyboards	Lionel Richie
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer	John Barnes
Synthesizer	Simon Franglen
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Marva King
Background Vocals	Sue Ann Carwell

12 Lovers At First Sight

Bass	Nathan East
Bass (synthesizer)	Lloyd Tolbert
Drums	Omar Hakim
Drums (programming)	Lloyd Tolbert
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Keyboards	Lionel Richie
Keyboards	Lloyd Tolbert
Keyboards	Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer	John Barnes
Synthesizer	Michael Boddicker
Horn	Brian O’Connor
Horn	David Duke
Horn	George Bohanon
Horn	Brad Warnaar
Sax	Dan Higgins
Sax	Kim Hutchcroft
Sax	Brandon Fields
Trombone	Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet	Gary Grant
Trumpet	Oscar Brashear
Trumpet	Charles Davis
Trumpet	Warren Leuning
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa

13 Climbing

Bass	Randy Jackson
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Guitar	Michael Thompson
Guitar	Dean Parks
Keyboards	David Paich
Piano	Lionel Richie
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	Claude Gaudette
Synthesizer	Bill Ross
Percussion	Mike Fisher

Liner Notes

Producer – Lionel Richie (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13)
Producer – James Anthony Carmichael (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Producer – Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (Tracks 3, 8, 10)
Producer – David Foster (Tracks 13)
Engineer – Calvin Harris (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Engineer – Milton Chan (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 9, 12)
Engineer – Barney Perkins (Tracks 2, 6, 11, 12)
Engineer – Steve Hodge (Tracks 3, 8, 10)
Engineer – Fred Law (Tracks 4, 9)
Engineer – John Jessel (Tracks 6)
Engineer – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 6, 13)
Engineer – Brad Gilderman (Tracks 7)
Engineer – David Reitzas (Tracks 13)
Mastered By – Guy Costa
Mixed By – Calvin Harris (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 13)
Mixed By – Steve Hodge (Tracks 3, 8, 10)

Art Direction – Alan Silfen, John Coulter
Photography – Alan Silfen

Record Company – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Columbia House