1996 Lionel Richie – Louder Than Words
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
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