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
Biography
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
Mastered At Quadim Studio
Recorded At Encore Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At Flyte Tyme Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Warner Bros. Studios
Recorded At A&M Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Speeding Bullet Sound
Recorded At Cochrane Studios
Recorded At The Tracken Place
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Manor Studio, Los Angeles
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