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Louder Than Words was the official comeback, the long-awaited return to recording from Lionel Richie, one of the most successful pop stars of the '80s. Perhaps it was inevitable that returning to recording would be difficult -- after all, it had been ten years since he had released an album of original material -- but Louder Than Words turned out to be a bigger disappointment than anyone expected, failing to deliver either musically or commercially. Its failure helped clear the decks for Time, Richie's true musical comeback. Time doesn't quite match the heights of Lionel Richie or Can't Slow Down, but it successfully updates his familiar concoction of sweet, seductive ballads and light funk for the late '90s. Whenever he incorporates light hip-hop rhythms here, it sounds less forced, and the dance numbers are often infectious. Similarly, the ballads have strong (albeit sappy) hooks that make them memorable. Don't take Richie's belated version of "Lady," the hit he gave Kenny Rogers, as a bad sign -- Time is the most satisfying effort he has released in quite some time.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lloyd Tolbert, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - David W. Foster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - Lloyd Tolbert, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - A. Rucker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - Lloyd Tolbert, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Keith Andes, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - ANDRE BETTS, ComposerLyricist - Osborne Gould Bingham Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Louder Than Words was the official comeback, the long-awaited return to recording from Lionel Richie, one of the most successful pop stars of the '80s. Perhaps it was inevitable that returning to recording would be difficult -- after all, it had been ten years since he had released an album of original material -- but Louder Than Words turned out to be a bigger disappointment than anyone expected, failing to deliver either musically or commercially. Its failure helped clear the decks for Time, Richie's true musical comeback. Time doesn't quite match the heights of Lionel Richie or Can't Slow Down, but it successfully updates his familiar concoction of sweet, seductive ballads and light funk for the late '90s. Whenever he incorporates light hip-hop rhythms here, it sounds less forced, and the dance numbers are often infectious. Similarly, the ballads have strong (albeit sappy) hooks that make them memorable. Don't take Richie's belated version of "Lady," the hit he gave Kenny Rogers, as a bad sign -- Time is the most satisfying effort he has released in quite some time.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:25
- Main artists: Lionel Richie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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