Coming Home
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Coming Home
- Artist: Lionel Richie
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- Release Date: September 12, 2006
- Total Time: 43:01
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
Lionel Richie's eighth studio album as a solo artist is led by "I Call It Love," a lightly buoyant and bittersweet single produced by Swedish hitmakers Stargate, the same team that helped boost Ne-Yo's In My Own Words. It's an ideal match, one that should've been made more than once. Too much of Coming Home is merely pleasant -- particularly the adult contemporary fare, with the exception of "I Love You" -- or too conscious of remaining with the times. While the likes of "Why" and "Up All Night" involved Richie's songwriting in some capacity, just about any twentysomething vocalist could be fronting them; the same goes for the Jermaine Dupri-produced "What You Are." The stab at emotionally cleansing reggae of the Bob Marley variety, "Stand Down," comes up short as well. That said, at least half the album should satisfy Richie's longtime followers. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi| Coming Home (2006 Album by Ad-Rian) | |
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Coming Home (Lionel Richie album)
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| Studio album by Lionel Richie | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 50:35 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Lionel Richie, Stargate, Raphael Saadiq, Jake and the Phatman, Chuckii Booker, Sean Garrett, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Jr., Rodney Jerkins, Roberto Sam Screnci, Dallas Austin, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | |||
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Coming Home is the eighth studio album by Lionel Richie, released on September 12, 2006 by Island Records. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, becoming his biggest hit album since 1986's Dancing on the Ceiling. The U.S. sales for the album have reached 440,000[3] units and internationally it has sold 517,000 units.
The music video for "I Call It Love" features his daughter, Nicole Richie. The songs "I Apologize" and "I'm Missing Her" are NOT available on all editions of this CD.
Track listing
- "I Call It Love" – 3:18
- "Sweet Vacation" – 3:54
- "Why" – 4:00
- "What You Are" – 4:12
- "Up All Night" – 3:35
- "I'm Coming Home" – 4:18
- "All Around the World" – 3:33
- "Out of My Head" – 3:13
- "Reason to Believe" – 4:46
- "Stand Down" – 4:01
- "I Love You" – 4:11
- "I Apologize" – 3:37 (Bonus track on some CD's)
- "I'm Missing Her" – 3:57 (Bonus track on some CD's)
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart[4] | 35 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[5] | 47 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 20 |
| European Top 100 Albums[6] | 16 |
| French Albums Chart[4] | 17 |
| German Albums Chart[4] | 8 |
| Italian Albums Chart[7] | 26 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[4] | 9 |
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[8] | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8] | 3 |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Okayplayer review
- ^ "Akon, Ne-Yo Give Lionel Richie A Lift". Billboard. November 3, 2008. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/akon-ne-yo-give-lionel-richie-a-lift-1003886481.story. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Lionel Richie – Coming Home – Music Charts". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/14582. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "ultratop.be – Lionel Richie – Coming Home" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Lionel+Richie&titel=Coming+Home&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=293&cfgn=Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3078399&cdi=9055555&cid=09%2F30%2F2006. Retrieved 2009-07-06.[dead link]
- ^ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 22-09-2006 al 28-09-2006" (in Italian). FIMI. http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=2006&mese=09&id=93. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ a b "Coming Home > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r854332. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
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