Coming Home (Lionel Richie album)

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Coming Home
Lionel Richie - Coming Home album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
Genre R&B [1]
Length50:35
Label Island Def Jam
Producer
Lionel Richie chronology
Gold
(2006)
Coming Home
(2006)
Sounds of the Season
(2006)

Coming Home is the eighth studio album by American singer Lionel Richie. It was released by The Island Def Jam Music Group on September 12, 2006 in the United States. A breakaway from his previous albums and their adult contemporary sounds, Richie and executive producer Antonio "L.A." Reid recruited a number of sought-after producers and songwriters from the contemporary R&B and hip-hop genres to work with him on the album, including Dallas Austin, Jerry Duplessis, Jermaine Dupri, Sean Garrett, Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins, and Norwegian duo Stargate.

Contents

The album earned a generally mixed reception from music critics, who either complimented or dismissed Richie's decision to update his sound. In the United States, Coming Home debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, becoming his biggest hit album since 1986's Dancing on the Ceiling , while selling up to 449,000 copies. Elsewhere, it reprised the chart success of Renaissance (2000) and Just for You (2004), entering the top ten in Germany and Switzerland and going gold in the United Kingdom. Coming Home produced several singles, including "I Call It Love" and "Why."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
Okayplayer Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
People Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Sacramento News & Review (unfavorable) [5]

Entertainment Weekly critic Michael Endelman felt that while "Richie collaborates with producers who are young enough to be his kids in a bid to update his quiet-storm sound for modern R&B ears [...] The move pays off, as Richie’s silky voice glides through tracks [...] But dentists of America, don’t fret: The ’80s soft-pop titan hedges his bets by also including plenty of his trademark banal ballads. [2] AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found that "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." [1]

Chart performance

In the United States, Coming Home debuted and peaked at number six on the Billboard 200. [6] It sold over 75,000 copies in its first week and marked Richie's first top 10 album debut of his career. [7] In February 2007, the album was certified gold for the shipment of 500,000 units, and in May 2012 it surpassed the 449,000 mark. [8]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Call It Love"
Stargate 3:18
2."Sweet Vacation"
3:54
3."Why"
  • Richie
  • Booker
  • Garrett
4:00
4."What You Are"
  • Dupri
  • Seal
4:12
5."Up All Night"
  • Richie
  • Booker
  • Garrett
  • Richie
  • Booker
  • Garrett
3:35
6."I'm Coming Home"
  • Richie
  • Booker
4:18
7."All Around the World"
  • Richie
  • Roberto Sam Screnci
  • Richie
  • Screnci
  • Tone Depth [a]
3:33
8."Out of My Head"Richie
  • Richie
  • Booker
3:13
9."Reason to Believe"
Austin4:46
10."Stand Down"
  • Richie
  • Austin
Austin4:01
11."I Love You"Richie
  • Richie
  • Booker
4:11
European edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."I Apologize"
  • Jean
  • Duplessis
3:37
13."I'm Missing Her"Richie
  • Richie
  • Booker
3:57

Notes

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [22] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [23] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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