Why (Lionel Richie song)

"Why"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Coming Home
Released December 11, 2006 (UK)
Format CD
Genre R&B, Soul
Length 4:00
Label Island/Mercury Records
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"What You Are"
(2006)		 "Why"
(2006)		 "All Around the World"
(2007)

"Why" is the third single released by American singer Lionel Richie from his studio album Coming Home (2006).

It was considered as the second single, but "What You Are" (the label's initial choice) became the official selection. In the UK, "Why" was released in December 2006 as a single and peaked at #143 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

CD: Mercury Records (UK)

  1. "Why" (Album Version) - 4:10
  2. "Little Drummer Boy" (Album Version) - 3:55
Lionel Richie
Studio albums

Lionel Richie (1982) · Can't Slow Down (1983) · Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) · Louder Than Words (1996) · Time (1998) · Renaissance (2000) · Just for You (2004) · Coming Home (2006) · Just Go (2009) · Tuskegee (2012)
Live albums

Encore (2002) · Live in Paris (2007) · Live - His Greatest Hits and More (2007)
Compilation albums

Back to Front (1992) · Truly: The Love Songs (1997) · Gold (2006) · Soul Legends (2006) · Sounds of the Season (2006) · The Definitive Collection (2007) · Symphonica in Rosso (2008)
Singles

"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (1981) · "Truly" (1982) · "You Are" (1983) · "My Love" (1983) · "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) · "Running with the Night" (1983) · "Hello" (1984) · "Stuck on You" (1984) · "Penny Lover" (1984) · "Say You, Say Me" (1985) · "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986) · "Love Will Conquer All" (1986) · "Ballerina Girl" (1986) · "Deep River Woman" (1987) · "Do It to Me" (1992) · "My Destiny" (1992) · "I Call It Love" (2006) · "Why" (2006) · "All Around the World" (2007) · "Just Go" (2009)
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