Coming Home (Lionel Richie album)

Coming Home

Studio album by Lionel Richie

Released

September 12, 2006

Genre

R&B

Length

50:35

Label

Island Def Jam

Producer

Dallas Austin, Chuckii Booker, Jerry Duplessis, Jermaine Dupri, Sean Garrett, Jake and the Phatman, Wyclef Jean, Rodney Jerkins, Antonio "L.A." Reid (exec.), Lionel Richie, Raphael Saadiq, Roberto Sam Screnci, Manuel Seal, Stargate, Tone Depth

Lionel Richie chronology

Just for You
(2004)

Coming Home
(2006)

Just Go
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[2]
Okayplayer	^[3]
People	^[4]
Sacramento News & Review	(unfavorable)^[5]

Coming Home is the eighth studio album by Lionel Richie, released on September 12, 2006 by The Island Def Jam Music Group. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, becoming his biggest hit album since 1986's Dancing on the Ceiling. As of May 2012, the album has sold 449,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[6]

The music video for "I Call It Love" features his daughter, Nicole Richie.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Call It Love"	Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Taj Jackson	Stargate	3:18
2.	"Sweet Vacation"	Raphael Saadiq, Robert Ozuna, Lionel Richie	Saadiq, Richie, Jake and the Phatman	3:54
3.	"Why"	Sean Garrett, Richie, Chuckii Booker	Richie, Booker, Garrett	4:00
4.	"What You Are"	Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johntá Austin	Dupri, Seal	4:12
5.	"Up All Night"	Garrett, Richie, Booker	Richie, Booker, Garrett	3:35
6.	"I'm Coming Home"	Richie, Booker	Richie, Booker, Rodney Jerkins	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"	Richie, Dallas Austin, Tony Reyes	Austin	4:46
10.	"Stand Down"	Richie, Austin	Austin	4:01
11.	"I Love You"	Richie	Richie, Booker	4:11

European edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"I Apologize"	Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Latavia Parker	Jean, Duplessis	3:37
13.	"I'm Missing Her"	Richie	Richie, Booker	3:57

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an assistant producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
scope="row"	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	35
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8]	47
scope="row"	Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[9]	20
scope="row"	French Albums (SNEP)^[10]	17
scope="row"	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	8
scope="row"	Italian Albums (FIMI)^[12]	26
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	9
scope="row"	UK Albums (OCC)^[14]	15
scope="row"	US Billboard 200^[15]	6
scope="row"	US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[16]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	157
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[18]	84

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Okayplayer review
↑ People review
↑ Sacramento News & Review review
↑ "Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' Becomes Year's Second-Biggest Album: Singer's Country Set Has Outsold His Last Three Combined". Billboard. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Lionel Richie – Coming Home" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Lionel Richie – Coming Home" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lionel Richie – Coming Home" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Lionel Richie – Coming Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lionel Richie – Coming Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Italiancharts.com – Lionel Richie – Coming Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Lionel Richie – Coming Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Lionel Richie | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Lionel Richie – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Lionel Richie. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "Lionel Richie – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Lionel Richie. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "The Official UK Albums Chart (2006)" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
↑ "British album certifications – Lionel Richie – Coming Home". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2017-06-11. Enter Coming Home in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
↑ "American album certifications – Lionel Richie – Coming Home". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2017-06-11. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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)
Compilation albums	Back to Front (1992) Truly: The Love Songs (1997) The Definitive Collection (2003)
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) "Se La" (1987) "Do It to Me" (1992) "My Destiny" (1992) "Angel" (2000) "Don't Stop the Music" (2001) "Cinderella" (2001) "To Love a Woman" (2003) "Just for You" (2004) "I Call It Love" (2006) "Why" (2006) "Just Go" (2009)
Related articles	Discography Commodores
Book:Lionel Richie

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.