構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 01:00:52

Personnel includes: Lionel Richie (vocals, tenor saxophone, piano, keyboards); Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis (various instruments); Dean Parks, Robert Palmer, Steve Lukather (guitar); Jean Toots Thielemans (harmonica); Brandon Fields (saxophone); Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Daniel Fornero (trumpet); George Bohanon (French horn, trombone); Greg Phillinganes, Lloyd Tolbert (keyboards, synthesizers); Babyface (keyboards, drum programming, background vocals); David Paich (keyboards); Steve Porcaro (synthesizers, programming); Michael Boddicker (synthesizers); Nathan East, Randy Jackson (bass); Omar Hakim, Jeffrey Porcaro (drums); Paulinho DaCosta (percussion); Arnold McCuller, Peter Gabriel, Ayub (background vocals). 4.0: Tony Hightower, Ronald Jackson, Sammy Crumbley, Jason Sylvain (background vocals). Producers: Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, David Foster. Personnel: Lionel Richie (vocals, tenor saxophone, piano, keyboards, background vocals); David Cochrane (guitar, saxophone, synthesizer, drum programming); Dean Parks, Michael Thompson , Mike Scott , Steve Lukather, Timothy May , Robert Palmer (guitar); Toots Thielemans, Tommy Morgan (harmonica); Dan Higgins , Kim Hutchcroft, Brandon Fields (saxophone); Warren Leuning, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Oscar Brashear, Daniel Fornero, Charlie Davis (trumpet); George Bohannon (French horn, trombone); Marilyn L. Johnson , David Duke , Jon "JD" Dickson, Brian O'Connor , Brad Warnaar (French horn); Andrew Martin , William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. (trombone); Donald Waldrop (tuba); Greg Phillinganes (piano, keyboards); Babyface (keyboards, drum programming, background vocals); Lloyd Tolbert (keyboards, drum programming); James Anthony Carmichael, David Paich, Jimmy Wright (keyboards); Steve Porcaro (synthesizer, programming); Claude Gaudette, John Barnes, Michael Boddicker, Simon Franglen, William Ross (synthesizer); Nathan East, Randy Jackson , Sekou Bunch (bass guitar); John "J.R." Robinson , Jeff Porcaro, Omar Hakim, Ricky Lawson, Chris Dave (drums); Michael Fisher, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Tony Smith (programming, drum programming); Jeff Taylor , Alexander Richbourg (drum programming); Jason Sylvain, Tony Hightower, Ron Jackson , Sammy Crumbley, Marva King, Peter Gabriel, Phillip Ingram, Arnold McCuller (background vocals). Recording information: Conway Recordings Studios, Hollywood, CA; Encore Studios, Burbank, CA; Record Plant Recording Studios, Hollywo. Unknown Contributor Roles: Jimmy Jam; Terry Lewis. Arrangers: James Anthony Carmichael; David Cochrane; Jeremy Lubbock; Lionel Richie; Marva King. After the greatest-hits collection Back to Front disappeared without a trace in 1992, Lionel Richie spent four years making Louder Than Words, his first album for Mercury Records. Although there are some slight attempts to incorporate new jack and hip-hop influences into Richie's sound, Louder Than Words relies on his trademark balladeering, which remains his forte. All of the weak moments on Louder Than Words are ill-advised forays into rap -- to put it bluntly, he can rap about as well as Snoop Dogg can sing. Although the ballads aren't as strong as his late-'70s and early-'80s standards, they are nevertheless pleasant, which makes the record a worthwhile purchase for fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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