| Louder Than Words | ||||
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| Studio album by Lionel Richie | ||||
| Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
| Genre | R&B, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 1:07:05 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Lionel Richie | |||
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| Allmusic |
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| Entertainment Weekly | B+ link |
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| Robert Christgau |
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Louder Than Words is the fourth studio album by Lionel Richie, released on April 16, 1996. It also marked the first time he released a studio album of new material in ten years. In 1992 he released just three new tracks on his compilation album Back to Front. Louder Than Words debuted at #33 on the Billboard 200 with a disappointing sales of 28,000 copies, and only peaked at #28.