| # | Track Title | Artist | Composer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoomin' | Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Lloyd Tolbert | 4:23 | |
| 2 | I Hear Your Voice | Lionel Richie, David Foster, Diane Warren | 4:01 | |
| 3 | Touch | Lionel Richie, Lloyd Tolbert | 5:08 | |
| 4 | Forever | Lionel Richie | 6:13 | |
| 5 | Everytime | Lionel Richie | 4:16 | |
| 6 | Time | Lionel Richie | 6:12 | |
| 7 | To The Rhythm | Lionel Richie, Da Boogie Man | 5:14 | |
| 8 | Stay | Lionel Richie, Lloyd Tolbert | 4:10 | |
| 9 | The Way I Feel | Lionel Richie, Keith Andes | 3:07 | |
| 10 | The Closest Thing To Heaven | Diane Warren | 4:01 | |
| 11 | Someday | Lionel Richie, Andre Betts, Dink Bingham | 4:23 | |
| 12 | Lady | Lionel Richie | 4:26 | |
| Total Time: | 55:34 | |||
Album Notes
Date of US Release June 23, 1998
Louder Than Words was the official comeback, the long-awaited return to recording from Lionel Richie, one of the most successful pop stars of the '80s. Perhaps it was inevitable that returning to recording would be difficult - after all, it had been 10 years since he had released an album of original material - but Louder Than Words turned out to be a bigger disappointment than anyone expected, failing to deliver either musically and commercially. Its failure helped clear the decks for Time, Richie's true musical comeback. Time doesn't quite match the heights of Lionel Richie or Can't Slow Down, but it successully updates his familiar concotion of sweet, seductive ballads and light funk for the late '90s. Whenever he incorporates light hip-hop rhythms here, it sounds less forced, and the dance numbers are often infectious. Similarly, the ballads have strong (albiet sappy) hooks that make them memorable. Don't take Richie's belated version of ''Lady,'' the hit he gave Kenny Rogers, as a bad sign - Time is the most satisfying effort he has released in quite some time.
Louder Than Words was the official comeback, the long-awaited return to recording from Lionel Richie, one of the most successful pop stars of the '80s. Perhaps it was inevitable that returning to recording would be difficult - after all, it had been 10 years since he had released an album of original material - but Louder Than Words turned out to be a bigger disappointment than anyone expected, failing to deliver either musically and commercially. Its failure helped clear the decks for Time, Richie's true musical comeback. Time doesn't quite match the heights of Lionel Richie or Can't Slow Down, but it successully updates his familiar concotion of sweet, seductive ballads and light funk for the late '90s. Whenever he incorporates light hip-hop rhythms here, it sounds less forced, and the dance numbers are often infectious. Similarly, the ballads have strong (albiet sappy) hooks that make them memorable. Don't take Richie's belated version of ''Lady,'' the hit he gave Kenny Rogers, as a bad sign - Time is the most satisfying effort he has released in quite some time.