Time (Lionel Richie album)

Time is the fifth studio album by Lionel Richie, released on June 23, 1998. It was a commercial disappointment, selling far fewer copies than any of his previous material.

Time
Studio album by Lionel Richie
Released	June 23, 1998
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	55:35
Label	Mercury
Producer	James Anthony Carmichael Lionel Richie David Foster
Lionel Richie chronology
Truly: The Love Songs (1997) Time (1998) Renaissance (2000)
Singles from Time
"Time" Released: 1998 "I Hear Your Voice" Released: 1998 "Closest Thing to Heaven" Released: 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Los Angeles Times	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Zoomin'"	Lionel Richie, Lloyd Tolbert, James Anthony Carmichael	Richie, Carmichael	4:23
2.	"I Hear Your Voice"	Richie, Diane Warren, David Foster	Foster	4:00
3.	"Touch"	Richie, Tolbert	Richie, Carmichael	5:08
4.	"Forever"	Richie	Richie, Carmichael	6:13
5.	"Everytime"	Richie	Richie, Carmichael	4:15
6.	"Time"	Richie	Richie, Carmichael	6:11
7.	"To the Rhythm"	Richie, Da Boogie Man	Richie, Carmichael	5:14
8.	"Stay"	Richie, Tolbert	Richie, Carmichael	4:09
9.	"(That's) The Way I Feel"	Richie, Keith Andes	Richie, Carmichael	3:07
10.	"The Closest Thing to Heaven"	Warren	Foster	4:00
11.	"Someday"	Richie, Dinky Bingham, Andre Betts	Richie, Carmichael	4:23
12.	"Lady"	Richie	Richie	4:26

Personnel

• Lionel Richie – lead vocals, keyboards (4-7)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1, 3-9, 11)
• Lloyd Tolbert – keyboards (1, 3-9, 11), drum programming (1, 3, 7, 8, 11), string arrangements and conductor (3)
• David Foster – keyboards (2, 10, 12), arrangements (2, 10), string arrangements (2), acoustic piano (12)
• Felipe Elgueta – synthesizer programming (2, 10, 12)
• John Hobbs – keyboards (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Dean Parks – guitar (2, 9, 10)
• Michael Thompson – guitar (3-6, 8, 10, 11, 12)
• Larry Byrom – guitar (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Jon Clark – guitar (8)
• Keith Rouster – bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11)
• Joe Chemay – bass (4, 5, 9)
• Nathan East – bass (6, 12)
• John Robinson – drums (2, 12)
• Paul Leim – drums (4, 5, 6, 9)
• Guy Roche – drum and percussion programming (10)
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1, 3-9, 11)
• William Ross – string arrangements (2)
• James Anthony Carmichael – string arrangements and conductor (4, 5, 9), keyboards (5, 7)
• Ricky Jones – backing vocals (1, 3-9, 11)
• Marva King – backing vocals (1, 3-9, 11)
• Sherrie Woodward – backing vocals (2)
• Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (3, 6, 9)
• Jackie Smiley – backing vocals (3, 6, 9)
• Phyllis Williams – backing vocals (6)
• Da Boogie Man – poet vocals (7)
• Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (10)

Production

• Ralph Price Sutton – engineer (1, 3-9, 11, mixing (1, 3-9, 11, 12)
• Felipe Elgueta – engineer (2, 10, 12)
• David Reitzas – engineer (2, 12)
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (2, 10)
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Wherfore Art? – design
• Peter Lindbergh – photography
• David Croker – management
• Melanie Greene – management
• John Reid – management

Studios

• Recorded at The Castle (Franklin, TN);Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); Conway Studios and Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA) and Barking Dog Recording (Mount Kisco, NY).
• Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York City, NY).

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Time – Lionel Richie". AllMusic. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
2. Johnson, Connie (July 6, 1998). "** LIONEL RICHIE, "Time" Mercury". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2013.