Coming Home
| Lionel Richie
Coming Home
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. - Wikipedia
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All Music
At least half the album should satisfy Richie's longtime followers.
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Soul Tracks
. . . "I Call It Love" raised hopes of that the album would be a big step forward artistically for Richie, and instead it is -- by far -- the highpoint on a collection that is listenable but not particularly distinctive.
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PopMatters
Coming Home is an album that even Lionel Richie fans might dismiss. Though there are glimmers of substance, an album cannot stand on just two or three pretty good tracks.
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AllMusic
Too much of Coming Home is merely pleasant -- particularly the adult contemporary fare, with the exception of "I Love You" -- or too conscious of remaining with the times.
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Soul Express
To me there has been too much trying to appeal to the young set and this album is probably the worst album he has ever made.
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PEOPLE
. . . Coming Home is still a very welcome return.
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Okayplayer
Richie die-hards may find a few gems in the more traditional love ballads, like “What You Are” and “I Love You.” Overall, though, Coming Home is a painful listening experience.
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Newsreview
. . . Richie has nothing new to offer here. Move along.
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Napster
Here, Richie returns to R&B. . . . Welcome back, Lionel.
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GA Informer
Overall this is definitly enough to put Lionel back on the map and out of his daughters shadow; hopefully for good.
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NPR
Richie is still recording and performing, and his new CD, Coming Home, continues a tradition of pure pop craftsmanship that shows he's still at the top of his game.
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