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Tarfumes.com - Coming Home
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List Price: $13.98
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Manufacturer: Island
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602498540404
Label: Island
Manufacturer: Island
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Island
Release Date: 2006-09-12
Studio: Island
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Editorial Reviews:
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Leave the daddy-daughter dynamics for People magazine to dissect, but one thing's for sure: with Coming Home, Lionel Richie may divebomb the spotlight so completely that daughter Nicole ends up a shadowy speck in the celebrity haze. Unlike virtually every other high-profile R&B record to arrive in recent years, Coming Home resists the temptation to lean back, even a little, on its dazzled-up list of collaborators, Jermaine Dupri, Raphael Saadiq, and Dallas Austin among them. Hot beats abound, especially on the dancefloor-ready "Up All Night," first single "I Call it Love," and "Why," but the overall vibe is pure Lionel, from the Commodores-esque "What You Are" to the "Penny Lover"-like prettiness of "Coming Home," to the wavy steel-guitar-laced lament that is "Outta My Head." Here are hooks that sink in instantly and vocals that float as if grafted to a bar of Ivory soap. Here, too, is a record unafraid of reaching artistically; if 2004's Just For You was dominated by classy but predictable ballads, Coming Home represents Mr. Richie as the trailblazing musical titan generations of fans fell in love by. Turn the volume up to 11 and make room on the couch--a hotter homecoming won't happen this year. --Tammy La Gorce
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Welcome Back
Comment: I have been listening to Lionel Richie since I was born probably and I follow his music through every era from the Commodores to the 90's.
I had heard I call it love on the radio for months before I even knew it was him.
It's truly amazing how he redefines himself in every era that he chooses to record in, I honestly thought the artist singing the song was Ne-Yo or Chris Brown or one of those younger sentimentalists.
I know alot of people are not inpressed because the album is not full of hits but truly, which album is these days. Some tracks just will always be bad or will eventually grow on you but when a veteram artist like Lionel Richie records superhits like Icall it love and Why after so many years off the scene, the hat must come off to him.
Lionel, well done.
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Summary: Simply Wonderful!
Comment: I received this cd as a gift from an uncle. I've heard many of Lionel Richie's song over the years. But, I have never owned one of his cds. My initial thought was that I could not possibly have the same musical interests as my middle-aged relative. I now realize that real music transcends age. I love this cd! I play it all the way through... My favorites are "I'm Coming Home" and "Why". Sorry I ever doubted my uncle's recommendation!
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Summary: Not perfect, but pretty close
Comment: I have to admit, I was initially interested in this cd because of "I Call It Love". That song would have been enough but when I previewed the rest of the songs, it definitely put it over the edge for me. There are only a couple of songs that I don't like as much as the rest ("I Love You" and "All Around the World"), but I never expect to love every song on an album, so I wasn't disappointed.
The whole cd is really solid, and I don't feel the need to skip any tracks on it. Definitely as close to perfect as most albums ever get.
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Summary: Coming Home
Comment: This is the first Lionel Richie album I've bought in a long time and I bought it because of how much I enjoy the lead single, I CALL IT LOVE -although listening to it with headphones, the production & backing vocals kind of drown Lionel out it was still nice to see him chart again with such a pleasant mid tempo song.
The other tracks that I really enjoy are: SWEET VACATION; WHAT YOU ARE; I LOVE YOU; OUT OF MY HEAD & UP ALL NIGHT.
I think that the producers Lionel worked with successfully managed to contemporize songs without totally selling out his image by having guest rappers on the track to appeal to a much younger crowd. Overall I was very pleasantly surprised by the number of tracks I did like and would recommend this disc to Lionel's fans.
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Summary: Old school R&B back in the hizzouse.
Comment: This is a very good CD. I like every cut. Lyrically and rhythmically; this CD is a solid product.
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