Renaissance (Lionel Richie album)

Renaissance
Renaissance
Studio album by Lionel Richie
Released	October 16, 2000
Genre	Pop; dance-pop; R&B;
Length	52:06 (standard)
Label	Island Def Jam
Producer	Skip Miller (exec.); Walter Afanasieff; LaShawn Daniels; Fred Jerkins III; Rodney Jerkins; Brian Rawling; Daryl Simmons; Mark Taylor; Lloyd Tolbert; Joe Wolfe;
Lionel Richie chronology

Renaissance is the sixth studio album by Lionel Richie. It was released on 16 October, 2000 through Island Def Jam. It went to number 3 in Germany, number 5 in Austria, number 6 in Switzerland, number 10 in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, number 16 in Poland and number 62 in the United States. It received mixed reviews.

Track listing

Standard version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Angel" (Metro Mix Album Version)	Lionel Richie Paul Barry Mark Taylor	Brian Rawling Taylor	4:15
2.	"Cinderella"	Richie Joe Wolfe	Richie Wolfe	3:42
3.	"Tender Heart"	Richie Barry Billy Lawrie	Rawling Taylor	4:28
4.	"Dance the Night Away"	Richie Walter Afanasieff	Afanasieff	5:08
5.	"Tonight"	Rodney Jerkins Fred Jerkins III Richie LaShawn Daniels	Jerkins Daniels^[a]	4:31
6.	"How Long"	Richie	Richie Wolfe	3:55
7.	"Don't You Ever Go Away^[c]"	Richie Lloyd Tolbert	Richie Tolbert	4:13
8.	"Wasted Time"	Jerkins III Daniels Richie Harvey Mason, Jr.	Jerkins III Daniels^[a]	4:07
9.	"Piece of My Heart"	Richie Wolfe	Richie Wolfe	4:15
10.	"It May Be the Water"	Richie Daryl Simmons	Simmons	4:56
11.	"Here Is My Heart"	Richie Barry Taylor	Rawling Taylor	4:03
12.	"Don't Stop the Music"	Richie Barry Taylor	Rawling Taylor	4:13

International version (bonus track)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Angel" (Boogieman Remix Extended)	Richie Barry Taylor	Rawling Taylor Boogieman^[b] Island Bros^[b]	4:03

European version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Just Can't Say Goodbye"	Richie Barry Taylor	Rawling Taylor	4:08
12.	"Here Is My Heart"	Richie Barry Taylor	Rawling Taylor	4:03
13.	"Don't Stop the Music"	Richie Barry Taylor	Rawling Taylor	4:13

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a vocal producer
^{^[b]} signifies a remixer
^{^[c]} On some editions, the track "Don't You Ever Go Away" is replaced by "I Forgot".

References

1 2 3 "Lionel Richie: Renaissance". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001.

[billboardrev-1] 1 2 3 "Lionel Richie: Renaissance". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001.

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Lionel Richie
Studio albums	Lionel Richie (1982) Can't Slow Down (1983) Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) Louder Than Words (1996) Time (1998) Renaissance (2000) Just for You (2004) Coming Home (2006) Just Go (2009) Tuskegee (2012)
Live albums	Encore (2002)
Compilation albums	Back to Front (1992) Truly: The Love Songs (1997) The Definitive Collection (2003) Gold (2006) Sounds of the Season (2006)
Singles	"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (1981) "Truly" (1982) "You Are" (1983) "My Love" (1983) "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) "Running with the Night" (1983) "Hello" (1984) "Stuck on You" (1984) "Penny Lover" (1984) "Say You, Say Me" (1985) "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986) "Love Will Conquer All" (1986) "Ballerina Girl" (1986) "Deep River Woman" (1987) "Se La" (1987) "Do It to Me" (1992) "My Destiny" (1992) "Don't Wanna Lose You" (1996) "Angel" (2000) "Don't Stop the Music" (2001) "Tender Heart" (2001) "I Forgot" (2001) "Cinderella" (2001) "To Love a Woman" (2003) "Just for You" (2004) "Long, Long Way to Go" (2004) "I Call It Love" (2006) "What You Are" (2006) "Why" (2006) "Reason to Believe" (2007) "Good Morning" (2008) "Just Go" (2009)
Songwriting	"Lady" (1980) "Missing You" (1984) "We Are the World" (1985) "I Like It" (2010)
Tours	All the Hits, All Night Long All the Hits Tour
Related articles	Discography Commodores
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