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.

Tracks
1 Zoomin’ (Lionel Richie; James Anthony Carmichael; Lloyd Tolbert) 04:23
2  I Hear Your Voice (Lionel Richie; David Foster; Diane Warren) 04:00
3  Touch (Lionel Richie; Lloyd Tolbert) 05:07
4  Forever (Lionel Richie) 06:13
5  Everytime (Lionel Richie) 04:15
6  Time (Lionel Richie) 04:23
7  To The Rhythm (Lionel Richie; Da Boogie Man) 05:14
8  Stay (Lionel Richie; Lloyd Tolbert) 04:09
9  That’s The Way I Feel (Lionel Richie; Keith Andes) 03:06
10  Closest Thing To Heaven (Diane Warren) 04:00
11  Someday (Lionel Richie; Andre Betts; Dink Bingham) 04:22
12  Lady (Lionel Richie) 04:26

Musicians

1 Zoomin’
Bass - Keith Rouster
Drums (programming) - Larry Tolbert
Keyboards - Larry Tolbert
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Background Vocals - Marva King
Background Vocals - Ricky Jones
Vocals - Lionel Richie

2 I Hear Your Voice
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Dean Parks
Keyboards - David Foster
Programming - Felipe Elgueta
Background Vocals - Sherrie Woodward
Vocals - Lionel Richie

3 Touch
Bass - Keith Rouster
Drums (programming) - Larry Tolbert
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Keyboards - Larry Tolbert
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Background Vocals - Marva King
Background Vocals - Ricky Jones
Background Vocals - Sue Ann Carwell
Background Vocals - Jackie Simley
Vocals - Lionel Richie

4 Forever
Bass - Keith Rouster
Bass - Joe Chemay
Drums - Paul Leim
Guitar - Larry Byrom
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Keyboards - Lionel Richie
Keyboards - John Hobbs
Keyboards - Lloyd Tolbert
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Background Vocals - Marva King
Background Vocals - Ricky Jones
Vocals - Lionel Richie

5 Everytime
Bass - Joe Chemay
Drums - Paul Leim
Guitar - Larry Byrom
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Keyboards - Lionel Richie
Keyboards - James Anthony Carmichael
Keyboards - Lloyd Tolbert
Keyboards - John Hobbs
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Background Vocals - Marva King
Background Vocals - Ricky Jones
Vocals - Lionel Richie

6 Time
Bass - Nathan East
Bass - Keith Rouster
Drums - Paul Leim
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Keyboards - Lionel Richie
Keyboards - Lloyd Tolbert
Keyboards - John Hobbs
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Background Vocals - Marva King
Background Vocals - Ricky Jones
Background Vocals - Sue Ann Carwell
Background Vocals - Jackie Simley
Background Vocals - Phyllis Yvonne Williams
Vocals - Lionel Richie

7 To The Rhythm
Bass - Keith Rouster
Bass - Larry Tolbert
Keyboards - Lionel Richie
Keyboards - James Anthony Carmichael
Keyboards - Lloyd Tolbert
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Background Vocals - Marva King
Background Vocals - Ricky Jones
Vocals - Da Boogie Man
Vocals - Lionel Richie

8 Stay
Bass - Keith Rouster
Drums (programming) - Larry Tolbert
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Guitar - Jon M Clark
Keyboards - Lloyd Tolbert
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Background Vocals - Marva King
Background Vocals - Ricky Jones
Vocals - Lionel Richie

9 That’s The Way I Feel
Bass - Joe Chemay
Drums - Paul Leim
Guitar - Larry Byrom
Guitar - Dean Parks
Keyboards - John Hobbs
Keyboards - Lloyd Tolbert
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Background vocals - Marva King
Background vocals - Sue Ann Carwell
Background vocals - Ricky Jones
Background vocals - Jackie Simley
Vocals - Lionel Richie

10 The Closest Thing To Heaven
Drums (programming) - Guy Roche
Guitar - Dean Parks
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Keyboards - David Foster
Programming - Felipe Elgueta
Background Vocals - Jeff Pescetto
Vocals - Lionel Richie

11 Someday
Bass - Keith Rouster
Drums (programming) - Larry Tolbert
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Keyboards - Lloyd Tolbert
Synthesizer - Michael Boddicker
Percussion - Munyungo Jackson
Background Vocals - Marva King
Background Vocals - Ricky Jones
Vocals - Lionel Richie

12 Lady
Bass - Nathan East
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Michael Thompson
Keyboards - David Foster
Piano - David Foster
Programming - Felipe Elgueta
Vocals - Lionel Richie

Liner Notes

Producer- Lionel Richie (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Producer- James Anthony Carmichael (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
Producer – David Foster (Track 2, 10)
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 2, 10, 12)
Arranged By (Strings) – David Foster, William Ross (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Lloyd Tolbert (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – James Anthony Carmichael (Track 4, 5, 9)
Engineer – Ralph Price Sutton, Felipe Elgueta, David Reitzas
Engineer (Assistant) – Michael Purcell Jr, Tome Bender, Tony Flores, Mike Janas, Al Sanderson, Jeff Burns
Mastered By – Vlado Meller
Mixed By – Ralph Price Sutton
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Track 2, 10)Photography – Peter LindberghMastered At Sony Music Studios Mastering, NY, NY
Mixed At Conway Recording Studios, LA, CA
Mixed At Barking Doctor Studio, Mount Kisco, NY
Recorded At The Cast le Music Group, Franklin, TN
Recorded At Conway Recording Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Chartmaker Studios, Malibu, CA
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
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