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Words (Tony Rich album)

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Released
  
January 16, 1996

Length
  
41:34

Artist
  
Tony Rich

Label
  
LaFace Records

Recorded
  
1995, Doppler Studios

Words (1996)
  
Birdseye (1998)

Release date
  
16 January 1996

Producers
  
Tony Rich, L.A. Reid

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Genres
  
Contemporary R&B, Rhythm and blues, Neo soul

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best R&B Album

Words is the debut album by American R&B musician Tony Rich (under the moniker "The Tony Rich Project"), released January 16, 1996 on LaFace Records. The album is produced, written, arranged and performed by Rich. In 1997, the album won a Grammy Award for the Best R&B Album.

Contents

At the start of 1996 with the acoustic R&B ballad, "Nobody Knows", the song was a hit peaking at #2 for 2 weeks, going platinum, and spending almost a year on the Billboard Hot 100 (47 weeks).

In total three singles were released from Words: "Nobody Knows", "Like a Woman", and "Leavin'".

Track listing

  1. "Hey Blue" – 3:48
  2. "Nobody Knows" – 5:06
  3. "Like a Woman" – 4:08
  4. "Grass is Green" – 4:08
  5. "Ghost" – 4:21
  6. "Leavin'" – 3:44
  7. "Billy Goat" – 4:11
  8. "Under Her Spell" – 4:24
  9. "Little Ones" – 3:37
  10. "Missin' You" – 3:49

Personnel

  • Tony Rich: Main Vocal
  • Nuri: Additional Vocals
  • Joe Rich: Keyboards
  • John Frye, Peter Moore: Acoustic Guitars
  • Reggie Griffin: Acoustic and Electric Guitars
  • Colin Wolfe: Bass

    • Songs

    1Hey Blue3:49
    2Nobody Knows5:08
    3Like a Woman4:05

    References

    Words (Tony Rich album) Wikipedia
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