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{{short description|Lionel Richie album}}
{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Renaissance
| Type = Studio album
| name = Renaissance
| Artist = [[Lionel Richie]]
| type = Studio album
| artist = [[Lionel Richie]]
| Cover = Lionel_Richie_Renaissance.jpg
| Recorded = 1999-2000
| cover = Lionel_Richie_Renaissance.jpg
| Released = October 16, 2000
| alt =
| released = October 16, 2000
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[dance-pop]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| Length = 58:43
| recorded =
| studio =
| Label = [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]]
| genre =
| Producer = {{hlist|[[Skip Miller]] <small>([[executive producer|exec.]])</small>|[[Walter Afanasieff]]|[[LaShawn Daniels]]|[[Fred Jerkins III]]| [[Rodney Jerkins]]|[[Brian Rawling]]|[[Daryl Simmons]]|[[Mark Taylor (record producer)|Mark Taylor]]|Lloyd Tolbert|Joe Wolfe}}
*[[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="billboardrev"/>
| Last album = ''[[Time (Lionel Richie album)|Time]]'' <br /> (1998)
*[[dance-pop]]<ref name="billboardrev"/>
| This album = '''''Renaissance''''' <br /> (2000)
*[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="billboardrev"/>
| Next album = ''[[Encore (Lionel Richie album)|Encore]]'' <br /> (2002)
| length = 52:06 (standard)
| label = [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]]
| producer =
*[[Skip Miller]] ([[executive producer|exec.]])
*[[Walter Afanasieff]]
*[[LaShawn Daniels]]
*[[Fred Jerkins III]]
*[[Rodney Jerkins]]
*[[Brian Rawling]]
*[[Daryl Simmons]]
*[[Mark Taylor (record producer)|Mark Taylor]]
*Lloyd Tolbert
*Joe Wolfe
| prev_title = [[Time (Lionel Richie album)|Time]]
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[Encore (Lionel Richie album)|Encore]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
}}
'''''Renaissance''''' is the sixth [[studio album]] by American singer [[Lionel Richie]]. It was released by [[The Island Def Jam Music Group]] on October 16, 2000 in the United States. A breakaway from his previous two albums ''[[Louder Than Words (album)|Louder Than Words]]'' (1996) and ''[[Time (Lionel Richie album)|Time]]'' (1998) which had been released after a decade-long hiatus and featured chief production from [[James Anthony Carmichael]], Richie consulted a team of new collaborators to work with him, including [[Walter Afanasieff]], [[Brian Rawling]], [[Daryl Simmons]], and [[Mark Taylor (record producer)|Mark Taylor]] as well as [[Rodney Jerkins]] and his brother [[Fred Jerkins III|Fred]].
{{Album ratings

|MC = (48/100)<ref name=metacritic>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/renaissance/lionel-richie/critic-reviews Critic reviews at Metacritic]</ref>
Upon release, ''Renaissance'' earned largely mixed reviews, with critics comparing it to other [[Eurodance]]-influenced, Taylor-produced albums such as [[Cher]]'s ''[[Believe (Cher album)|Believe]]'' (1998), [[Enrique Iglesias]]' ''[[Enrique (album)|Enrique]]'' (1999), and [[Tina Turner]]'s ''[[Twenty Four Seven (Tina Turner album)|Twenty Four Seven]]'' (1999). Commercially, it became Richie's most successful album since ''[[Dancing on the Ceiling]]'' (1986), particularly in [[German-speaking Europe]], the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, where it entered the top ten of the albums charts and was certified gold or platinum, respectively. Lead single "[[Angel (Lionel Richie song)|Angel]]", a top ten hit throughout Europe, received a [[Grammy]] nomination in the category of [[Best Dance Recording]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/lionel-richie|title=Lionel Richie|website=grammy.com}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
|MC = (48/100)<ref name="metacritic">{{Citation |title=Renaissance by Lionel Richie |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/renaissance/lionel-richie |access-date=2024-03-30 |language=en}}</ref>
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r524183|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/renaissance-mw0000116948|title=Lionel Richie: Renaissance|website=allmusic.com}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
|rev2score = (favorable)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010421130225/http://www.billboard.com/reviews/reviewdisplay.asp?ID=88545 Billboard review]</ref>
|rev2score = (favorable)<ref name="billboardrev">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/reviews/reviewdisplay.asp?ID=88545|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010421130225/http://www.billboard.com/reviews/reviewdisplay.asp?ID=88545|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2001|title=Lionel Richie: Renaissance|publisher=Billboard Magazine}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev3score = C<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,280424,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref>
|rev3score = C<ref name="ew">[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,280424,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
|rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071130042618/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lionelrichie/albums/album/197013/review/5944168/renaissance Rolling Stone review]</ref><ref name=metacritic/>
|rev4score = (favourable)<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lionelrichie/albums/album/197013/review/5944168/renaissance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130042618/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lionelrichie/albums/album/197013/review/5944168/renaissance|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 30, 2007|title=Lionel Richie: Renaissance|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>
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|rev5 = ''[[Indianapolis Star]]''
|rev5score = (favourable)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/107466380/|title=Lionel Richie: Renaissance|publisher=Indianapolis Star|website=newspapers.com|date=21 January 2001 }}</ref>
|rev5score = (40/100)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010330073707/http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/lionelrichie_renaissanceIndex.html Wall of Sound review]</ref>
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'''''Renaissance''''' is the sixth [[studio album]] by [[Lionel Richie]], released on October 16, 2000 by [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam]]. The album rose to No. 6 on the [[UK Albums]] chart. Renaissance has also been certified platinum in the UK by the [[BPI]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13197/lionel-richie/|title=Lionel Richie|website=officialcharts.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5460-3549-2|title=Lionel Richie: Renaissance|website=bpi.co.uk}}</ref>


Upon release, ''Renaissance'' received mixed reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 48 based on 6 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name=metacritic/> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote that "equal parts [[Cher]]'s ''[[Believe (Cher album)|Believe]]'' and [[Enrique Iglesias]]' ''[[Enrique (album)|Enrique]]'', ''Renaissance'' finds Richie in an oh-so-contemporary setting, encompassing uptempo dance, Latin-hued and funky pop, and power ballads [..] While this may sound like a farfetched concept on paper, it works surprisingly well on disc – albeit without breaking any new ground."<ref name="billboardrev"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' critic Richard Skanse called the album ''Renaissance'' "unabashedly slick adult contemporary fare – file between [[Eric Clapton]]'s work with [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] and [[Twenty Four Seven (Tina Turner album)|the last Tina Turner album]] – but Richie can still write and sing the hell out of a get-you-right-there-where-it-hurts ballad [...] Richie scores a hit with it himself."<ref name="rollingstone"/>
==Overview==

The album cut Angel was [[Grammy]] nominated in the category of [[Best Dance Recording]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/lionel-richie|title=Lionel Richie|website=grammy.com}}</ref>
[[Allmusic]] editor Liana Jonas found that ''Renaissance'' was "another post-Commodores album that misses the mark. Most of the songs don't particularly fit any radio format, with the exception of adult contemporary, but that's not the problem. Lacking a radio home doesn't make for a bad recording. It's the material on Renaissance, which is uninteresting, and Richie's voice is often out of place with the music [...] It's painful to hear such floundering work by a performer who listeners know can do better."<ref name="allmusic"/> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' critic Matt Diehl remarked that "on ''Reniassance'', the soul slickster tries to get back on top with the help of superproducer [[Rodney Jerkins]] and by channeling [[Cher]] on the [[Eurodisco]] "[[Angel (Lionel Richie song)|Angel]]". But the sappy lyrics indicate he hasn’t ended his affair with romantic cliches, and the island rhythms of "[[Cinderella (Lionel Richie song)|Cinderella]]" call to mind Richie’s own 1983 smash "[[All Night Long (All Night)|All Night Long]]". More a retread than a renaissance."<ref name="ew"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| title1 = [[Angel (Lionel Richie song)|Angel]]
| title1 = [[Angel (Lionel Richie song)|Angel]]
| note1 = Metro mix album version
| note1 = Metro Mix Album Version
| writer1 = Lionel Richie, [[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]], [[Mark Taylor (record producer)|Mark Taylor]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|Lionel Richie|[[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]]|[[Mark Taylor (record producer)|Mark Taylor]]}}
| extra1 = [[Brian Rawling]], Taylor
| extra1 = {{hlist|[[Brian Rawling]]|Taylor}}
| length1 = 4:15
| length1 = 4:15


| title2 = [[Cinderella (Lionel Richie song)|Cinderella]]
| title2 = [[Cinderella (Lionel Richie song)|Cinderella]]
| writer2 = Richie, Joe Wolfe
| writer2 = {{hlist|Richie|Joe Wolfe}}
| extra2 = Richie, Wolfe
| extra2 = {{hlist|Richie|Wolfe}}
| length2 = 3:42
| length2 = 3:42


| title3 = Tender Heart
| title3 = Tender Heart
| writer3 = Richie, Barry, Billy Lawrie
| writer3 = {{hlist|Richie|Barry|Billy Lawrie}}
| extra3 = Rawling, Taylor
| extra3 = {{hlist|Rawling|Taylor}}
| length3 = 4:28
| length3 = 4:28


| title4 = Dance the Night Away
| title4 = Dance the Night Away
| writer4 = Richie, [[Walter Afanasieff]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Richie|[[Walter Afanasieff]]}}
| extra4 = Afanasieff
| extra4 = Afanasieff
| length4 = 5:08
| length4 = 5:08


| title5 = Tonight
| title5 = Tonight
| writer5 = [[Rodney Jerkins]], [[Fred Jerkins III]], Richie, [[LaShawn Daniels]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|[[Rodney Jerkins]]|[[Fred Jerkins III]]|Richie|[[LaShawn Daniels]]}}
| extra5 = Jerkins, Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Jerkins|Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length5 = 4:31
| length5 = 4:31


| title6 = How Long
| title6 = How Long
| writer6 = Richie
| writer6 = Richie
| extra6 = Richie, Wolfe
| extra6 = {{hlist|Richie|Wolfe}}
| length6 = 3:55
| length6 = 3:55


| title7 = Don't You Ever Go Away
| title7 = Don't You Ever Go Away{{ref|c|[c]}}
| writer7 = Richie, Lloyd Tolbert
| writer7 = {{hlist|Richie|Lloyd Tolbert}}
| extra7 = Richie, Tolbert
| extra7 = {{hlist|Richie|Tolbert}}
| length7 = 4:13
| length7 = 4:13


| title8 = Wasted Time
| title8 = Wasted Time
| writer8 = Jerkins III, Daniels, Richie, [[Harvey Mason, Jr.]]
| writer8 = {{hlist|Jerkins III|Daniels|Richie|[[Harvey Mason, Jr.]]}}
| extra8 = Jerkins III, Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Jerkins III|Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length8 = 4:07
| length8 = 4:07


| title9 = Piece of My Heart
| title9 = Piece of My Heart
| writer9 = Richie, Wolfe
| writer9 = {{hlist|Richie|Wolfe}}
| extra9 = Richie, Wolfe
| extra9 = {{hlist|Richie|Wolfe}}
| length9 = 4:15
| length9 = 4:15


| title10 = It May Be the Water
| title10 = It May Be the Water
| writer10 = Richie, [[Daryl Simmons]]
| writer10 = {{hlist|Richie|[[Daryl Simmons]]}}
| extra10 = Simmons
| extra10 = Simmons
| length10 = 4:56
| length10 = 4:56


| title11 = Here Is My Heart
| title11 = Here Is My Heart
| writer11 = Richie, Barry, Taylor
| writer11 = {{hlist|Richie|Barry|Taylor}}
| extra11 = Rawling, Taylor
| extra11 = {{hlist|Rawling|Taylor}}
| length11 = 4:03
| length11 = 4:03


| title12 = [[Don't Stop the Music (Lionel Richie song)|Don't Stop the Music]]
| title12 = [[Don't Stop the Music (Lionel Richie song)|Don't Stop the Music]]
| writer12 = Richie, Barry, Taylor
| writer12 = {{hlist|Richie|Barry|Taylor}}
| extra12 = Rawling, Taylor
| extra12 = {{hlist|Rawling|Taylor}}
| length12 = 4:13
| length12 = 4:13
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = International version (bonus track)
| headline = International version (bonus track)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)


| title13 = Angel
| title13 = Angel
| note13 = Boogieman remix extended
| note13 = Boogieman Remix Extended
| writer13 = Richie, Barry, Taylor
| writer13 = {{hlist|Richie|Barry|Taylor}}
| extra13 = Rawling, Taylor, Boogieman{{ref|b|[b]}}, Island Bros{{ref|b|[b]}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Rawling|Taylor|Boogieman{{ref|b|[b]}}|Island Bros{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length13 = 4:03
| length13 = 4:03
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = European version
| headline = European version
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Angel
| note1 = Metro mix album version
| writer1 = Lionel Richie, [[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]], [[Mark Taylor (record producer)|Mark Taylor]]
| extra1 = Brian Rawling, Taylor
| length1 = 4:15

| title2 = Cinderella
| writer2 = Richie, Joe Wolfe
| extra2 = Richie, Wolfe
| length2 = 3:42

| title3 = Tender Heart
| writer3 = Richie, Barry, Billy Lawrie
| extra3 = Rawling, Taylor
| length3 = 4:28

| title4 = Dance the Night Away
| writer4 = Richie, [[Walter Afanasieff]]
| extra4 = Afanasieff
| length4 = 5:08

| title5 = Tonight
| writer5 = [[Rodney Jerkins]], [[Fred Jerkins III]], Richie, [[LaShawn Daniels]]
| extra5 = Jerkins, Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}
| length5 = 4:31

| title6 = How Long
| writer6 = Richie
| extra6 = Richie, Wolfe
| length6 = 3:55

| title7 = Don't You Ever Go Away
| writer7 = Richie, Lloyd Tolbert
| extra7 = Richie, Tolbert
| length7 = 4:13

| title8 = Wasted Time
| writer8 = Jerkins III, Daniels, Richie, [[Harvey Mason, Jr.]]
| extra8 = Jerkins III, Daniels{{ref|a|[a]}}
| length8 = 4:07

| title9 = Piece of My Heart
| writer9 = Richie, Wolfe
| extra9 = Richie, Wolfe
| length9 = 4:15

| title10 = It May Be the Water
| writer10 = Richie, [[Daryl Simmons]]
| extra10 = Simmons
| length10 = 4:56


| title11 = Just Can't Say Goodbye
| title11 = Just Can't Say Goodbye
| writer11 = Richie, Barry, Taylor
| writer11 = {{hlist|Richie|Barry|Taylor}}
| extra11 = Rawling, Taylor
| extra11 = {{hlist|Rawling|Taylor}}
| length11 = 4:08
| length11 = 4:08


| title12 = Here Is My Heart
| title12 = Here Is My Heart
| writer12 = Richie, Barry, Taylor
| writer12 = {{hlist|Richie|Barry|Taylor}}
| extra12 = Rawling, Taylor
| extra12 = {{hlist|Rawling|Taylor}}
| length12 = 4:03
| length12 = 4:03


| title13 = Don't Stop the Music
| title13 = Don't Stop the Music
| writer13 = Richie, Barry, Taylor
| writer13 = {{hlist|Richie|Barry|Taylor}}
| extra13 = Rawling, Taylor
| extra13 = {{hlist|Rawling|Taylor}}
| length13 = 4:13
| length13 = 4:13
}}
}}
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*<sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> signifies a vocal producer
*<sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> signifies a vocal producer
*<sup>{{note|b|[b]}}</sup> signifies a remixer
*<sup>{{note|b|[b]}}</sup> signifies a remixer
*<sup>{{note|c|[c]}}</sup> On some editions, the track "Don't You Ever Go Away" is replaced by "I Forgot".

There's also a second version of ''Renaissance'' available. On the alternate edition, the track "Don't You Ever Go Away" is replaced by "I Forgot," giving the CD the following track listing:

#"Angel ''(Metro Mix-Album Version)''" - 4:17
#"I Forgot ''(Album Version)''" - 4:58
#"Cinderella" - 3:42
#"Tender Heart" - 4:28
#"Dance The Night Away" - 5:08
#"Tonight" - 4:31
#"How Long" - 3:55
#"Wasted Time" - 4:07
#"Piece Of My Heart" - 4:15
#"It May Be The Water" - 4:56
#"Here Is My Heart" - 4:03
#"Don't Stop The Music" - 4:13

Although there is a track 'swap' on this edition of ''Renaissance,'' the only indication of the alternate track listing, is on the CD artwork itself. All other artwork associated with this edition either shows the original track listings - or gives the track by track breakdown information only.


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Austria|5|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Austria|5|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Denmark|26|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Denmark|26|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
|-
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Netherlands|10|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Netherlands|10|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
|-
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Flanders|30|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Flanders|30|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
|-
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|France|36|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|France|36|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Germany4|3|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |id=3458|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Germany4|3|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |id=3458|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Italy|27|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Italy|27|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
|-
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Norway|24|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Norway|24|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Poland|16|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |id=8|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Poland|16|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |id=8|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Sweden|45|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Sweden|45|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
|-
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Switzerland|6|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Switzerland|6|artist=Lionel Richie|album=Renaissance |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|UK|10|artist=Lionel Richie|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|UK|10|artist=Lionel Richie|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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! scope="row" {{albumchart|Billboard200|62|artist=Lionel Richie|rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
! scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|62|artist=Lionel Richie|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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! scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|54|artist=Lionel Richie|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 3, 2021}}
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===Year-end charts===
=== Year-end charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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|+Year-end chart performance for ''Renaissance'' by Lionel Richie
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!scope="col"|Chart (2000)
!scope="col"|Position
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|-
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! scope="row"| Dutch Albums ([[Dutch Album Top 100|Album Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2000&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 2000|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=April 3, 2021}}</ref>
{{albumchart|Germany2|71|M|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2000)|url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2000/|accessdate=2017-06-09|rowheader=true}}
| 74
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{{albumchart|Switzerland|68|M|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000| url=http://www.hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2000 |rowheader=true|accessdate=2017-06-09}}
{{album chart|Germany4|71|M|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2000)|url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2000/|accessdate=June 9, 2017|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|68|M|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000| url=http://www.hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2000 |rowheader=true|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
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!scope="col"|Chart (2001)
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!scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106085719/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html|archivedate= November 6, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-2_2001.html|title=Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 26, 2022}}</ref>
{{albumchart|Germany2|50|M|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2001)|url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2001/|accessdate=2017-06-09|rowheader=true}}
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==Certifications and sales==
==Certifications and sales==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Revision as of 05:46, 5 May 2024

Renaissance
Studio album by
Lionel Richie
ReleasedOctober 16, 2000
Genre
Length52:06 (standard)
LabelIsland Def Jam
Producer
Lionel Richie chronology
Time
(1998) 		Renaissance
(2000) 		Encore
(2002)

Renaissance is the sixth studio album by American singer Lionel Richie. It was released by The Island Def Jam Music Group on October 16, 2000 in the United States. A breakaway from his previous two albums Louder Than Words (1996) and Time (1998) which had been released after a decade-long hiatus and featured chief production from James Anthony Carmichael, Richie consulted a team of new collaborators to work with him, including Walter Afanasieff, Brian Rawling, Daryl Simmons, and Mark Taylor as well as Rodney Jerkins and his brother Fred.

Upon release, Renaissance earned largely mixed reviews, with critics comparing it to other Eurodance-influenced, Taylor-produced albums such as Cher's Believe (1998), Enrique Iglesias' Enrique (1999), and Tina Turner's Twenty Four Seven (1999). Commercially, it became Richie's most successful album since Dancing on the Ceiling (1986), particularly in German-speaking Europe, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, where it entered the top ten of the albums charts and was certified gold or platinum, respectively. Lead single "Angel", a top ten hit throughout Europe, received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Dance Recording.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(48/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Billboard(favorable)[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[6]
Indianapolis Star(favourable)[7]

Upon release, Renaissance received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 48 based on 6 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3] Billboard wrote that "equal parts Cher's Believe and Enrique Iglesias' Enrique, Renaissance finds Richie in an oh-so-contemporary setting, encompassing uptempo dance, Latin-hued and funky pop, and power ballads [..] While this may sound like a farfetched concept on paper, it works surprisingly well on disc – albeit without breaking any new ground."[1] Rolling Stone critic Richard Skanse called the album Renaissance "unabashedly slick adult contemporary fare – file between Eric Clapton's work with Babyface and the last Tina Turner album – but Richie can still write and sing the hell out of a get-you-right-there-where-it-hurts ballad [...] Richie scores a hit with it himself."[6]

Allmusic editor Liana Jonas found that Renaissance was "another post-Commodores album that misses the mark. Most of the songs don't particularly fit any radio format, with the exception of adult contemporary, but that's not the problem. Lacking a radio home doesn't make for a bad recording. It's the material on Renaissance, which is uninteresting, and Richie's voice is often out of place with the music [...] It's painful to hear such floundering work by a performer who listeners know can do better."[4] Entertainment Weekly critic Matt Diehl remarked that "on Reniassance, the soul slickster tries to get back on top with the help of superproducer Rodney Jerkins and by channeling Cher on the Eurodisco "Angel". But the sappy lyrics indicate he hasn’t ended his affair with romantic cliches, and the island rhythms of "Cinderella" call to mind Richie’s own 1983 smash "All Night Long". More a retread than a renaissance."[5]

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Angel" (Metro Mix Album Version)
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"
Afanasieff5:08
5."Tonight"
  • 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[a]
4:07
9."Piece of My Heart"
  • Richie
  • Wolfe
  • Richie
  • Wolfe
4:15
10."It May Be the Water"
Simmons4:56
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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Angel" (Boogieman Remix Extended)
  • Richie
  • Barry
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
  • Taylor
  • Boogieman[b]
  • Island Bros[b]
4:03
European version
No.TitleWriter(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".

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] Gold 20,000*
Germany (BVMI)[31] Platinum 300,000^
Italy (FIMI)[32] Gold 50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[33] Platinum 80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] Gold 20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[36] Platinum 1,000,000*
Worldwide — 1,000,000[32]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lionel Richie: Renaissance". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001.
  2. ^ "Lionel Richie". grammy.com.
  3. ^ a b Renaissance by Lionel Richie, retrieved 2024-03-30
  4. ^ a b "Lionel Richie: Renaissance". allmusic.com.
  5. ^ a b Entertainment Weekly review
  6. ^ a b "Lionel Richie: Renaissance". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 30, 2007.
  7. ^ "Lionel Richie: Renaissance". newspapers.com. Indianapolis Star. 21 January 2001.
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Lionel Richie – Renaissance" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  9. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Lionel Richie – Renaissance". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Lionel Richie – Renaissance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Lionel Richie – Renaissance" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Lionel Richie – Renaissance". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lionel Richie – Renaissance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  14. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Lionel Richie – Renaissance". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Lionel Richie – Renaissance". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  16. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Lionel Richie – Renaissance". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Lionel Richie – Renaissance". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  19. ^ "Lionel Richie | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  20. ^ "Lionel Richie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  21. ^ "Lionel Richie Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2000". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2000)". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  24. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  25. ^ "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  26. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on November 22, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  27. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2001". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  28. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2001)". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  29. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart (2001)" (PDF). Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  30. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Renaissance" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  31. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lionel Richie; 'Renaissance')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  32. ^ a b "Lionel Richie: Renaissance". Billboard. April 14, 2001. p. 13. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  33. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Lionel Richie – Renaissance" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved April 2, 2019. Enter Renaissance in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2001 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  34. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Renaissance')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  35. ^ "British album certifications – Lionel Richie – Renaissance". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  36. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
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