Why (Lionel Richie song)

2006 single by Lionel Richie

"Why"

Single by Lionel Richie
from the album  Coming Home
Released| December 11, 2006
Length| 4:00
Label| Island Def Jam
Songwriter(s)|

* Chuckii Booker
* Sean Garrett
* Lionel Richie

Producer(s)|

* Garrett
* Richie
* Booker (co.)

Lionel Richie singles chronology
| "What You Are"
(2006)  | "Why"
(2006)  | "Reason to Believe"
(2007)

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"Why" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. It was written by Richie along with Sean Garrett and Chuckii Booker for his eighth studio album Coming Home (2006). Production on the song was helmed by Richie and Garrett, while Booker is credited as a co-producer.[1] "Why" was initially considered as the album's second single, but "What You Are" became the official selection. In the United Kingdom, the song was released as the album's third single in December 2006.

## Track listing

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CD singleNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Why"|

* Chuckii Booker
* Sean Garrett
* Lionel Richie

* Richie
* Garrett
* Lionel
* Booker[a]

| 4:10
2.| "Little Drummer Boy" (Album Version)|

* Harry Simeone
* Katherine Kennicott Davis
* Henry Onorati

| Booker| 3:55

Notes

* ^[a] signifies a co-producer

## References

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1. ^ Davis, S. (2009). Lionel Richie: Hello. Popular music history (in Italian). Equinox. p. 164\. ISBN 978-1-84553-185-0. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

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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)
* Sounds of the Season (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)

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

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* Awards and nominations
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