Tuskegee (album)

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Tuskegee
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Studio album by Lionel Richie
Released March 5, 2012 (2012-03-05)
Genre Country, R&B, pop
Label Mercury
Producer Lionel Richie (also exec.), Dann Huff, Nathan Chapman, Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney, Tony Brown, Jason Owen (exec.), Dirk Vanoucek (assoc.)
Lionel Richie chronology
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(2012)		 TBA
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (74/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 3/5 stars[2]
Allmusic 3/5 stars[3]
BBC Music (favorable)[4]
The Boston Globe (favorable)[5]
Country Weekly 5/5 stars[6]
Entertainment Weekly A−[7]
Los Angeles Times 2/4 stars[8]
The New York Times (favorable)[9]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[10]
Taste of Country 4/5 stars[11]

Tuskegee is the tenth solo album by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie, released on March 5, 2012 through Mercury Records. The album consists entirely of reinterpretations of previously released songs by Richie, each performed with a different guest artist. It became Richie's third number-one album on the Billboard 200 and his first since Dancing on the Ceiling in 1986. Tuskegee also became Richie's first album to sell more than a million copies in the United States since Dancing on the Ceiling.

The album is named after the Alabama city where Richie was born and later completed his undergraduate degree at Tuskegee Institute.[12]

Singles

"Endless Love" featuring Shania Twain was released as the album's lead single in the United States on February 7, 2012. In Denmark, "Say You, Say Me" featuring Rasmus Seebach was released at the first single on February 22, 2012.

Four promotion singles — "Easy" featuring Willie Nelson, "Just for You" featuring Billy Currington, "Stuck on You" featuring Darius Rucker, and "Hello" featuring Jennifer Nettles — were released in advance of the album.[13]

Although it was not released as a single, "Deep River Woman" featuring Little Big Town, charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart from unsolicited airplay and reached a peak of number 60. It was also the only song from the album to make an appearance on the chart, though the album's lead single, "Endless Love," was a Top 20 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart.

Commercial performance

The album was an unexpected hit. It debuted in the United States at number two on the Billboard 200 behind Madonna's MDNA. Tuskegee sold 199,000 copies in its first week, becoming Lionel Richie's best sales week since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991.[14] The following week the album sold 95,000 copies and fell two places to number four.[15] In its third week on the chart Tuskegee rose to number one, selling 129,000 copies. It is Richie's third number-one album and his first since Dancing on the Ceiling (1986).[16] Tuskegee was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 3, 2012, for shipments of one million units in the US. As of December 2012, it has sold 1,071,000 copies.[17]

In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number seven on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 19,320 copies. It is Lionel Richie's eleventh top 10 album there.[18] In Canada, the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 18,000 copies.[19]

2012 Tour

In support of the album, Lionel Richie announced a 2012 tour starting in Aberdeen and touring throughout Europe.

Set List

  1. Intro Hello (remix)
  2. All Around the World
  3. Penny Lover
  4. Easy
  5. Ballerina Girl
  6. Still
  7. Truly
  8. Stuck On You
  9. Dancing on the Ceiling
  10. Three Times a Lady
  11. You Are (duet with Waylon)
  12. Se La
  13. Sail On
  14. Machine Gun
  15. Lady (You Bring Me Up)
  16. Endless Love
  17. Brick House
  18. Fire (Ohio Players)
  19. My Destiny
  20. Say You, Say Me
  21. Running With the Night
  22. Hello
  23. All Night Long
  24. Goodbye

Track listing

North American edition

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "You Are" (with Blake Shelton) Lionel Richie, Brenda Harvey Richie Tony Brown and Lionel Richie  
2. "Say You, Say Me" (with Jason Aldean) Richie Tony Brown and Lionel Richie  
3. "Stuck on You" (with Darius Rucker) Richie Tony Brown and Lionel Richie  
4. "Deep River Woman" (with Little Big Town) Richie Tony Brown and Lionel Richie  
5. "My Love" (with Kenny Chesney) Richie Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney and Lionel Richie  
6. "Dancing on the Ceiling" (with Rascal Flatts) Richie, Carlos Rios, Michael Frenchik Dann Huff and Lionel Richie  
7. "Hello" (with Jennifer Nettles) Richie Nathan Chapman and Lionel Richie  
8. "Sail On" (with Tim McGraw) Richie Tony Brown and Lionel Richie  
9. "Endless Love" (with Shania Twain) Richie Nathan Chapman and Lionel Richie  
10. "Just for You" (with Billy Currington) Richie, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor Dann Huff and Lionel Richie  
11. "Lady" (with Kenny Rogers) Richie Tony Brown and Lionel Richie  
12. "Easy" (with Willie Nelson) Richie Tony Brown and Lionel Richie  
13. "All Night Long" (with Jimmy Buffett and Coral Reefer Band) Richie Tony Brown and Lionel Richie  

British edition

  • The Deluxe Edition includes a bonus DVD featuring the making of the record, artist interviews and behind the scenes footage.


German edition

Personnel

Musicians

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Special Guests

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  • Jason Aldean – duet vocals on "Say You, Say Me"
  • Jimmy Buffett – lead vocals on "All Night Long"
  • Kenny Chesney – duet vocals on "My Love"
  • Billy Currington – duet vocals on "Just for You"
  • Jay DeMarcus – bass guitar and background vocals on "Dancing On the Ceiling"
  • Karen Fairchild – vocals on "Deep River Woman"
  • Robert Greenidge – steel drums on "All Night Long"
  • Doyle Grisham – steel guitar on "All Night Long"
  • Tina Gullickson – background vocals on "All Night Long"
  • Roger Guth – drums on "All Night Long"
  • Gary LeVox – lead vocals on "Dancing On the Ceiling"
  • John Lovell – trumpet on "All Night Long"
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion on "All Night Long"
  • Jim Mayer – bass guitar and background vocals on "All Night Long"
  • Peter Mayer – electric guitar and background vocals on "All Night Long"
  • Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar and background vocals on "All Night Long"
  • Tim McGraw – duet vocals on "Sail On"
  • Willie Nelson – acoustic guitar and duet vocals on "Easy"
  • Jennifer Nettles – duet vocals on "Hello"
  • Kenny Rogers – duet vocals on "Lady"
  • Joe Don Rooney – electric guitar and background vocals on "Dancing On the Ceiling"
  • Darius Rucker – duet vocals on "Stuck On You"
  • Kimberly Schlapman – vocals on "Deep River Woman"
  • Nadirah Shakoor – background vocals on "All Night Long"
  • Blake Shelton – duet vocals on "You Are"
  • Phillip Sweet – vocals on "Deep River Woman"
  • Shania Twain – duet vocals on "Endless Love"
  • Michael Utley – keyboards on "All Night Long"
  • Jimi Westbrook – vocals on "Deep River Woman"

Charts and certifications

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[36] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[37] Platinum 80,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[38] Gold 10,000
United States (RIAA)[39] Platinum 1,071,000[17]

^shipments figures based on certification alone
Preceded by
Tailgates & Tanlines by Luke Bryan
Changed by Rascal Flatts
 Top Country Albums number-one album
April 14, 2012
April 28–May 12, 2012		 Succeeded by
Changed by Rascal Flatts
Blown Away by Carrie Underwood

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
Denmark[40] March 5, 2012 CD, digital download Mercury Records, Universal Music
United Kingdom
United States[13] March 26, 2012 Universal Music Nashville

References

  1. ↑ Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ↑ About.com review
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ BBC Music review
  5. ↑ The Boston Globe review
  6. ↑ Country Weekly review
  7. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  8. ↑ Los Angeles Times review
  9. ↑ The New York Times review
  10. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  11. ↑ Taste of Country review
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