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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 the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.[11]

Words
Studio album by The Tony Rich Project
Released	January 16, 1996
Recorded	1995
Studio	Doppler Studios
Genre	R&B, neo soul
Length	41:34
Label	LaFace, Arista
Producer	Tony Rich
The Tony Rich Project chronology
Words (1996) Birdseye (1998)
Singles from Words
"Nobody Knows" Released: November 7, 1995 "Like a Woman" Released: August 5, 1996 "Leavin'" Released: November 11, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
Muzik	[6]
New York Times	(favorable)[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
USA Today	[10]

At the start of 1996 with the acoustic R&B ballad, "Nobody Knows", the song was a hitm peaking at number two for two weeks, going platinum, and spending almost a year on the Billboard Hot 100 (47 weeks).[12]

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

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Rich except "Nobody Knows" (written by Joe Rich & Don DuBose).[13]

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 – all instruments, vocals, programming
• Nuri – additional vocals on "Under Her Spell"
• Joe Rich – keyboards on "Nobody Knows"
• John Frye – second acoustic guitar on "Ghost"
• Peter Moore – acoustic guitar on "Nobody Knows" and "Missin' You"
• Reggie Griffin – electric guitar on "Hey Blue" and "Missin' You", solo and rhythm guitars on "Like a Woman", feedback on "Ghost", wah wah guitar on "Billy Goat"
• Colin Wolfe – bass guitar on "Ghost"

Charts

Chart performance for Words

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	31
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15]	27
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]	71
UK Albums (OCC)[17]	27
US Billboard 200[18]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19]	18

Certifications

Certifications for Words

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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