Why (Lionel Richie song)

"Why"
"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

"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

CD single
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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

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

[Davis_2009_p._164-1] 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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