Words (Tony Rich album)

Words
Studio album by
the Tony Rich Project
ReleasedJanuary 16, 1996
Recorded1995
StudioDoppler (Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreR&B, pop
Length41:34
LabelLaFace, Arista
ProducerTony Rich
The Tony Rich Project chronology
Words
(1996) 		Birdseye
(1998)
Singles from Words
  1. "Nobody Knows"
    Released: November 7, 1995
  2. "Like a Woman"
    Released: August 5, 1996
  3. "Leavin'"
    Released: November 11, 1996

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 was produced, written, arranged and performed by Rich. In 1997, the album won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.[1]

At the start of 1996 with the acoustic R&B ballad, "Nobody Knows", the song was a hit, peaking at number two for two weeks, going platinum, and spending almost a year on the Billboard Hot 100 (47 weeks).[2]

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

  1. ^ "Tony Rich's GRAMMY Awards history". grammy.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "The Tony Rich Project Chart History: Nobody Knows". Billboard.com. n.d. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.