アメリカではビルボード200で3位、R&Bアルバムチャートでは1位を記録。
'82リリース。コモドアーズから脱退し、ソロとして初のアルバム。
「Truly」「You Are」「My Love」「Serves You Right」（邦題：別れのフォルム）など収録。シングルカットされた「Truly」が全米1位を獲得。美しいバラードからポップまで幅広いジャンルの楽曲が揃う。プロデュースはライオネル自身も手がけた。
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A:
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1)
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Serves You Right
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2)
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Wandering Stranger
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3)
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Tell Me
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4)
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My Love
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B:
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1)
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Round And Round
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2)
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Truly
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3)
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You Are
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4)
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You Mean More To Me
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5)
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Just Put Some Love In Your Heart
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Arranged By - Gene Page (A2, B2, B5)
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Art Direction - Johnny Lee (4)
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Backing Vocals - Deborah Thomas (A2, A3, B1, B3)
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Backing Vocals - Howard Kenney (B1, B3)
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Backing Vocals - Richard Marx (A1, A2, B3, B4)
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Bass - Joe Chemay (B2, B4)
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Cello - A. Kaproff
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Cello - D. Karmazyn
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Cello - J. Ehrlich
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Cello - P. Hochalter
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Concertmaster - Harry Bluestone (A2, A3, A4, B1 to B5)
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Double Bass - A. Egilsson
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Double Bass - B. Neidlinger
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Double Bass - M. Corb
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Double Bass - R. Brown
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Drums - John Robinson (2) (B1, B3)
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Drums - Paul Leim (B2, B4)
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Electric Guitar - Darrell Jones (2) (A4, B1, B3, B4)
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Engineer [Recording & Mix] - Calvin Harris
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Engineer [Second Recording] - Jim Cassell
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Flute - L. Di Tullio
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French Horn - A. Maebe
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French Horn - B. O'Conner
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French Horn - D. Duke
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French Horn - H. Sigismonti
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French Horn - J. Atkinson
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French Horn - R. Perissi
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Guitar - Paul M. Jackson, Jr.
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Harp - G. LeVant
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Liner Notes - 大伴良則
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Mastered By - Bernie Grundman
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Mixed By - Fred Law
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Mixed By - Michael Johnson (4)
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Mixed By - Stephan Smith (2)
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Percussion - Paulinho DaCosta
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Photography By - David Alexander (5)
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Producer [Assistant] - Brenda Harvey-Richie
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Producer, Arranged By - James Anthony Carmichael
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Producer, Arranged By [Vocals], Written-By, Backing Vocals - Lionel Richie
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Strings - A. Kaproff
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Strings - D. Schwartz
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Strings - D. Speltz
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Strings - D. Karmazyn
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Strings - E. Neufeld
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Strings - F. Sekura
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Strings - H. Ferber
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Strings - M. Botnick
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Strings - M. Sandler
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Strings - N. Ross
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Strings - R. Dale
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Strings - R. Folsom
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Strings - T. Zelig
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Strings - W. Henderson
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Strings - W. Kurash
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Synthesizer [Vocoder] - Michael Boddicker (B1, B3)
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Trombone - W. Reichenbach
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Trombone - L. McCreary
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Trumpet - B. Findley
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Trumpet - G. Grant
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Trumpet - J. Hey
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Trumpet - W. Johnson
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Trumpet - W. Luening
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Viola - A. DeVeritch
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Viola - G. Nuttycombe
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Viola - V. Majewski
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Viola, Strings - A. Harshman
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Violin - B. Douglas
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Violin - C. Veal, Jr.
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Violin - D. Palmer
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Violin - E. Granat
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Violin - H. Roth
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Violin - J. Shulman
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Violin - M. Tsumura-Botnick
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Violin - S. Sanov
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Violin, Strings - A. Drori
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Violin, Strings - J. Lyle
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Violin, Strings - P. Shure
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Woodwind, Saxophone - G. Herbig
