Dancing on the ceiling

chronology
Dancing on the ceiling
Lionel Richie's studio album
Publication ; (s)	July 15, 1986
Label (s)	Motown
Format (s)	CD, record
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	9
running time	46:27
production	Lionel Richie,; Narada Michael Walden;

Dancing on the Ceiling is Lionel Richie's third studio album , released in July 1986 and named after the song of the same name .

history

The album was originally supposed to be named after the song that was released first, Say You, Say Me , but for strategic sales reasons it was named after the song Dancing on the Ceiling . Although the album failed to match the success of Can't Slow Down , it sold over 4 million copies and all songs except Deep River Woman reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. In contrast to the previous album, the album is not equipped with very ballads and mostly contains pop elements. In the United States , the album made it to the top of the album charts, where it replaced the soundtrack album for Top Gun and was also replaced by it.

Track list

Dancing on the Ceiling - 4:35 (Mike Frenchik, Richie, Carlos Rios)
Se La - 5:51 ( Greg Phillinganes , Richie)
Ballerina Girl - 3:38 (Richie)
Don't Stop - 8:07 (John Barnes, Richie)
Deep River Woman - 4:39 (Richie)
Love Will Conquer All - 5:43 (Phillinganes, Richie, Cynthia Weil)
Tonight Will Be Alright - 5:10 (Richie)
Say You, Say Me - 4:03 (Richie)
Night Train (Smooth Alligator) - 4:58 (Walter Afanasieff, Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden)

Charts

album

year	title	Chart positions
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1986	Dancing on the ceiling	5	4th	2	2	1

Singles

year	title	Chart positions
year	title	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Say You, Say Me ^{"White Nights OST"}	10	6th	1	8th	1
1986	Dancing on the ceiling ^{"Dancing on the ceiling"}	13	22nd	6th	7th	2
1986	Love Will Conquer All ^{"Dancing on the Ceiling"}	/	/	/	45	9
1986	Ballerina Girl ^{"Dancing on the Ceiling"}	66	/	/	17th	7th
1986	Deep River Woman ^{"Dancing on the Ceiling"}	/	/	/	/	71
1987	Se La ^{"Dancing on the Ceiling"}	41	/	/	43	20th

occupation

Producers: Lionel Richie and James Anthony Carmichael
Production Assistants: Lyle Rappaport, Brenda Richie
Engineers: Dana Jon Chapelle, Jim Cotton, David Egerton, Calvin Harris, Fred Law, Gordon Lyon, Steve MacMillan, Joe Scaife
Mixing: Calvin Harris, Steve MacMillan
"Night Train" produced by Lionel Richie and Narada Michael Walden
Drums, percussion: Paulinho da Costa , Sheila E. , Greg Phillinganes , Paul Leim, Lionel Richie, John Robinson, Narada Michael Walden
Bass: Joe Chemay, Nathan East , Randy Jackson , Abraham Laboriel , Neil Stubenhaus
Guitars: Vernon "Ice" Black, Eric Clapton , Dave Cochran, Charles Fearing, Tim May, Steve Lukather , Carlos Rios, Louis Shelton
Keyboard, synthesizer: John Barnes, Dave Cochrane, Preston Glass, Michael Lang, Neil Larsen, Greg Phillinganes, Tiger Head Preston, Lionel Richie, Carlos Rios
Programming: John Barnes, Greg Phillinganes, Narada Michael Walden
Saxophone: Dave Cochran

reception

4 out of 5 stars at allmusic.com
“The dichotomy is evident on the record when Richie produces good music, even if he indulges his worst impulses a little too much.” (“This dichotomy is evident throughout the record, as Richie pulls out good music even if he indulges all of his worst impulses a little bit too much. ", All Music Guide )

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	200,000
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	platinum	20,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 11 × platinum	5,285,000

Main article: Lionel Richie / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

[1] Lionel Richies on vh1.com

[2] References in Allmusic.com

[3] ttp://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,2557997,00.html

[4] All Music Guide Review