Dancing on the Ceiling

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Dancing on the Ceiling
Dancing on the Ceiling cover
Studio album by Lionel Richie
Released July 15, 1986
Genre Pop
Length 1:19:00
Label Motown
Producer Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael
Professional reviews
Lionel Richie chronology
Can't Slow Down
(1983)		 Dancing on the Ceiling
(1986)		 Back to Front
(1992)

Dancing on the Ceiling is Lionel Richie's third album, which was released on July 15, 1986. The title cut was the second (first being "Say You, Say Me") biggest single from the album, reaching #2 in the U.S. and #7 in the UK. (Blender magazine also labeled the title song at #20 as one of the "50 Worst Songs Ever". [1]) Other Top 10 singles from the album include "Love Conquers All" (U.S. #9, UK #45) and "Ballerina Girl" (U.S. #7, UK #17).

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 1986 release

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

[edit] 2003 re-release

In 2003 a special edition album was released. It included four bonus 12-inch version tracks

  1. "Dancing on the Ceiling" (Mike Frenchik, Richie, Carlos Rios) – 4:35
  2. "Se La" (Greg Phillinganes, Richie) – 5:51
  3. "Ballerina Girl" (Richie) – 3:38
  4. "Don't Stop" (John Barnes, Richie) – 8:07
  5. "Deep River Woman" (Richie) – 4:39
  6. "Love Will Conquer All" (Phillinganges, Richie, Cynthia Weil) – 5:43
  7. "Tonight Will Be Alright" (Richie) – 5:10
  8. "Say You Say Me" (Richie) – 4:03
  9. "Night Train (Smooth Alligator)" (Walter Afanasieff, Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden) – 4:58
  10. "Dancing on the Ceiling" – 7:10
  11. "Se La" – 8:12
  12. "Don't Stop" – 9:40
  13. "Love Will Conquer All" – 7:10

[edit] Trivia

  • The album's proposed original title before its release was "Say You, Say Me".
  • The album's title track was played in an Houston Astros documentary posted on MLB.com. The song played as the Astros reached the end of the season with a commanding lead in the 1986 NL West race with Mike Scott pitching a no-hitter in the clincher.

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1986 The Billboard 200 1
Preceded by
True Blue by Madonna		 Billboard 200 number-one album
September 27 - October 10, 1986		 Succeeded by
Fore! by Huey Lewis & the News
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