Name: Dancing on the Ceiling
Brand: Motown
SKU: 887842
Price: 32.65 USD
Availability: InStock

Performer Notes

Personnel: Lionel Richie (vocals, arranger, keyboards, programming);
Narada Michael Walden (arranger, drums, programming); Carlos Rios
(acoustic & electric guitars, synthesizer); Tim May, Eric Clapton, David Cochrane, Vernon "Ice" Black, Steve Lukather (guitar); John Barnes (piano, Synclavier, programming); Greg Phillinganes (keyboards, Mini-Moog synthesizer, synthsizer, programming); Michael Lang, Neil Larson (keyboards); Michael Boddicker, Preston Glass, Corey Lerios (synthesizer); Neil Steubenhaus, Nathan East, Joseph Chemay, Abraham Laboriel, Randy Jackson (bass); John Robinson, Paul Leim (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Sheila E (percussion); Alabama, Alfie Silas, Marva King (background vocals).
Producers: Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Narada Michael Walden.
Recorded at Oceanway, Hollywood, California; Motown, San Rafael, California;
Music Mill, Nashville, Tennessee; Bear Creek Studios, Woodenville, Washington in 1986. Originally released on Motown (6158). Includes liner notes by Steven Ivory.
This is part of Motown's "Classic Albums" series.
Personnel: Lionel Richie (vocals, keyboards, drums, background vocals); Dave Cochran (vocals, guitar, saxophone, synthesizer); Greg Phillinganes (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, drums, drum machine); Phyllis Saint James, Stephanie Taylor, Fred Law, Deborah Thomas, Suzee Wendy Ikeda, Melinda Chatman, Julia Tillman Waters, Billie Barnum, Rick Nelson, Karen Siegel, Anita Sherman, Karen Jackson, Janice-Marie, Brenda Harvey Richie, Alfie Silas, Marva King, Maxine Willard Waters, Randy Owen, Richard Marx, Theodore Gentry, Kevin Dorsey , Marlena Jeter, Carmen Twillie (vocals, background vocals); Cheryl Pyle, James Anthony Carmichael, Dave Rosen, Jeff Cook, Maxima Rios, Maxine Anderson, Kelly Ryan , David Egerton, Wayne Hargrave, Kathi Pogoda, Wilbert Terrell, Linda Jenner, Norma Rios, Leslie Smith, Steve MacMillan (vocals); Carlos Rios (guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer); David Cochrane (guitar, background vocals); Eric Clapton, Louie Shelton, Steve Lukather, Timothy May , Vernon "Ice" Black, Louis Shelton, Charles Fearing (guitar); John Barnes (piano, synthesizer, Synclavier); Michael Lang , Neil Larsen (keyboards); Cory Lerios, Tiger Head Preston, John Barns, Michael Boddicker, Preston Glass (synthesizer); Narada Michael Walden (drums, drum programming); John "J.R." Robinson , Paul Leim (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Sheila E. (percussion); Kitty Beethoven, Wendy Suzee Ikeda, Jennifer Hall, Alabama, Maxi Anderson (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Steve MacMillan.
Recording information: Hitsville Recording Studio; Oceanway Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Tarpan Recording Studio, San Rafael, CA.
Photographer: Aaron Rapoport.
Unknown Contributor Role: The Choir.
Arrangers: John Barnes; Narada Michael Walden.
Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston might have gotten more press in 1986 than Lionel Richie, but DANCING ON THE CEILING was every bit as commercially successful as CONTROL and Houston's self-titled debut. Spawning a remarkable five Top 20 singles, including the sprightly title track and the number one ballad "Say You Say Me" (the biggest hit of Richie's entire career), DANCING ON THE CEILING was the capper of Richie's most successful period. (Richie took an extended hiatus from music after this, not releasing a full album of original material for nearly ten years.) Richie's nearest comparison during this period was Phil Collins, who was just as ubiquitous on the airwaves with a similar brand of adult contemporary pop. But where Collins' records now sound dated because of their trendy reverb-heavy production, Richie was a canny producer/arranger in the grand Motown tradition, and so there's a timeless quality to tunes like "Ballerina Girl" that keeps them fresh.

Album: Dancing on the Ceiling
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Dancing on the Ceiling
2)	Se La
3)	Ballerina Girl
4)	Don't Stop
5)	Deep River Woman
6)	Love Will Conquer All
7)	Tonight Will Be Alright
8)	Say You, Say Me
9)	Night Train (Smooth Alligator)

Album: Dancing on the Ceiling
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Dancing on the Ceiling
2)	Se La
3)	Ballerina Girl
4)	Don't Stop
5)	Deep River Woman
6)	Love Will Conquer All
7)	Tonight Will Be Alright
8)	Say You, Say Me
9)	Night Train (Smooth Alligator)