Track Listing

1. Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Calvin Harris, Carlos Rios, John Robinson, Neil Steubenhaus, John Barnes, Michael Boddicker
2. Se La
3. Ballerina Girl
4. Don't Stop - Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Calvin Harris, John Barnes, Sheila E., Paulinho Da Costa, Charles Fearing, Marva King, Suzee Wendy Ikeda
5. Deep River Woman
6. Love Will Conquer All
7. Tonight Will Be Alright
8. Say You Say Me - Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Calvin Harris, Tim May, Steve Lukather, Michael Boddicker, Paul Leim, John Robinson, Abraham Laboriel, Greg Phillinganes, Carlos Rios, Paulinho Da Costa
9. Night Train (Smooth Alligator) - James Anthony Carmichael, Lionel Richie, Narada Michael Walden, Calvin Harris, Paul Leim, Vernon "Ice" Black, Preston Glass, Cory Lerios, Michael Boddicker, Paulinho Da Costa, Kitty Beethoven, Jennifer Hall, Marva King, Randy Jackson
10. Dancing On The Ceiling
11. Se La
12. Don't Stop - Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Calvin Harris, John Barnes, Sheila E., Paulinho Da Costa, Charles Fearing, Marva King, Suzee Wendy Ikeda
13. Love Will Conquer All - Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Calvin Harris, Greg Phillinganes, Paul Leim, David Cochrane, Nathan East, Greg Philinganes, Michael Boddicker, Marva King

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61603 in Music
• Released on: 2003-05-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .24 pounds
• Running time: 79 minutes

CD Description
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'smost 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 oftheir 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.

Customer Reviews

Morning After the Night before?
A bit of a downer compared to 'Can't Slow Down' but still worthwhile if you are a Richie fan.

Dancing on the ceiling - Lionel Richie
Another CD bought to replace a favourite old vinyl. Although most of these tracks can be found on other Richie albums I do like the blend of tracks on this one. You would be justified in buying it for "Deep river woman" alone!