[TR24][OF] Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling - 1985/2015 (R&B, Soul, Funk)

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.
Lionel Richie, vocals, keyboards, drum machine, background vocals
Carlos Rios, guitar, acoustic guitar, synthesizer
David Cochrane, guitar, background vocals
Eric Clapton, guitar
Steve Lukather, guitar
Timothy May, guitar
Vernon 'Ice' Black, guitar
Charles Fearing, guitar
John Barnes, piano, synthesizer, Synclavier, programming
Michael Lang, keyboards
Neil Larsen, keyboards
Cory Lerios, synthesizer
Michael Boddicker, synthesizer
Preston Glass, synthesizer
Paul Leim, drums, drum machine
Narada Michael Walden, drums, drum programming
John 'J.R.' Robinson, drums
Paulinho Da Costa, percussion
Sheila E., percussion
Steve MacMillan, sound effects
Phyllis Saint James, background vocals
Stephanie Taylor, background vocals
Fred Law, background vocals
Deborah Thomas, background vocals
Suzee Wendy Ikeda, background vocals
Jeff Cook, background vocals
Carmen Twillman, background vocals
Janine Marie, background vocals
Brenda Richie, background vocals
Melinda Chatman, background vocals
Julia Tillman Waters, background vocals
Kitty Beethoven, background vocals
Billie Barnum, background vocals
Ricky Nelson, background vocals
Karen Siegel, background vocals
Anita Sherman, background vocals
Karen Jackson, background vocals
Jennifer Hall, background vocals
Alfie Silas, background vocals
Marva King, background vocals
Maxi Anderson, background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters, background vocals
Randy Owen, background vocals
Richard Marx, background vocals
Theodore Gentry, background vocals
Kevin Dorsey, background vocals
Marlena Jeter, background vocals
Recorded at Oceanway, Hollywood, California; Motown, San Rafael, California Engineered by Fred Law, David Egerton, Tom Jones, Ken Caillat, Calvin Harris Produced by Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Narada Michael Walden
Digitally remastered