Recording for the album took over a year and a half, and Richie later stated that he tried to include a mixture of sounds. Ultimately, the album's title was changed to Dancing on the Ceiling, as the titular song was Richie's next single. However, Richie found that he did not "want to do those songs" owing to the social conditions he saw, and as such he began rewriting it "to express what felt the world was boxing itself into". ĭuring early production, the album was intended to be titled Say You, Say Me and released in December 1985. Work on the album was done while Richie was finalizing his work with " We Are the World". The track " Say You, Say Me" was used in that year's film White Nights for which it had won an Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Recording of the songs later used on Dancing on the Ceiling began in 1985. His first two solo albums, Lionel Richie (1982) and Can't Slow Down (1983), were runaway successes: Lionel Richie sold 4 million copies, while Can't Slow Down sold 10 million copies, and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Lionel Richie had risen to prominence as a member of the Commodores during the late 1970s, but after tensions arose in the band, he left in 1982. Following this album's release, Richie went on a long hiatus, not releasing an album of entirely new material for another ten years. The album was Richie’s second with session guitarist Carlos Rios. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 4 million copies. The album was released to generally positive reviews and it made No. ![]() The album was originally to be titled Say You, Say Me, after the Academy Award-winning track of the same name, but it was renamed to a different track's title after Richie rewrote several songs on the album. " Ballerina Girl" / " Deep River Woman"ĭancing on the Ceiling is the third solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on August 5, 1986.
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