Dancing On The Ceiling
| Lionel Richie
Dancing On The Ceiling
Dancing on the Ceiling is the third solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on August 5, 1986. 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 the album. The album was released to generally positive reviews and warm sales, peaking at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 and selling 4 million copies. Following the album's release Richie went on a long hiatus, not releasing an album of entirely new material for another ten years.- Wikepedia
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All Music
Richie pulls out good music even if he indulges all of his worst impulses a little bit too much. He adds a bit more dance to this album, and while the grooves are funkier than anything since the Commodores.
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Subjective Sounds
Dancing On The Ceiling sounds locked to the era as the album remains as fresh today as the day it was released.
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The Vinyl District
Always love the tune, just as love will always find a way, even if it has to make its way through Lionel’s oeuvre of schlock pop to do it.
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Rolling Stone
Dancing on the Ceiling” came out in 1986 when Richie was in the middle of a remarkable hot streak: between 1981 and 1987, he scored 13 top ten singles on the Hot 100, including five that went to Number One.
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The Sound Of Vinyl
Dancing on the Ceiling is the third solo studio album by pop/soul singer/songwriter Lionel Richie, released on August 5, 1986. 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 the album. The album was released to positive reviews and warm sales, peaking at #1 on the US Billboard 200 and selling four million copies. Following the album's release Richie went on a long hiatus, releasing his first album of entirely new material ten years later.
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Independent
“Dancing on the Ceiling” is predictably eruptive and proves to still be a potent piece of pop music.
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Robert Christgau
Sometimes he doesn't put his heart into the semi-fast ones. But he compensates with a knack for tune that puts him over the fine line between lulling and boring.
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Pop Redux80
The album, of course, would be immediately successful and it quickly reached #1. While it wouldn't be as popular as Can't Slow Down, it was still a big hit selling over four million copies - the same amount as his 1982 debut solo album.
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