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Album cover of Dancing on the Ceiling
Studio albums

Dancing on the Ceiling

Lionel Richie

  • 1985
  • 9 tracks
  • 47 min
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Tracks

Side A 4 tracks · 22:09

  1. 11985Dutch Top 40: peak position 14 in week 32 of 1986, 10 weeks in the chartDancing On The Ceiling
    Lionel Richie
    4:31G major
  2. 21985Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 17 of 1987, 9 weeks in the chartSe La
    Lionel Richie
    5:54D minor
  3. 31985Dutch Top 40: peak position 35 in week 8 of 1987, 3 weeks in the chartBallerina Girl
    Lionel Richie
    3:38
  4. 41985Don't Stop
    Lionel Richie
    8:07G major

Side B 5 tracks · 24:24

  1. 11985Deep River Woman
    Lionel Richie
    4:37G♯ minor
  2. 21985Dutch Top 40: peak position 18 in week 46 of 1986, 5 weeks in the chartLove Will Conquer All
    Lionel Richie
    5:41C major
  3. 31985Tonight Will Be Alright
    Lionel Richie
    5:07D♯ minor
  4. 41985Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 50 of 1985, 13 weeks in the chartSay You, Say Me
    Lionel Richie
    4:01C minor
  5. 51985Night Train (Smooth Alligator)
    Lionel Richie
    4:58A♯ major

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of Dancing on the Ceiling

Dancing on the Ceiling sounds much like the shelves on average, at a tempo around 114 bpm.

Quietest track: Deep River Woman · most energetic: Night Train (Smooth Alligator)

  • Tempo114 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy39% · 38%
  • Mood66% · 63%
  • Acoustic86% · 85%
  • Danceable49% · 47%

Across 9 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

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Also appears on

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Frequently asked questions

When was Dancing on the Ceiling by Lionel Richie released?

Dancing on the Ceiling came out in 1985.

How many tracks are on Dancing on the Ceiling?

Dancing on the Ceiling has nine tracks, 47 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.

Which tracks from Dancing on the Ceiling made the Dutch Top 40?

Five tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Dancing On The Ceiling, Se La, Ballerina Girl, Love Will Conquer All and Say You, Say Me. The highest was Say You, Say Me, at number 2 in week 50 of 1985.

Which category is Dancing on the Ceiling in?

Dancing on the Ceiling is filed under studio albums. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Lionel Richie.

Which other albums by Lionel Richie are in the collection?

The collection holds two more albums by Lionel Richie: Lionel Richie (1982) and Can't Slow Down (1983).

What do the percentages for the sound of Dancing on the Ceiling mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

How do you play Dancing on the Ceiling?

With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

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