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1992 compilation album by Lionel Richie
Back to Front is the first compilation album by American singer Lionel Richie , which was released on May 5, 1992, by Motown Records . It contains songs from both his successful solo career and as part of the band the Commodores , along with three new tracks (1–3). The international version of the album also includes the tracks "Dancing on the Ceiling " and "Stuck on You ". It debuted atop both the UK Albums Chart and the ARIA Albums Chart , and spent 12 weeks at number one on the Dutch Album Top 100 . The single "Do It to Me " reached number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 .[ 3]
All songs performed by Lionel Richie, unless stated otherwise.
International edition Title Writer(s) Original release 9. "Dancing on the Ceiling " Lionel Richie Carlos Rios Michael Frenchik Dancing on the Ceiling 4:21 10. "Sail On" (The Commodores) 4:00 11. "Hello" 4:10 12. "Truly" 3:22 13. "Penny Lover" 3:47 14. "Stuck on You " Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down 3:10 15. "Say You, Say Me" 4:03 16. "Three Times a Lady" (The Commodores) 3:37 Total length: 68:28
Tracks 1, 2 & 3
Lionel Richie – lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, backing vocals (1, 2)
Brad Cole – synthesizers, synthesizer programming
Michael Landau – guitars (1, 2, 3)
David Williams – guitars (2)
Freddie Washington – bass
Quincy Jones III – drum programming (1, 2)
Jim Keltner – drums (3)
Lenny Castro – percussion
Marc Russo – saxophone solo (1)
Stewart Levine – rhythm arrangements
Paul Buckmaster – horn and string orchestrations (2, 3)
Jim Gilstrap , Terry Holcomb, Marva King, Darlene Koldenhoven , Laura Lombardo, Benjamin McCrary, Quincy McCrary, Eve Reinhardt, Alice Sanderson, Richard Stuart, Carmen Twillie and Myla Twillie – backing vocals (3)
Track 7
Stewart Levine – producer (1, 2, 3)
Lionel Richie – producer (1-4, 7, 8, 10–15)
James Anthony Carmichael – producer (4, 5, 6, 8-16)
Commodores – producers (5, 6, 9, 14, 16)
Darren Klein – recording (1, 2, 3), mixing (1, 2, 3)
Marnie Riley – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3)
Reginald Dozier – engineer (7)
Guy Costa – mixing (7)
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Johnny Lee – art direction, design
Matthew Rolston – photography
Studios
Certifications and sales [ edit ]
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^ "Italian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Back to Front" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved July 25, 2020 . Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Back to Front" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
^ "Dutch album certifications – Lional Richie – Back to Front" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved October 19, 2020 . Enter Back to Front in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1992 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen" .
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