<I>Dancing on the Ceiling</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1986
name: label: Published by
content: Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959
label: Recorded by
content: Lionel Richie, American, born 1949
label: Produced by
content: James Anthony Carmichael, American, born 1941
label: Produced by
content: Narada Michael Walden, American, born 1952
notes: label: Description
content: A long-playing record of the album Dancing on the Ceiling. This object is comprised of a long-playing record (a) recorded by Lionel Richie, an album jacket (b) and a paper sleeve (c). The vinyl disc (a) has a round blue and white label. The bottom two-thirds of the label is blue with white text. The top third depicts a road map around the Detroit area in blue and white. Superimposed over the map is the word [MOTOWN] in rainbow colors. The jacket (b) cover depicts a photographic image of Richie shown from the waist up. He wears a white coat over a white button-down shirt layered over a grey shirt. His right arm is held across his middle. Across the top margin, in white, text reads [LIONIEL RICHIE]. In the upper right corner next to the Richie’s head in multicolored letters is the text [Dancing / on the / Ceiling]. The jacket opens like a book to reveal a full-length photographic image of the Richie, spread across the two leaves. He is wearing a long grey overcoat over white pants and white button-down shirt and a grey shirt. He wears off-white loafers. He stands with his feet apart and his hands in his pockets. The back of the jacket shows Richie wearing the same long gray overcoat over white shirt and pants. He stands with his eyes closed and his left hand in the air. There is a list of songs along the bottom half of the jacket’s left margin. The paper sleeve (c) has a white background with pale blue text on both the front and back. The text is arranged in columns and is lyrics to the songs and album production information. The album's release number is 6158 ML.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Record Albums
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.189.28abc
objectType: label: Type
content: record covers
label: Type
content: long-playing records
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1986 Motown Record Corp.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: (a. record): vinyl with ink on paper
label: Medium
content: (b. jacket): ink on paper
label: Medium
content: (c. sleeve): ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (a. record): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b. jacket): 12 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (31.1 × 31.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c. sleeve): 11 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (30.2 × 30.2 cm)