Dancing on the Ceiling was shot at Laird Studios in Culver City and at the LeMondrian Hotel in West Hollywood. Affixing at the ceiling gives more stability, but is not always realized, especially at night clubs with higher ceilings or at transportable devices. It was written by Richie, Mike Frenchik, and Carlos Rios for his third studio album of the same name (1986), while production was helmed by Richie and James Anthony Carmichael. Diane and Lionel Richie met in 1986, when he was still married to Brenda Harvey. Congenitally blind, he was the youngest of nine children. The pole Standard pole. His final widely popular album, Dancing on the Ceiling, was released in 1986 and produced two more Top 10 singles ("Ballerina Girl" and the title track). In this, the two stars danced around a huge chandelier that was standing up from the floor, simulating the ceiling. The standard dance pole typically consists of a hollow chrome, steel, or brass pole with a circular cross section, running from floor to ceiling. The album was unusual in that it hit the number-one spot on the UK Albums Chart 12 years after it was released, following a live performance by Richie described as "triumphant" at the Glastonbury Festival 2015. Like I'm upside down, dancing on the ceiling Gonna go up, down, movin' all around Like I'm upside down, dancing on the ceiling, yeah Dancing on the ceiling, yeah-yeah Yeah, yeah, dancing on the ceiling, yeah, yeah Verse 2. The DVD also includes a live performance from Amsterdam and the making of Dancing on the Ceiling (as a hidden extra). George Shearing (13 August 1919 – February 14, 2011) was a well-known jazz pianist and inventor of the famous "Shearing Sound": a form of smooth cocktail jazz characterised by block chords played on the piano along with similar chords played on the vibraphone. Dancing on the Ceiling was shot at Laird Studios in Culver City and at the LeMondrian Hotel in West Hollywood. Genre: Pop rock Album:Dancing On The Ceiling Peak: 2 (7/19/86- 10/18/86, 14 weeks) Chart Run: 40 - 33 - 19 - 13 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 10 - 20 - 37 Matthews subsequently adopted "Dancing on the Ceiling" (also known as "He dances overhead") as her signature tune. In 1987, exhausted from his workload over the previous few years, he took time off to care for his ailing father in Alabama, who passed away in 1990. All the eyes are gonna be on me That's how I like it Played you like an arcade game But you don't mind it We'll stop at nothing The video reportedly cost somewhere between $350,000 and $500,000, making it the most expensive short form music video productions at the time. Lionel Richie/Commodores Gold is a two disc compilation album by American R&B singer Lionel Richie and American Funk and soul band Commodores, released on January 10, 2006. 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