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Lionel Richie: Dancing on the Ceiling
Film showing how Lionel Richie achieved his dream of becoming 'as big as The Beatles' and how much of what he learnt from his years with The Commodores prepared him for success.
Documentary showing how Lionel Richie achieved his dream of becoming 'as big as The Beatles' and how much of what he learnt from his years with The Commodores prepared him for that success. After 15 years of soaring success with the band, Lionel left the group to go solo in what many considered to be a risky move. His first solo album, Lionel Richie, grabbed the world's attention, whilst the follow-up, Can't Slow Down, turned him into a global superstar. But could he maintain sustained popularity without the group he'd known as brothers behind him?
Contributors include: Billboard Magazine editor Adam White, Motown songwriter and producer Gloria Jones, Kenny Rogers, video director Bob Giraldi, songwriter and producer David Foster, general manager at Motown in 1978 Keith Harris, UK soul singer Lemar and Pearly Gates of The Flirtations.
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Preview of Lionel Richie: Dancing on the Ceiling
Duration: 01:36
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:03
Commodores
Brickhouse
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00:19
Commodores
Slippery When Wet
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00:42
Lionel Richie & Jennifer Nettles
Hello
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Suzanne Phillips |
Director | Suzanne Phillips |
Executive Producer | Gethin Scourfield |
Executive Producer | Paul Bullock |
Broadcasts
- Fri 2 Dec 2011 21:00
- Sat 3 Dec 2011 00:00
- Mon 5 Dec 2011 00:45
- Sat 14 Apr 2012 23:15
- Thu 2 Aug 2012 23:30
- Sun 17 Feb 2013 01:20
- Mon 28 Jul 2014 02:00
- Sun 9 Nov 2014 02:00
- Sat 28 Mar 2015 00:00
- Sat 3 Jun 2017 23:20
- Sat 3 Mar 2018 01:00
- Fri 18 Feb 2022 21:00
- Sat 19 Feb 2022 02:50
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