Dancing on the Ceiling
- Recorded by
- Richie, Lionel, American, born 1949
- Produced by
- Carmichael, James Anthony, American, born 1941
- Published by
- Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959
- Date
- 1986
- Medium
- plastic , magnetic tape , ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (cassette): 2 1/2 × 4 × 1/2 in. (6.4 × 10.2 × 1.3 cm)
- H x W (jacket): 4 × 5 1/2 in. (10.2 × 14 cm)
- H x W x D (case): 2 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 11/16 in. (7 × 11 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- An audio cassette of Lionel Richie "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986).
- 2015.263.7a: An audio cassette tape. The cassette is plastic with black type on each side. Both sides have headers reading: [Dancing On The Ceiling - Se La - Ballerina Girl - Don't Stop] on Side 1, and [Deep River Woman - Love Will Conquer All - Tonight Will be Alright -./Say You, Say Me - Night Train (Smooth Alligator)] on Side 2. The Motown Record logo, copyright information, and the cassette number [6158MC / C134541] are featured on both sides.
- 2015.263.7b: An audio cassette paper jacket. The jacket is portrait orientation and features a color image of Lionel Richie in a white top. White type above the image reads: [LIONEL RICHIE] and type in multiple colors on the side of the image reads: [DANCING / ON THE / CEILING]. Black type at the bottom has the cassette number and production information. The back of the jacket has a black background with white type that lists the tracks along with additional production and manufacturing information.
- 2015.263.7c: An audio cassette tape case made of clear plastic on the front and black plastic on the back. An off-white sticker with blue handwriting on the front of the case reads: [Scherr]. A white sticker with blue handwriting on the bottom of the case reads: [L. Richie / Dancin On the Ceiling]. The case has interior holders to insert an audio cassette jacket.
- Place depicted
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Type
- audio cassettes
- Topic
- Popular music
- Singers (Musicians)
- Soul (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Timothy Anne Burnside
- Object number
- 2015.263.7abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1986 Motown Record Corporation
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.