| "Ballerina Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lionel Richie | ||||
| from the album Dancing on the Ceiling | ||||
| B-side | "Deep River Woman" | |||
| Released | November 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 1985 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
| Producer(s) | Lionel Richie James Anthony Carmichael | |||
| Lionel Richie singles chronology | ||||
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| "Ballerina Girl" on YouTube | ||||
"Ballerina Girl" is a song written and recorded by Lionel Richie, from his 1986 album Dancing on the Ceiling. The song was written for Lionel's daughter, Nicole.[1][2][3] In the US and Canada, the song was released as a double A-side, with "Deep River Woman" entering the charts in January 1987.
"Ballerina Girl" peaked at number five on the soul charts.[4] The song was also the last of Richie's eleven number ones on the Adult Contemporary charts, spending four weeks on top. "Ballerina Girl" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100[5] in early 1987.
The song was covered by Steve Winwood in 1997 and Luther Vandross in 2000.[citation needed]
- ^ "Lionel Richie reflects on his life, career and new album". MSNBC on NBC News. Deborah Norville Tonight - May 10, 2004.
- ^ "25 Things You Don't Know About Me: Nicole Richie". Us Weekly. September 22, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ "Paris Hilton's Birthday Message to Nicole Richie Will Make You Yearn for The Simple Life". People.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 492.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 204.