Deborah Thomas (Tracks 1, 2, 7) Carmen Twillie (Tracks 1, 2) Julia Waters Tillman (Tracks 1, 2, 7) Maxine Waters Willard (Tracks 1, 2, 7) Leslie Smith (Track 2) Lionel Richie (Track 4) Suzee Ikeda (Track 4) Marva King (Tracks 4, 6, 9) Alabama (Track 5) Richard Marx (Track 7) Kitty Beethoven (Track 9) Jennifer Hall (Track 9) Hoopa Hollers on "Dancing on the Ceiling": James Anthony Carmichael David Egerton Wayne Hargrave Linda Jenner Steve MacMillan Greg Phillinganes Kathi Pogoda Cheryl Pyle Carlos Rios Maximo Rios Dave Rosen Kelly Ryan Wibert Terrell Production Producers – Lionel Richie (all tracks); James Anthony Carmichael (all tracks); Narada Michael Walden (Track 9). Production Assistant – Brenda Harvey-Richie Production Direction – Suzee Wendy Ikeda Engineers – Calvin Harris (Tracks 1–8); David Frazer and Gordon Lyon (Track 9). Additional Recording on Tracks 1-8 – David Egerton and Fred Law Assistant Recording on Tracks 1-8– David Egerton Assistant Engineers – Karen Siegel and Mark Smith (all tracks); Dana Jon Chappelle and Stuart Hirotsu (Track 9). Dimensional recording by Spherical Sound, Inc. on Track #1. Mixed by Calvin Harris Mix Assistants – Fred Law and Steve MacMillan Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA). Art Direction – Johnny Lee Photography – Aaron Rapoport Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales References Works cited 1986 albums Lionel Richie albums Albums produced by Narada Michael Walden Albums produced by James Anthony Carmichael Albums produced by Lionel Richie Motown albums