Back to Front is the first compilation album by American singer Lionel Richie, which was released on May 5, 1992, by Motown. It contains songs from both his successful solo career and as part of the band the Commodores, along with three new tracks (1–3). The international version of the album also includes the tracks "Dancing on the Ceiling" and "Stuck on You". It debuted atop both the UK Albums Chart and the ARIA Albums Chart, and spent 12 weeks at number one on the Dutch Album Top 100. The single "Do It to Me" reached number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing All songs are performed by Lionel Richie, unless stated otherwise. All songs are written by Lionel Richie, with additional writers noted.
Personnel Tracks 1, 2 & 3 Lionel Richie – lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, backing vocals (1, 2) Brad Cole – synthesizers, synthesizer programming Michael Landau – guitars (1, 2, 3) David Williams – guitars (2) Freddie Washington – bass Quincy Jones III – drum programming (1, 2) Jim Keltner – drums (3) Lenny Castro – percussion Marc Russo – saxophone solo (1) Stewart Levine – rhythm arrangements Paul Buckmaster – horn and string orchestrations (2, 3) Jim Gilstrap, Terry Holcomb, Marva King, Darlene Koldenhoven, Laura Lombardo, Benjamin McCrary, Quincy McCrary, Eve Reinhardt, Alice Sanderson, Richard Stuart, Carmen Twillie and Myla Twillie – backing vocals (3)
Track 7 Lionel Richie – lead vocals, vocal arrangements Diana Ross – lead vocals Reginald "Sonny" Burke – Fender Rhodes Barnaby Finch – acoustic piano Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar, acoustic guitar solo Fred Tackett – guitar Nathan East – bass Rick Shlosser – drums Gene Page – horn, rhythm and string arrangements Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
Production Stewart Levine – producer (1, 2, 3) Lionel Richie – producer (1–4, 7, 8, 10–15) James Anthony Carmichael – producer (4, 5, 6, 8–16) Commodores – producers (5, 6, 9, 14, 16) Darren Klein – recording (1, 2, 3), mixing (1, 2, 3) Marnie Riley – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3) Reginald Dozier – engineer (7) Guy Costa – mixing (7) Bernie Grundman – mastering Johnny Lee – art direction, design Matthew Rolston – photography
Studios Tracks 1, 2 & 3 recorded and mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, California). Track 7 recorded at Devonshire Sound Studios (Hollywood, California). Mixed at Motown Recording Studios (West Hollywood, California). Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for Back to Front Chart (1992–93) Peakposition
Year-end charts +1992 year-end chart performance for Back to Front Chart (1992) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 6 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 35Canadian Albums (RPM) 69 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 2European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) 7 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 16New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 14 US Billboard 200 100 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 40 +1993 year-end chart performance for Back to Front Chart (1993) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 16European Albums (European Top 100 Albums) 98UK Albums (OCC) 82 +2001 year-end chart performance for Back to Front Chart (2001) Position UK Albums (OCC) 196
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