Back to Front (Lionel Richie album)

Back to Front
Compilation album by Lionel Richie
Released May 5, 1992
Label Motown
Producer Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie chronology

Dancing on the Ceiling
(1986)		 Back to Front
(1992)		 Louder Than Words
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Back to Front is Lionel Richie's compilation album, which was released on May 5, 1992. It was his first compilation album with three new tracks (1-3). The international album also included the tracks "Dancing on the Ceiling" and "Stuck on You". It debuted at #1 on the UK Album Chart and spent 12 weeks at number one in the Dutch Album Top 100.

Track listing

All songs performed by Lionel Richie, unless stated otherwise.

  1. "Do It to Me"
  2. "My Destiny"
  3. "Love, Oh Love"
  4. "All Night Long (All Night)"
  5. "Easy" - The Commodores
  6. "Still" - The Commodores
  7. "Endless Love" - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
  8. "Running with the Night"
  9. "Dancing on the Ceiling" Not on the U.S. edition
  10. "Sail On" - The Commodores
  11. "Hello"
  12. "Truly"
  13. "Penny Lover"
  14. "Stuck On You" Not on the U.S. edition
  15. "Say You, Say Me"
  16. "Three Times a Lady" - The Commodores

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1992 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
1992 Dutch Album Top 100 1

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Gold 25,000x
Canada (Music Canada)[3] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[4] 3× Platinum 1,006,800[5]
Germany (BVMI)[6] Platinum 500,000^
Italy (FIMI)[7] Gold 50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8] 2× Platinum 100,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Back to Front (Lionel Richie album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Back to Front" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Lionel Richie in the field Interpret. Enter Back to Front in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  3. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Back to Front". Music Canada.
  4. ↑ "French album certifications – Lionel Richie – Back to Front" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  5. ↑ "Les Albums Triple Platine :" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lionel Richie; 'Back to Front')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  7. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Lionel Richie – Back to Front" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Lionel Richie in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  8. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Lionel Richie; 'Back to Front')". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "British album certifications – Lionel Richie – Back to Front". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Back to Front in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Lionel Richie – Back to Front". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden		 UK number one album
June 6, 1992 – June 17, 1992 		Succeeded by
U.F.Orb by The Orb
Preceded by
Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
by Michael Crawford		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
June 21 - August 1, 1992 		Succeeded by
Jesus Christ Superstar
by 1992 Australian Cast