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 the first compilation album by American singer Lionel Richie, which was released on May 5, 1992. 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 at #1 on the UK Albums 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" Previously unreleased
2. "My Destiny" Previously unreleased
3. "Love, Oh Love" Previously unreleased
4. "All Night Long (All Night)" from Can't Slow Down
5. "Easy" - The Commodores from Commodores
6. "Still" - The Commodores from Midnight Magic
7. "Endless Love" - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross from Endless Love
8. "Running with the Night" from Can't Slow Down
9. "Dancing on the Ceiling" Not on the U.S. edition from Dancing on the Ceiling
10. "Sail On" - The Commodores from Midnight Magic
11. "Hello" from Can't Slow Down
12. "Truly" from Lionel Richie
13. "Penny Lover" from Can't Slow Down
14. "Stuck On You" Not on the U.S. edition from Can't Slow Down
15. "Say You, Say Me" from Dancing on the Ceiling
16. "Three Times a Lady" - The Commodores from Natural High

Charts and certifications

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

Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Gold 25,000^* 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 100,000^^ 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

References

1. Back to Front 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). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 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')". IFPI Switzerland. 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