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Back to Front (Lionel Richie album)

Back to Front is the first compilation album by American singer Lionel Richie, which was released on May 5, 1992, by Motown Records. 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 performed by Lionel Richie, unless stated otherwise.

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).