Ballerina Girl
| "Ballerina Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Lionel Richie | ||||
| from the album Dancing on the Ceiling | ||||
| B-side | "Deep River Woman" | |||
| Released | November 1986 | |||
| Recorded | Winter 1985 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
| Producer(s) | Lionel Richie James Anthony Carmichael | |||
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| "Ballerina Girl" on YouTube | ||||
"Ballerina Girl" is a song written and recorded by Lionel Richie, from his 1986 album Dancing on the Ceiling. The song was written for Lionel's daughter, Nicole. In the US and Canada, the song was released as a double A-side, with "Deep River Woman" entering the charts in January 1987.
"Ballerina Girl" peaked at number five on the soul charts. The song was also the last of Richie's eleven number ones on the Adult Contemporary charts, spending four weeks on top. "Ballerina Girl" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1987.
The song became Richie's thirteenth (and last) career single to simultaneously reach the top ten on the pop, R&B and AC charts, still the most by a male artist. Artists such as Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey would surpass his numbers with 16 and 14 simultaneous top ten hits on the three charts respectively.