Song Details
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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Ballerina girl |
| Artist | Lionel Richie |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Dancing on the ceiling |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:37 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Decade | 1980-1989 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 62 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 060-064 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | C |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Minor / 1st inversion |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending on IV |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | Without BGV |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | Has no odds (time/key) |
| YT Solo Start | https://youtu.be/pnNyJ0LXhNw?t=115 |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | Strings Section |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | HARP |
| Instr 2 | STRINGS SECTION |
| Strings Arranger 1 | James Anthony Carmichael |
| Arr 1 Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7KRL0FKLzWzEQCq9AROvvy?si=gPIVZYrIT2ipZJ6lBSPFuw |
| Strings | Strings included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Adult Contemporary |
| Chart Position | 1 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/lionelrichie/ballerinagirl.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Lionel Richie |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A spinning toy |
| Explanation | ✱ Metaphorizes the movement and delicate beauty of a young dancer as a toy spinning in a state of perfect balance. |
| MTag 1 | Innocence |
| MTag 2 | Grace |
| MTag 3 | Admiration |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | IV-iii-ii-I, IV-iii-ii-V |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | IV-V-IV/I-I |
| Ch Prog B | ii-ii-IV-V, ii-ii-IV-V-vi-IV-V |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V |
| Used Chords# Fam | 6 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 39 |
| Spot-Energy | 29 |
| Spot-Valance | 26 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 30-39 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The very best of Lionel Richie (Lionel Richie) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MqdRhe4GDmmm5-n0SWiSSgd0PcLKLXdo/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Lionel Richie Anthology (Lionel Richie) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oB-DvCsISBHtDalqj7A40BtYRRh0LXfk/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 17 (Lionel Richie Anthology) |
| SB Page 2 | 28 (The very best of Lionel Richie) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Soul |
| Genre 2 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Ballad |
| Production ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Producer | Lionel Richie, James Carmichael |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Bass | Nathan East |
| EG | Tim May |
| Keys | Michael Boddicker, Michael Lang |
| Lead_Vocal | Lionel Richie |



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