1987 studio album by Starship
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No Protection is the second studio album by American rock band Starship . It was released on July 27, 1987, by Grunt Records and RCA Records . The album featured the number-one single "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now ", and the top-10 single "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)", the former of which appears in the fantasy comedy film Mannequin and the latter of which was a tune originally performed the previous year by one-time Manfred Mann's Earth Band frontman Chris Thompson for the soundtrack to the film Playing for Keeps .
This was the last album which was released through Grunt Records, and the final Starship album to feature vocalist Grace Slick , who left the band in 1988 and rejoined Jefferson Airplane for their reunion tour and self-titled reunion album, Jefferson Airplane , in 1989. The Diane Warren -penned ballad "Set the Night to Music " was covered in 1991 as a duet between R&B singer Roberta Flack and reggae singer Maxi Priest , released as a single from Flack's album Set the Night to Music .
Track listing [ ]
1. "Beat Patrol" Johnny Warman Peter Wolf 4:25 2. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now " Diane Warren , Albert Hammond Narada Michael Walden 4:29 3. "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" Robbie Nevil , John Van Tongeren , Phil GaldstonKeith Olsen 4:18 4. "Girls Like You" Craig Chaquico , Steve Diamond, Mickey Thomas P. Wolf 4:15 5. "Wings of a Lie" P. Wolf, Ina Wolf P. Wolf 4:57 6. "The Children" Martin Page , Clif MagnessP. Wolf 5:40 7. "I Don't Know Why" Grace Slick , Jeff Pennig, Michael LunaP. Wolf 4:15 8. "Transatlantic" Anton Fig , GaldstonOlsen 4:05 9. "Say When" David Roberts Olsen 4:10 10. "Babylon" Slick, Tommy Funderburk, Larry Williams Olsen 4:30 11. "Set the Night to Music " Warren P. Wolf 4:40
Personnel [ ]
Mickey Thomas – lead vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 11), backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11)
Grace Slick – lead vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11), backing vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 11)
Craig Chaquico – guitar (1, 3-11), backing vocals (5, 8-11)
Donny Baldwin – electronic drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), drums (5-7, 9, 11), backing vocals (2, 4, 7-11)
Additional personnel
Pete Sears – bass (2)
Peter Wolf – keyboards (1, 4-7, 11), synth bass (1, 5, 6), bass (4, 7, 11)
Larry Williams – keyboards (10)
Bill Cuomo – keyboards (3), synth bass (8), bass (3)
Alan Pasqua – keyboards (8, 9), synth bass (10)
Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (2)
Corrado Rustici – charvel MIDI guitar (2)
Narada Michael Walden – electronic drums (2)
Bongo Bob – percussion (2)
Bret Bloomfield, Maxi Anderson, Siedah Garrett , Sharon Hendrix, Phillip Ingram , Clif Magness, Jeff Pescetto , Oren Waters , Ina Wolf – backing vocals (6, 11)
Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
Kitty Beethoven, Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2)
Production
Peter Wolf – producer (1, 4-7, 11)
Keith Olsen – producer (3, 8-10)
Narada Michael Walden – producer (2)
Brian Malouf – engineer for Peter Wolf
Ed Thacker, Dan Garcia, John VanNess – additional engineers for Peter Wolf
Brian Foraker – engineer for Keith Olsen
David Frazer – engineer for Narada Michael Walden
Bino Espinoza, Dana Chapelle, David Luke, Steve Holroyd, Steve Krause, Ron Dasilva – assistant engineers
Starship – arrangements (3, 8, 9)
Larry Williams – arrangements (10)
Skip Johnson – production coordinator
Bernie Grundman – mastering engineer
Raess Design (Ted Raess) – art direction
Jeff Katz – photographer
Lisa Marie Avila – make up
Recorded at Lighthouse Studios, Goodnight L. A., Tarpan Studios, Soundcastle Recording Studio, Fantasy Studios , Manzanita Studios
Mixed at Image Recorders
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" mixed at Tarpan Studios
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Michael Hill – reissue liner notes
Dalita Keumurian – reissue project director
Bill Lacey – reissue audio restoration
Paul Williams – reissue coordination vocal
Charts [ ]
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References [ ]
^ "American certifications – Starship – Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 25, 2020 .
^ "Starship singles" .
^ Viglione, Joe. "No Protection – Starship" . AllMusic . Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011 .
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 291. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0852" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Starship – No Protection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 4 no. 31. August 8, 1986. p. 24. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5 .
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Starship – No Protection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Starship – No Protection" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Starship – No Protection" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Starship – No Protection" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Starship Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 25, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Albums of '87" . RPM . Vol. 47 no. 12. December 26, 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Starship – No Protection" . Music Canada . November 12, 1987. Retrieved September 25, 2020 .
^ "American album certifications – Starship – No Protection" . Recording Industry Association of America . November 5, 1987. Retrieved September 25, 2020 .
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