1979 Steve Kipner – Knock The Walls Down

Kipner, Steve 1979Knock The Walls Down is an album by Steve Kipner, released 1979 on Elektra.
Stephen Alan Kipner (born 1950) is an American-born Australian songwriter and record producer, with hits spanning a 40-year period, including chart-topping songs such as Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical”, Natasha Bedingfield’s “These Words”, and Christina Aguilera’s “Genie in a Bottle”, for which he won an Ivor Novello Award for International Hit of the Year. Other hits he wrote include Chicago’s “Hard Habit to Break”, 98 Degrees’ “The Hardest Thing”, Dream’s “He Loves U Not”, Kelly Rowland’s “Stole”, The Script’s “Breakeven” and “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved”, American Idol Kris Allen’s top 5 debut “Live Like We’re Dying”, Cheryl Cole’s “Fight for This Love”, Camila Cabello’s “Crying in the Club” and James Arthur’s “Say You Won’t Let Go”.

Tracks

1  The Beginning (Jay Graydon, Steve Kipner) 2:31
2  Knock The Walls Down (Steve Kipner) 4:13
3  Lovemaker (Frank Samuels, Steve Kipner) 3:14
4  School Of Broken Hearts (Jay Graydon, Steve Kipner) 4:00
5  War Games (Richard Leigh, Steve Kipner) 3:48
6  I’ve Got To Stop This Hurting (Steve Kipner, Tom Seufert) 3:30
7  Love Is Its Own Reward (Richard Leigh, Steve Kipner) 3:27
8  Cryin’ Out For Love (Richard Leigh, Steve Kipner) 3:32
9  Guilty (Richard Leigh, Steve Kipner) 3:28
10  The Ending (Jay Graydon, Steve Kipner) 3:23

Musicians

1 The Beginning

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
Fender RhodesMichael Omartian
PianoMichael Omartian
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
Strings (Synthesizer)Jay Graydon
PercussionVictor Feldman
VocalsSteve Kipner


2 Knock The Walls Down

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
Accoustic GuitarLarry Carlton
Fender RhodesDavid Foster
SynthesizerDavid Foster
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
PercussionVictor Feldman
Background VocalsPeter Beckett
Background VocalsJC Crowley
VocalsSteve Kipner


3 Lovemaker

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
Accoustic GuitarLarry Carlton
PianoDavid Foster
Strings (Synthesizer)David Foster
PercussionVictor Feldman
Background VocalsPeter Beckett
Background VocalsJC Crowley
VocalsSteve Kipner


4 School Of Broken Hearts

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarDean Parks
GuitarJay Graydon
Fender RhodesDavid Foster
PianoDavid Foster
Strings (Synthesizer)David Foster
TrumpetJerry Hey
TrumpetGary Grant
TromboneBill Reichenbach
PercussionVictor Feldman
Background VocalsCarmen Twillie
Background VocalsVenette Gloud
Background VocalsBill Champlin
Background VocalsTom Kelly
Background VocalsBobby Kimball
VocalsSteve Kipner


5 War Games

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
Accoustic GuitarSteve Lukather
PianoGreg Mathieson
Strings (Synthesizer)Jay Graydon
PercussionVictor Feldman
Background VocalsBill Champlin
Background VocalsTom Kelly
Background VocalsBobby Kimball
VocalsSteve Kipner


6 I’ve Got To Stop This Hurting

BassKenny Lee Lewis
DrumsMike Lingle
GuitarTom Seufert
PianoGeoffrey Leib
SynthesizerGeoffrey Leib
SynthesizerRobbie Robinson
Accoustic GuitarSteve Kipner
Background VocalsTom Seufert
VocalsSteve Kipner


7 Love Is Its Own Reward

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
Accoustic GuitarLarry Carlton
PianoDavid Foster
Strings (Synthesizer)Jay Graydon
PercussionVictor Feldman
VocalsSteve Kipner


8 Cryin’ Out For Love

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
OrganGreg Mathieson
PianoMichael Omartian
Strings (Synthesizer)Michael Omartian
SaxDon Roberts
VibraphoneVictor Feldman
PercussionVictor Feldman
Background VocalsCarmen Twillie
Background VocalsVenette Gloud
Background VocalsBill Champlin
VocalsSteve Kipner


9 Guilty

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
OrganGreg Mathieson
PianoGreg Mathieson
Background VocalsTom Kelly
Background VocalsBill Champlin
VocalsSteve Kipner


10 The Ending

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarJay Graydon
Fender RhodesMichael Omartian
PianoMichael Omartian
SynthesizerMichael Omartian
Strings (Synthesizer)Jay Graydon
PercussionVictor Feldman
VocalsSteve Kipner

Liner Notes

Producer, Engineer – Jay Graydon, Steve Kipner
Arranged By – Jay Graydon, Steve Kipner
Producer – Tom Seufert (Track 6)
Engineer – Jay Graydon, Steve Kipner, Joe Bogan
Engineer – Tom Seufert (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Tom Cummings
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman

Art Direction – Ron Coro
Design – Kathy Morphesis
Photography – Jim Shea

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