1979 Steve Kipner – Knock The Walls Down

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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

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Jay Graydon
Fender Rhodes Michael Omartian
Piano Michael Omartian
Synthesizer Michael Omartian
Strings (Synthesizer) Jay Graydon
Percussion Victor Feldman
Vocals Steve Kipner


2 Knock The Walls Down

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Jay Graydon
Accoustic Guitar Larry Carlton
Fender Rhodes David Foster
Synthesizer David Foster
Synthesizer Michael Omartian
Percussion Victor Feldman
Background Vocals Peter Beckett
Background Vocals JC Crowley
Vocals Steve Kipner


3 Lovemaker

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Jay Graydon
Accoustic Guitar Larry Carlton
Piano David Foster
Strings (Synthesizer) David Foster
Percussion Victor Feldman
Background Vocals Peter Beckett
Background Vocals JC Crowley
Vocals Steve Kipner


4 School Of Broken Hearts

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Dean Parks
Guitar Jay Graydon
Fender Rhodes David Foster
Piano David Foster
Strings (Synthesizer) David Foster
Trumpet Jerry Hey
Trumpet Gary Grant
Trombone Bill Reichenbach
Percussion Victor Feldman
Background Vocals Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals Netty Gloud
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Tom Kelly
Background Vocals Bobby Kimball
Vocals Steve Kipner


5 War Games

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Jay Graydon
Accoustic Guitar Steve Lukather
Piano Greg Mathieson
Strings (Synthesizer) Jay Graydon
Percussion Victor Feldman
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Tom Kelly
Background Vocals Bobby Kimball
Vocals Steve Kipner


6 I’ve Got To Stop This Hurting

Bass Kenny Lee Lewis
Drums Mike Lingle
Guitar Tom Seufert
Piano Geoffrey Leib
Synthesizer Geoffrey Leib
Synthesizer Robbie Robinson
Accoustic Guitar Steve Kipner
Background Vocals Tom Seufert
Vocals Steve Kipner


7 Love Is Its Own Reward

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Jay Graydon
Accoustic Guitar Larry Carlton
Piano David Foster
Strings (Synthesizer) Jay Graydon
Percussion Victor Feldman
Vocals Steve Kipner


8 Cryin’ Out For Love

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Jay Graydon
Organ Greg Mathieson
Piano Michael Omartian
Strings (Synthesizer) Michael Omartian
Sax Don Roberts
Vibraphone Victor Feldman
Percussion Victor Feldman
Background Vocals Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals Netty Gloud
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Vocals Steve Kipner


9 Guilty

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Jay Graydon
Organ Greg Mathieson
Piano Greg Mathieson
Background Vocals Tom Kelly
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Vocals Steve Kipner


10 The Ending

Bass David Hungate
Drums Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar Jay Graydon
Fender Rhodes Michael Omartian
Piano Michael Omartian
Synthesizer Michael Omartian
Strings (Synthesizer) Jay Graydon
Percussion Victor Feldman
Vocals Steve 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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