1987 Starship – No Protection
No Protection is the second studio album by American rock band Starship. It was released on June 29, 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. Third single “Beat Patrol” was #46 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
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.
Cash Box said that the single “It’s Not Over (‘Til It’s Over)” is “a soaring, anthemic rocker with a winning chorus.”
Tracks
1 Beat Patrol (Johnny Warman) 04:25
2 Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (Albert Hammond; Diane Warren) 04:30
3 It’s Not Over (‘Til It’s Over) (John van Tongeren; Phil Galdston; Robbie Nevil) 04:17
4 Girls Like You (Craig Chaquico; Mickey Thomas; Steve Diamond) 04:16
5 Wings Of A Lie (Ina Wolf; Peter Wolf) 04:58
6 The Children (Clif Magness; Martin Page) 05:40
7 I Don’t Know (Grace Slick; Jeff Pennig; Michael Lunn) 04:08
8 Transatlantic (Anton Fig; Phil Galdston) 04:18
9 Say When (David Roberts) 04:23
10 Babylon (Grace Slick; Larry Williams; Tommy Funderburk) 04:37
11 Set The Night To Music (Diane Warren) 04:47
Biography
Musicians
Drums | Donny Baldwin |
Guitar | Craig Chaquico |
Keyboards | Peter Wolf |
Vocals | Donny Baldwin |
Vocals | Grace Slick |
Vocals | Mickey Thomas |
Other Musicians
1 Beat Patrol
Bass (synthesizer) | Peter Wolf |
Background Vocals | Brett Bloomfield |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Ina Wolf |
Background Vocals | Jeff Pescetto |
Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
Background Vocals | Sharon Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
2 Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Drums | Bob Smith |
Guitar | Corrado Rustici |
Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
3 It’s Not Over (‘Til It’s Over)
Bass (synthesizer) | Bill Cuomo |
Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
Keyboards | Larry Williams |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Brett Bloomfield |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Ina Wolf |
Background Vocals | Jeff Pescetto |
Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
Background Vocals | Sharon Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
4 Girls Like You
Bass (synthesizer) | Peter Wolf |
Background Vocals | Brett Bloomfield |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Ina Wolf |
Background Vocals | Jeff Pescetto |
Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
Background Vocals | Sharon Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
5 Wings Of A Lie
Bass (synthesizer) | Peter Wolf |
Background Vocals | Brett Bloomfield |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Ina Wolf |
Background Vocals | Jeff Pescetto |
Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
Background Vocals | Sharon Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
6 The Children
Bass (synthesizer) | Peter Wolf |
Background Vocals | Brett Bloomfield |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Ina Wolf |
Background Vocals | Jeff Pescetto |
Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
Background Vocals | Sharon Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
7 I Don’t Know
Bass (synthesizer) | Peter Wolf |
8 Transatlantic
Bass (synthesizer) | Bill Cuomo |
Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
Keyboards | Larry Williams |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
9 Say When
Bass (synthesizer) | Bill Cuomo |
Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
Keyboards | Larry Williams |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
10 Babylon
Bass (synthesizer) | Bill Cuomo |
Keyboards | Larry Williams |
Keyboards | Alan Pasqua |
Keyboards | Bill Cuomo |
Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
11 Set The Night To Music
Bass (synthesizer) | Peter Wolf |
Background Vocals | Brett Bloomfield |
Background Vocals | Clif Magness |
Background Vocals | Ina Wolf |
Background Vocals | Jeff Pescetto |
Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Phillip Ingram |
Background Vocals | Sharon Hendrix |
Background Vocals | Siedah Garrett |
Liner Notes
Producer – Peter Wolf (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
Producer – Keith Olsen (Tracks 3, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 2)
Arranged By – Peter Wolf (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden, Starship (Track 2)
Arranged By – Larry Williams (Track 10)
Coordinator – Skip Johnson
Engineer (Additional) – Dan Garcia, Ed Thacker, John Vanness (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bino Espinoza, Dana Jon Chappele, David Luke, Ron DaSilva, Stephen Krause, Steve Holroyd
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Brian Malouf (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
Mixed By – Keith Olsen (Track 2)
Mixed By – Brian Foraker (Tracks 3, 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Brian Malouf (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11)
Recorded By – Keith Olsen (Track 2)
Recorded By – Brian Foraker (Tracks 3, 8, 9, 10)
Art Direction – Raess Design, Ted Raess
Photography – Jeff Katz
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Image Recording Studios
Mixed At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At Lighthouse Studios
Recorded At Goodnight LA Studios
Recorded At Soundcastle
Recorded At Tarpan Studios
Recorded At Fantasy Studios
Recorded At Manzanita Studio
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