1987 Starship – No Protection

Alan Pasqua, Bill Cuomo, John van Tongeren, Keith Olsen, Larry Williams, Narada Michael Walden, Phillip Ingram, Robbie Nevil, Siedah Garrett, Starship, The Waters, Tommy Funderburk, Walter Afanasieff

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

Starship

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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