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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 . 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."
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Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Beat Patrol"
Johnny Warman
Peter Wolf 4:25 2. "
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now "
Diane Warren ,
Albert Hammond
Narada Michael Walden 4:30 3. "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"
Robbie Nevil ,
John Van Tongeren , Phil Galdston
Keith Olsen 4:17 4. "Girls Like You"
Craig Chaquico , Steve Diamond,
Mickey Thomas P. Wolf 4:16 5. "Wings of a Lie" P. Wolf, Ina Wolf P. Wolf 4:58 6. "The Children"
Martin Page , Clif Magness P. Wolf 5:40 7. "I Don't Know Why"
Grace Slick , Jeff Pennig, Michael Luna P. Wolf 4:08 8. "Transatlantic"
Anton Fig , Galdston Olsen 4:17 9. "Say When" David Roberts Olsen 4:23 10. "Babylon" Slick, Tommy Funderburk, Larry Williams Olsen 4:37 11. "
Set the Night to Music " Warren P. Wolf 4:47
Personnel
Per liner notes
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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 – lead guitar, 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 (3, 8-10)
Bill Cuomo – keyboards, bass (3, 8, 9)
Alan Pasqua – keyboards (3, 8, 9)
Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (2)
Corrado Rustici –
Charvel
MIDI guitar (2)
Narada Michael Walden – electronic drums (2)
Bongo Bob – drum sampling, percussion (2)
Bret Bloomfield, Maxi Anderson,
Siedah Garrett , Sharon Hendrix,
Phillip Ingram , Clif Magness,
Jeff Pescetto ,
Oren Waters , Ina Wolf – backing vocals (1, 4-7, 11)
Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (3, 8, 9)
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
^
"RIAA certifications" .
Archived from the original on 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-08-23 .
^
"American certifications – Starship – Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 25, 2020 .
^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995).
The Great Rock Discography . p. 431.
ISBN
9780862415419 .
^ Viglione, Joe.
"No Protection – Starship" .
AllMusic .
Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011 .
^
"Single Releases" (PDF) . Cash Box . June 20, 1987. p. 9.
Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-08-08 .
^ No Protection (liner notes). Grunt. 1987. FL86413.
^
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 March 25, 2024.
^
"Dutchcharts.nl – Starship – No Protection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF) .
Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 31. August 8, 1987. p. 24.
OCLC
29800226 .
Archived (PDF) from the original on May 11, 2022 – 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 March 25, 2024.
^
"Norwegiancharts.com – Starship – No Protection" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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"Swedishcharts.com – Starship – No Protection" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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"Swisscharts.com – Starship – No Protection" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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"Starship Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0918" .
RPM .
Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^
"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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