No Protection (Starship album)

No Protection
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Studio album by Starship
Released	July 27, 1987
Recorded	1986–1987 at Tarpan Studios, San Rafael; Lighthouse Studios, Goodnight L. A., Soundcastle Recording Studio, Los Angeles; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley; and Manzanita Studios, Arrington, Tennessee
Genre	Arena rock, pop rock, AOR, melodic rock
Length	49:44
Label	Grunt/RCA Records
Producer	Peter Wolf, Keith Olsen, Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions
Starship chronology
Knee Deep in the Hoopla (1985) No Protection (1987) Love Among the Cannibals (1989)
Singles from No Protection
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Released: January 30, 1987 "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" Released: 1987 "Beat Patrol" Released: 1987 "Set the Night to Music" Released: 1988

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No Protection is the second album by Starship, released in 1987. The album featured the hit single "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", and the Top 10 hit "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)", the former of which was included on the soundtrack of the fantasy comedy movie 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 Playing for Keeps soundtrack. This was the last album to be produced for Grunt Records, and the final Starship album to feature Grace Slick on vocals; she left Starship 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" would become a hit four years later in 1991, as a duet between R&B legend Roberta Flack and reggae singer Maxi Priest, as released from Flack's album Set the Night to Music.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beat Patrol"	Johnny Warman	Peter Wolf	4:25
2.	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"	Diane Warren, Albert Hammond	Narada Michael Walden	4:29
3.	"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"	Robbie Nevil, John Van Tongeren, Phil Galdston	Keith Olsen	4:18
4.	"Girls Like You"	Craig Chaquico, Steve Diamond, Mickey Thomas	P. Wolf	4:15
5.	"Wings of a Lie"	P. Wolf, Ina Wolf	P. Wolf	4:57
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	4:15
8.	"Transatlantic"	Anton Fig, Galdston	Olsen	4:05
9.	"Say When (CD Only)"	Slick, Tommy Funderburk, Larry Williams	Olsen	4:10
10.	"Babylon"	Slick, Tommy Funderburk, Larry Williams	Olsen	4:30
11.	"Set the Night to Music"	Warren	P. Wolf	4:40

Personnel

• Mickey Thomas – vocals
• Grace Slick – vocals
• Donny Baldwin – drums, vocals
• Craig Chaquico – guitars

Additional personnel

• Peter Wolf – keyboards and bass on Peter Wolf tracks
• Bret Bloomfield, Maxi Anderson, Siedah Garrett, Sharon Hendrix, Phillip Ingram, Clif Magness, Jeff Pescetto, Oren Waters, Ina Wolf – additional background vocals on Peter Wolf tracks
• Larry Williams – keyboards on "Babylon"
• Bill Cuomo – keyboards and bass on Keith Olsen tracks
• Alan Pasqua – keyboards on Keith Olsen tracks
• Tommy Funderburk – background vocals on Keith Olsen tracks
• Walter Afanasieff – keyboards and synth bass on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• Narada Michael Walden – drums on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• Corrado Rustici – charvel MIDI guitar on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• Bongo Bob – drum sampling and percussion on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• Kitty Beethoven, Jim Gilstrap – background vocals on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• Pete Sears - bass on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" [uncredited]

Production

• Peter Wolf – producer
• Keith Olsen – producer
• Narada Michael Walden – producer on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• 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 on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• Bino Espinoza, Dana Chapelle, David Luke, Steve Holroyd, Steve Krause, Ron Dasilva – assistant engineers
• Starship – arrangements on "It's Not Over", "Transatlantic", and "Say When"
• Larry Williams – arrangements on "Babylon"
• Skip Johnson – production coordinator
• Bill Thompson – manager
• 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

Singles

• "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"
• "Beat Patrol"
• "Set the Night to Music" (single only / no video)

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1987	Billboard 200	12

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1987	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"	Billboard Hot 100	1
1987	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	16
1987	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"	Adult Contemporary	1
1987	"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"	Billboard Hot 100	9
1987	"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	9
1987	"Beat Patrol"	Billboard Hot 100	46
1987	"Set The Night To Music"	Adult Contemporary	9