''Can't Fight Fate'' is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter
Taylor Dayne, released on October 7, 1989, by
Arista Records
Arista Records () is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by BMG Entertainmen ...
. The album continued her chart success and was certified
2× Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
(RIAA). It includes the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten singles "
With Every Beat of My Heart" (#5) and "
I'll Be Your Shelter
"I'll Be Your Shelter" is a song by American singer Taylor Dayne from her second studio album, ''Can't Fight Fate'' (1989). Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released on March 20, 1990, by Arista Records as the third ...
" (#4), the number one "
Love Will Lead You Back" and the top 20 hit, "
Heart of Stone" (#12).
Track listing
Personnel
* Taylor Dayne – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 10), arrangements (10)
* Rich Tancredi – keyboards (1-4, 6–10), arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6–10)
* Tommy Byrnes – guitars (2, 10), rhythm guitar (5), backing vocals (10)
* Bob Cadway – guitars (3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
*
Blues Saraceno – lead guitar (5)
* Kevin Jenkins – bass (2)
*
T.M. Stevens
Thomas Michael "T. M." Stevens (born July 28, 1951) is an American bass guitarist from New York City. Stevens has worked with an array of rock, R&B, and pop acts as a session musician, and also leads his own groups and works as a solo performer ...
– bass (5)
*
Joe Franco – drums (1-5, 7–10)
* Richie Jones – drum programming (6)
* Joel Peskin – sax solo (1, 9)
*
Richie Cannata – saxophone (4, 5, 7)
*
Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 9), trumpet arrangements (1), horn arrangements (9)
*
Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 9)
*
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trumpet (1), trombone (9)
* Paul Tuthill – trumpet (5)
*
Ric Wake – arrangements
* Jamillah Muhammad – backing vocals (1, 3–10)
* Ricky Nelson – backing vocals (1, 3, 7)
* Billy T. Scott – backing vocals (1, 3–10), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4, 8)
* Gloria Weems – backing vocals (1, 4)
*
Kathy Troccoli – backing vocals (2)
Production
*
Clive Davis
Clive Jay Davis (born April 4, 1932) is an American record producer, A&R executive, record executive, and lawyer. He has won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer, in 2000.
From 1967 to 1 ...
– executive producer
* Ric Wake – producer
* Bob Cadway – recording, mixing
* Greg Arnold – assistant engineer
* Thom Cadley – assistant engineer
* Robert "Void" Caprio – assistant engineer
* Susan Gibbons – assistant engineer
* Dan Hetzel – assistant engineer
* Rail Rogut – assistant engineer
* Brett Swain – assistant engineer
* Mario Vasquez – assistant engineer
* Thomas R. Yezzi – assistant engineer
*
Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
*
David Barratt – production coordinator
* Susan Mendola – art direction
* Wayne Maser – photography
* Philippe Becker – hair stylist, make-up artist
* Juliet Cuming – styling
* Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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Taylor Dayne albums
1989 albums
Arista Records albums
Albums produced by Ric Wake
Pop rock albums by American artists