''No Protection'' is the second studio album by American

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band Starship. It was released on June 29, 1987, by

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and

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. The album featured the number-one single "

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", and the top-10 single "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)", The former of which appears in the fantasy comedy film ''

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'' and the latter of which was a tune originally performed the previous year by one-time

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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

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, who left the band in 1988 and rejoined Jefferson Airplane for their reunion tour and self-titled reunion album, '' Jefferson Airplane'', in 1989. The

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-penned ballad " Set the Night to Music" was covered in 1991 as a duet between R&B singer

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and

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singer

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, released as a single from Flack's album '' Set the Night to Music''. ''

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'' said that the single "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" is "a soaring, anthemic rocker with a winning chorus."

Track listing

Personnel

* Mickey Thomas – lead vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 11), backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11) *

– lead vocals (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11), backing vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 11) *

Craig Chaquico Craig Clinton Chaquico (or Chaquiço, ; born September 26, 1954) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and composer. From 1974 to 1990 he was lead guitarist for the rock bands Jefferson Starship and Starship. In 1993, he started a solo career as ...

– guitar (1, 3-11), backing vocals (5, 8-11) *

Donny Baldwin Donald Baldwin (born June 22, 1950/1951) is an American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship (1982–1984; 2008–present) and its continuation Starship (1984–1989). Early life Baldwin was raised in Palo Alto, California. He att ...

– electronic drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), drums (5-7, 9, 11), backing vocals (2, 4, 7-11) Additional personnel *

Pete Sears Peter Roy Sears (born 27 May 1948) is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than six decades, he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock o ...

– bass (2) * Peter Wolf – keyboards (1, 4-7, 11), synth bass (1, 5, 6), bass (4, 7, 11) *

Larry Williams Larry Williams (born Lawrence Eugene Williams, a.k.a. Lawrence Edward Williams; May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, producer, and pianist from New Orleans, Louisiana. Williams ...

– keyboards (10) *Bill Cuomo – keyboards (3), synth bass (8), bass (3) *

Alan Pasqua Alan Pasqua (born June 28, 1952) is an American rock and jazz pianist. He studied at Indiana University and the New England Conservatory of Music. His album ''Standards'' with drummer Peter Erskine was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008. As a ...

– keyboards (8, 9), synth bass (10) *

Walter Afanasieff Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...

– keyboards (2) *

Corrado Rustici Corrado Rustici (born 1957) is an Italian musician, songwriter and producer. Recording career Rustici was a founder member of the Naples-based progressive rock group Cervello. The band recorded the album '' Melos'' in 1973, with Rustici on guitar ...

– charvel

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guitar (2) * Narada Michael Walden – electronic drums (2) *Bongo Bob – percussion (2) *Bret Bloomfield, Maxi Anderson,

Siedah Garrett Deborah Christine "Siedah" Garrett (born June 24, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter who has written songs and performed backing vocals for many recording artists in the music industry, such as Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters, Brand N ...

, Sharon Hendrix,

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, Clif Magness,

Jeff Pescetto Jeffrey "Jeff" Pescetto (born November 21, 1954) is an American musical artist who is most notable for collaborating with David Foster on the 1990 recreation of John Farnham's Australian single, "You're the Voice". Pescetto lent the vocals to Fo ...

Oren Waters Oren Waters is an American vocalist best known for his work with the backup singing group The Waters, his siblings: Luther, Maxine and Julia. As an ensemble, Waters has been a part of 260 gold and over 100 platinum albums with artists ranging from ...

, Ina Wolf – backing vocals (6, 11) *Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (3, 9, 10) *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 Brian Malouf (born September 8, 1955) is an American producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with acts such as Michael Jackson, Queen, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews Band, Tokio Hotel, Wolfmother, and All Time Low. Also ...

– 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 Bernie Grundman is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...

– 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,

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, Manzanita Studios *Mixed at Image Recorders *"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" mixed at Tarpan Studios *Mastered at

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

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