Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! is Grace Slick's 1981 follow-up to her solo album Dreams (1980). Her third solo album, it was released before stepping back into her old position in Jefferson Starship. The lyrics of the first track include numerous references to Slick's dislike of rock journalists and critics. The album rose to #48 on the Billboard charts.
Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 28, 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Studio | Criteria (Miami), Hit Factory (New York) | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 38:10 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Ron Frangipane | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Track listing
editAll songs written by Grace Slick & Scott Zito
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wrecking Ball" | 3:49 |
2. | "Mistreater" | 3:23 |
3. | "Shot In The Dark" | 3:18 |
4. | "Round & Round" | 3:37 |
5. | "Shooting Star" | 5:19 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Just A Little Love" | 4:21 |
2. | "Sea Of Love" | 4:04 |
3. | "Lines" | 3:20 |
4. | "Right Kind" | 3:07 |
5. | "No More Heroes" | 3:52 |
Singles
edit- "Sea of Love" (1981)
- "Mistreater" (1981)
Personnel
edit- Grace Slick – vocals
- Scott Zito – lead guitar, vocals, harmonica
- Danny Gulino – rhythm guitar
- Phil Stone – bass
- Bobby Torello – drums
- Paul Harris – keyboards
- Joe Lala – percussion
Production
edit- Ron Frangipane – producer, arrangements
- Ed Sprigg – engineer
- Scott Zito – arrangements
- Skip Johnson – management, cover concept
- Michael Guerra, Alan Meyerson, Kevin Ryan – assistant engineers
- Jim Mesham – equipment manager
- Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami and The Hit Factory, New York City
- Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC, by Bob Ludwig
- Grace Slick – cover concept
- Roger Ressmeyer – photo
- "Bijou" – make-up
- Joe Stelmach – art director
- Tony King – creative director
References
edit- ^ Viglione, Joe (2011). "Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! - Grace Slick | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
External links
edit- Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! (Vinyl gatefold inside). Grace Slick. New York City: RCA. 1981. AQL1-3851.
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