Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!

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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ReleasedJanuary 28, 1981
Recorded1980
StudioCriteria (Miami), Hit Factory (New York)
GenreRock
Length38:10
LabelRCA Records
ProducerRon Frangipane
Grace Slick chronology
Dreams
(1980)
Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
(1981)
Software
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Grace Slick & Scott Zito

Side A
No.TitleLength
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
Side B
No.TitleLength
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

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  • "Sea of Love" (1981)
  • "Mistreater" (1981)

Personnel

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Viglione, Joe (2011). "Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! - Grace Slick | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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