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Starship: Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979-1991)

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Label: RCA Records
Released: 1991
Time:
 53:35
Category: Disco
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ****...... (4/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/8690
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Purchase date: 2000.09.15
Price in €: 7,99



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[1] Jane (Chaquico/Freiberg/Kantner/McPherson) - 4:06
[2] Find Your Way Back (Chaquico) - 4:15
[3] Stranger (Sears/Sears) - 4:43
[4] No Way Out (Wolf/Wolf) - 4:22
[5] Layin' It on the Line (Chaquico/Thomas) - 4:07
[6] Don't Lose Any Sleep (Warren) - 4:21
[7] We Built This City (Lambert/Page/Taupin/Wolf) - 4:38
[8] Sara (Wolf/Wolf) - 4:52
[9] Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Hammond/Warren) - 4:29
[10] It's Not over ('til It's Over) (Galdston/Nevil/VanTongeren) - 4:16
[11] It's Not Enough (Funderburk/Page) - 4:43
[12] Good Heart (Page) - 4:17

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Peter Maunu - Guitar
Grace Slick - Vocals
Pete Sears - Bass, Keyboards
Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals
Mickey Thomas - Vocals, Background Vocals
Aynsley Dunbar - Drums
Craig Chaquico - Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Brett Bloomfield - Bass, Background Vocals
David Freiberg - Bass, Background Vocals
Narada Michael Walden - Arranger, Drums, Producer
Mark Morgan - Keyboards
Walter Afanasieff - Keyboards
Donny Baldwin - Drums, Background Vocals
Martin Page - Background Vocals

Peter Wolf - Producer
Larry Klein - Producer
Ron Nevison - Producer, Engineer
Keith Olsen - Producer
Mike Shipley - Producer, Engineer
Jeremy Smith - Producer, Engineer
Dennis Lambert - Executive Producer
Paul Ericksen - Engineer
Brian Foraker - Engineer, Mixing
David Frazer - Engineer, Mixing
Brian Malouf - Mixing
Bill Bottrell - Remixing
Jacqueline Murphy - Design
Ria Lewerke - Art Direction
Stanley Mouse - Artwork

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


After long-time band leader Paul Kantner left Jefferson Starship in 1984, the band dropped the first word in its name. At that point it consisted of singers Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick (b.Oct 30, 1939), guitarist Craig Chaquico (b.1955), bassist Pete Sears, and drummer Donny Baldwin. This unit immediately scored with the #1 hits "We Built This City" and "Sara" and the million-selling album Knee Deep in the Hoopla. Sears had left by the time of the 1987 follow-up, No Protection, which featured the #1 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and the Top Ten "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)." Slick then departed, and the remaining trio recruited keyboard player Mark Moragan and bassist Brett Bloomfield for the 1989 album Love among the Cannibals, which featured the Top 20 hit "It's Not Enough." In 1991, when RCA released a Starship greatest-hits album, the one new track on the album had been recorded by Thomas and studio musicians, leading to doubt that Starship remained a functioning band.

William Ruhlmann - All Music Guide



The Mickey Thomas era, half of it is also the Paul Kantner era, the choices reflecting taste ("Stranger" and "Layin' It on the Line" are included) rather than strict chart rankings (hits like "Be My Lady" and "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" are missing).

William Ruhlmann - All Music Guide



Die Band, die früher "Jefferson Airplane" hieß und auch unter diesem Namen große Erfolge hatte ("Somebody to love") legen hier eine Best of-CD unter dem neuen Namen vor, den sie in den 80er-Jahren trugen. Enthalten sind natürlich alle Hits, wie "We build this City", "Nothing`s gonna stop us now" und "Sara", aber auch unbekanntere und dennoch deshalb noch lange nicht schlechtere Lieder. Insgesamt alles etwas sehr weichgespült- die frühen Stücke sind spannender, deshalb mag ich diese auch lieber. Dennoch ist das alles recht gut anzuhören, ärgert nicht und ist eben Kuschelpop in Vollendung. Dafür ist die Musik dann allerdings auch Spitzenklasse. Nur eben nicht sehr tiefsinnig und anspruchsvoll.



"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was the only song I knew when I bought the album. After only I few listens, there wasn't a single song on the album that I didn't enjoy. Its an exceptional collection, tweleve fantastic songs and no loose ends. The album opens with five Jefferson Starship songs from the period of 1979-1984. "Jane" (from FREEDOM AT POINT ZERO) is an excellent rocks song, with fantastic bocal effects. "Find Your Way Back" and "Stranger" from 1981's MODERN TIMES are equally intriging. "Find Your Way Back" is as incredible rock song as "Jane", with outstanding guitar work. "Stranger" has fantastic production, with great production and masterful vocals from Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick. "No Way Out" is a terrific love song, a lot different than the preceeding three songs, but not any less marvelous. "Layin' It On The Line" is the last of the Jefferson Straship songs, and both this and "No Way Out" came from the great record NUCLEAR FURNITURE. "Don't Lose Any Sleep" recorded in 1990, features only Mickey Thomas and Craig Chaquico, but its still an outstanding song. The second half of the record starts of all systems go, with three consecutive #1 hits. "We Built This City" is as enjoyable after 5000 times as it is the first. Exceptional keyboard arrangements and wonderful vocals keep the song fresh and eager. "Sara" is a gorgeous ballad, magnificently perfomed. These two #1s from the 1985 release KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA are both worthy of their chart status. My favorite song is still "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", which is as fanscinating today as it was when I heard the song in a movie. The song is four minutes and twenty-nine seconds of perfection. "It's Not Over (Till It'S Over)" is a great song. These two songs from 1987's NO PROTECTION album, the last record to feature Grace Slick. "It's Not Enough" from 1989's LOVE AMONG THE CANNIBALS (Starship's last new album), isn't any less spectacular than the preceeding songs. "It's Not Enough" is a fantastic rock songs, with magnificent perfomances. The last song is "Good Heart" which brings the CD to a masterful close. I don't know where "Key To The City" is, I've never heard of the song. If you're looking for an outstanding album, you can't miss with GREATEST HITS (TEN YEARS AND CHANGE), 52 minutes of pure entertainment.

Matt Coker
 

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