- Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Infobox Album |
Name = Knee Deep in the Hoopla
Type =Album
Artist = Starship
Released = 1985
Recorded = 1985 at theRecord Plant ,Sausalito and theMusic Grinder ,Los Angeles
Genre = Rock
Length = 40:10
Label = Grunt/RCA
Producer =Peter Wolf ,Jeremy Smith ,Dennis Lambert (exec)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0g6gtq7ztu46 link]
Last album = "Nuclear Furniture " (Jefferson Starship) (1984)
This album = "Knee Deep in the Hoopla" (1985)
Next album = "No Protection" (1987)"Knee Deep in the Hoopla" is the first release by Starship in
1985 , the successor band toJefferson Airplane and laterJefferson Starship . It went platinum, and is best remembered for spawning the #1 hits "We Built This City " and "Sara", which were also the first such hits from any incarnation of Jefferson Airplane."We Built This City" was written by
Bernie Taupin ,Martin Page , Dennis Lambert, andPeter Wolf , and inspired by Bay Area power rock stationKSAN-FM . It was trashed at the time by former Jefferson Starship band memberPaul Kantner , and later declared to be the 'worst song of all time' by "Blender" magazine.VH1 also named it the number one 'Most Awesomely Bad Song' in a Top 50 countdown co-branded with "Blender"."We Built This City" was also released in different versions in different cities around the
United States : on the album version of the song, the traffic report is for the San Francisco area; the version that played on the radio in New York, NY, included a traffic report describing conditions on theGeorge Washington Bridge . A further version of the song released to radio stations lacked the spoken section so that the stations could add their own.Tracks
ide One
#"
We Built This City " (Bernie Taupin ,Martin Page ,Dennis Lambert , Peter Wolf) – 4:53
#"Sara" (Ina Wolf , Peter Wolf) – 4:48
#"Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" (Steven Cristol ,Robin Randall ) – 3:41
#"Rock Myself To Sleep" (Kimberley Rew , Vince De la Cruz) – 3:24
#"Desperate Heart" (Randy Goodrum ,Michael Bolton ) – 4:04ide Two
#"Private Room" (
Craig Chaquico , Mickey Thomas) – 4:51
#"Before I Go" (David Roberts) – 5:11
#"Hearts of the World" (Stephen Broughton Lunt ,Arthur Stead ) – 4:21
#"Love Rusts" (Bernie Taupin, Martin Page) – 4:57CD Remaster Bonus Track
#"Casualty" (Peter Wolf, Jeremy Smith) [Remaster Only]
ingles / Music videos
*"We Built This City" (1985)
*"Sara" (1986)
*"Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" (1986)
*"Before I Go" (1986) (single only / no music video)Personnel
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Donny Baldwin - Drums / Electronic Drums / Vocals
*Grace Slick - Vocals
*Mickey Thomas - Vocals
*Craig Chaquico - Guitars
*Pete Sears - Bass / Synth BassAdditional Personnel
*Peter Wolf - Keyboards / Electronics
*Les Garland - DJ Voice on "We Built This City"Additional Background Vocals on "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight":
*Peter Beckett
*J. C. Crowley
*Siedah Garrett
*Ina Wolf Additional Vocal on "Rock Myself to Sleep":
*Kevin Dubrow Additional Background Vocal on "Desperate Heart":
*Dave Jenkins Additional Background Vocals on "Love Rusts":
*Peter Beckett
*Simon Climie
*J. C. Crowley
*Lorraine Devon
*Siedah Garrett
*Phillip Ingram
*Martin Page
*Chris Sutton
*Oren Waters
*Ina Wolf Production
*Produced by Peter Wolf & Jeremy Smith
*Executive Producer: Dennis Lambert
*Keyboards & Electronics: Peter Wolf
*Engineered by Jeremy Smith
*Production Coordinator: Skip Johnson
*Manager: Bill Thompson
*Recorded at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA; The Music Grinder, Los Angeles, CA
*Mixed at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
*"We Built This City" re-mixed at The Soundcastle, L. A.
*Mastered at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles, CA by Stephen Marcussen
*Arrangements by Peter Wolf
*Engineered by Jeremy Smith assisted by Paul Ericksen
*"We Built This City" mixed byBill Bottrell
*Additional Engineering: Tom Size
*Assistant Engineers: Paul Ericksen, Dana Chappelle, David Luke, Maureen Droney
*Art & Design: Ted Raess / Raess Design
*Photography: Bill RobbinsCharts
Album
Singles
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