Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
1981 studio album by Grace Slick
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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 No. 48 on the Billboard charts.
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1981
Recorded1980
Studios
- Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida)
- The Hit Factory (New York City, New York)
GenreRock
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| Released | January 28, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:10 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Ron Frangipane | |||
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Track listing
All 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
- "Sea of Love" (1981)
- "Mistreater" (1981)
Personnel
- Grace Slick – vocals
- Paul Harris – keyboards
- Scott Zito – lead guitars, harmonica, vocals
- Danny Gulino – rhythm guitars
- Phil Stone – bass
- Bobby Torello – drums
- Joe Lala – percussion
Production
- Ron Frangipane – producer, arrangements
- Scott Zito – arrangements
- Ed Sprigg – engineer
- Mike Guerra – assistant engineer
- Alan Meyerson – assistant engineer
- Kevin Ryan – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (NYC)
- Jim Mesham – equipment manager
- Tony King – creative director
- Skip Johnson – cover concept, management
- Grace Slick – cover concept
- Joe Stelmach – art director
- Roger Ressmeyer – photography
- "Bijou" – make-up