No Protection (Starship album)

"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
No Protection
Studio album by Starship
Released	July 27, 1987
Recorded	1986–1987
Studio	Washington Monument (San Rafael, California); Lighthouse, Goodnight L. A., Soundcastle Recording (Los Angeles); Fantasy (Berkeley, California); Manzanita (Arrington, Tennessee);
Genre	Arena rock; pop rock;
Length	49:44
Label	Grunt; RCA;
Producer	Keith Olsen; Narada Michael Walden; Peter Wolf;
Starship chronology
Singles from Semi Protection
	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"; Released: January 30, 1987[1]; "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"; Released: 1987; "Beat Patrol"; Released: 1987; "Set the Night to Music"; Released: 1988;

No Protection is the second studio album by American rock band Starship. It was released on July 27, 1987, by Grunt Records and RCA Records. The album featured the number-one single "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", and the top-10 single "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)", the former of which appears in the fantasy comedy film Mannequin and the latter of which was a tune originally performed the previous year by one-time Manfred Mann's Earth Band frontman Chris Thompson for the soundtrack to the film Playing for Keeps.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

This was the last album to be released through Grunt Records, and the final Starship album to feature vocalist Grace Slick, who left the band in 1988 and rejoined Jefferson Airplane for their reunion tour and self-titled reunion album, Jefferson Airplane, in 1989. The Diane Warren-penned ballad "Set the Night to Music" was covered in 1991 as a duet between R&B singer Roberta Flack and reggae singer Maxi Priest, released as a single from Flack's album Set the Night to Music.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beat Patrol"	Johnny Warman	Peter Wolf	4:25
2.	"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"	Diane Warren, Albert Hammond	Narada Michael Walden	4:29
3.	"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"	Robbie Nevil, John Van Tongeren, Phil Galdston	Keith Olsen	4:18
4.	"Girls Like You"	Craig Chaquico, Steve Diamond, Mickey Thomas	P. Wolf	4:15
5.	"Wings of a Lie"	P. Wolf, Ina Wolf	P. Wolf	4:57
6.	"The Children"	Martin Page, Clif Magness	P. Wolf	5:40
7.	"I Don't Know Why"	Grace Slick, Jeff Pennig, Michael Luna	P. Wolf	4:15
8.	"Transatlantic"	Anton Fig, Galdston	Olsen	4:05
9.	"Say When" (CD only)	Slick, Tommy Funderburk, Larry Williams	Olsen	4:10
10.	"Babylon"	Slick, Tommy Funderburk, Larry Williams	Olsen	4:30
11.	"Set the Night to Music"	Warren	P. Wolf	4:40

Personnel

Mickey Thomas – vocals
Grace Slick – vocals
Donny Baldwin – drums, vocals
Craig Chaquico – guitars

Additional personnel

Peter Wolf – keyboards and bass on Peter Wolf tracks
Bret Bloomfield, Maxi Anderson, Siedah Garrett, Sharon Hendrix, Phillip Ingram, Clif Magness, Jeff Pescetto, Oren Waters, Ina Wolf – additional background vocals on Peter Wolf tracks
Larry Williams – keyboards on "Babylon"
Bill Cuomo – keyboards and bass on Keith Olsen tracks
Alan Pasqua – keyboards on Keith Olsen tracks
Tommy Funderburk – background vocals on Keith Olsen tracks
Walter Afanasieff – keyboards and synth bass on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Narada Michael Walden – drums on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Corrado Rustici – charvel MIDI guitar on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Bongo Bob – drum sampling and percussion on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Kitty Beethoven, Jim Gilstrap – background vocals on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"

Production

Peter Wolf – producer
Keith Olsen – producer
Narada Michael Walden – producer on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Brian Malouf – engineer for Peter Wolf
Ed Thacker, Dan Garcia, John VanNess – additional engineers for Peter Wolf
Brian Foraker – engineer for Keith Olsen
David Frazer – engineer for Narada Michael Walden on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Bino Espinoza, Dana Chapelle, David Luke, Steve Holroyd, Steve Krause, Ron Dasilva – assistant engineers
Starship – arrangements on "It's Not Over", "Transatlantic", and "Say When"
Larry Williams – arrangements on "Babylon"
Skip Johnson – production coordinator
Bill Thompson – manager
Bernie Grundman – mastering engineer
Raess Design (Ted Raess) – art direction
Jeff Katz – photographer
Lisa Marie Avila – make up
Recorded at Lighthouse Studios, Goodnight L. A., Tarpan Studios, Soundcastle Recording Studio, Fantasy Studios, Manzanita Studios
Mixed at Image Recorders
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" mixed at Tarpan Studios
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Michael Hill – reissue liner notes
Dalita Keumurian – reissue project director
Bill Lacey – reissue audio restoration
Paul Williams – reissue coordination vocal

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	43
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4]	12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	64
European Albums (Music & Media)[6]	22
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7]	12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	20
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	11
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	26
US Billboard 200[13]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)	Position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14]	55

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[15]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[16]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"American certifications – Starship – Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
Viglione, Joe. "No Protection – Starship". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 291. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0852". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Starship – No Protection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4 no. 31. August 8, 1986. p. 24. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Starship – No Protection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Starship – No Protection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"Swedishcharts.com – Starship – No Protection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"Swisscharts.com – Starship – No Protection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"Starship Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol. 47 no. 12. December 26, 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
"Canadian album certifications – Starship – No Protection". Music Canada. November 12, 1987. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
"American album certifications – Starship – No Protection". Recording Industry Association of America. November 5, 1987. Retrieved September 25, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[1] "American certifications – Starship – Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[2] Viglione, Joe. "No Protection – Starship". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2011.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 291. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[group=-4] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0852". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Starship-5] "Dutchcharts.nl – Starship – No Protection" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[6] "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4 no. 31. August 8, 1986. p. 24. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[7] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[ac_Germany4_Starship-8] "Offiziellecharts.de – Starship – No Protection" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[ac_Norway_Starship-9] "Norwegiancharts.com – Starship – No Protection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Starship-10] "Swedishcharts.com – Starship – No Protection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Starship-11] "Swisscharts.com – Starship – No Protection". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-12] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Starship-13] "Starship Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[14] "Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol. 47 no. 12. December 26, 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[CanadaStarshipNo_ProtectionalbumCertRef-15] "Canadian album certifications – Starship – No Protection". Music Canada. November 12, 1987. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

[United_StatesStarshipNo_ProtectionalbumCertRef-16] "American album certifications – Starship – No Protection". Recording Industry Association of America. November 5, 1987. Retrieved September 25, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.