Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!

Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 28, 1981
Recorded1980
Studios
GenreRock
Length38:10
LabelRCA
ProducerRon Frangipane
Grace Slick chronology
Dreams
(1980)
Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
(1981)
Software
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[1]

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.

Track listing

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

  • "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

References

  1. ↑ Viglione, Joe (2011). "Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! Grace Slick". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  • Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! (Vinyl gatefold inside). Grace Slick. New York City: RCA. 1981. AQL1-3851.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)