Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!

Infobox Album
Name = Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
Type = studio
Artist = Grace Slick


Released = 1981
Recorded = 1980 at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami and The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre = Rock
Psychedelic rock
Length =
Label = RCA Records
Producer = Ron Frangipane
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:es3gtq8ztu44 link]
Last album = "Dreams" (1980)
This album = Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! (1981)
Next album = "Software" (1984)

"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 songs Slick wrote for side-B of the album are closer in style to the psychedelic songs of Jefferson Airplane than to the songs on the previous album "Dreams", and the song "No More Heroes" contains vocal overlays and tape effects speeding up and slowing down the song. The album rose to #48 on the Billboard charts.

Track listing

ide A

#"Wrecking Ball" (Grace Slick, Scott Zito) – 3:49
#"Mistreater" (Zito) – 3:23
#"Shot In The Dark" (Zito) – 3:18
#"Round & Round" (Zito) – 3:37
#"Shooting Star" (Zito) – 5:19

ide B

#"Just A Little Love" (Zito) – 4:21
#"Sea Of Love" (Zito) – 4:04
#"Lines" (Slick, Zito) – 3:20
#"Right Kind" (Slick, Zito) – 3:07
#"No More Heroes" (Slick, Zito) – 3:52

ingles

*"Sea of Love" (1981)
*"Mistreater" (1981)

Personnel

*Grace Slick – vocals
*Scott Zito – lead guitar, vocals, harmonica
*Danny Gulino – rhythm guitar
*Phil Stone – bass
*Bobby T – drums
*Paul Harris – keyboards
*Joe Lala – percussion

Production

*Ron Frangipane – producer, arrangements
*Ed Sprigg – engineer
*Scott Zito – arrangements
*Skip Johnson – management, cover concept
*Michael Guerra, Alan Meyerson, Kevin Ryan – assistant engineers
*Jim Mesham – equipment manager
*Recorded at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami and The Hit Factory, NYC
*Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC, by Bob Ludwig
*Grace Slick – cover concept
*Roger Ressmeyer – photo
*"Bijou" – make-up
*Joe Stelmach – art director
*Tony King – creative director

References

*cite album-notes |title=Welcome to the Wrecking Ball! |bandname=Grace Slick |year=1981 |format=Vinyl gatefold inside|publisher=RCA |publisherid=AQL1-3851 |location=New York City |mbid=