Love Among the Cannibals

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Love Among the Cannibals
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1989
Recorded1988–1989
StudioStudio 55, Hollywood; Record Plant Studios and Studio D, Sausalito; Different Fur, San Francisco; The Kiva and Soundcastle, Los Angeles; Fantasy Studios, Berkeley; and Maison Rouge, London
Genre
Length53:27
Label RCA Records
Producer Mike Shipley, Larry Klein, Starship, Phil Galdston, Tom Lord-Alge, Arne Frager (co-producer)
Starship chronology
No Protection
(1987)
Love Among the Cannibals
(1989)
Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979–1991)
(1991)
Singles from Love Among the Cannibals
  1. "Wild Again"
    Released: December 1988 (US) [1]
  2. "It's Not Enough"
    Released: July 1989 [2]
  3. "I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night"
    Released: November 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Hi-Fi News & Record Review A:2 [4]

Love Among the Cannibals is the third album released in 1989 by rock band Starship. It was the first album after Grace Slick's departure from the band, and their last full-length studio release until Loveless Fascination in 2013. The album marks a shift in the band's musical direction, featuring a harder edged, AOR style as opposed to the synth pop of their first two albums. Another departure from the preceding albums is the decrease in outside writers, as this album features four songs written by Thomas, Morgan, or Chaquico. The song "Wild Again" had previously been produced for the soundtrack to Cocktail (1988), and was included as a bonus track for the album's CD release. The album had one top 20 single on the Billboard charts, "It's Not Enough", which peaked at No. 12 in October 1989 and was their final Top-40 hit, but the album itself only climbed to No. 64 and single "I Didn't Mean To Stay All Night" was No. 75. The track "I'll Be There" was featured in the end credits of Gross Anatomy (1989).

Contents

Critical reception

In the review of 7 October 1989 the author of Music Week Andrew Martin said that the music of the album had no connection with previous incarnations of the group (Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship) but noted that it is still full of "pleasant tunes". [5]

Singles

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Burn" Mike Shipley 4:24
2."It's Not Enough"
4:51
3."Trouble in Mind"
4:35
4."I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night" Robert "Mutt" Lange
  • Shipley
  • Klein
4:51
5."Send a Message"
  • Lord-Alge
  • Starship
4:50
6."Wild Again"
  • Phil Galdston
  • Starship
4:44
7."Love Among the Cannibals"
  • Thomas
  • Morgan
Starship3:43
8."Dream Sequence" / "We Dream in Color"Morgan /
  • Thomas
  • Morgan
  • Phil Galdston
Starship1:29/4:58
9."Healing Waters" Martin Page
  • Lord-Alge
  • Starship
4:57
10."Blaze of Love"
  • Lord-Alge
  • Starship
4:34
11."I'll Be There"
  • Lord-Alge
  • Starship
5:31
Total length:53:27

Personnel

Additional Personnel

Production

Studios

Recording

  • "The Burn" recorded at Studio 55, Hollywood, The Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito, and Different Fur, San Francisco
  • "It's Not Enough" recorded at The Kiva, Los Angeles and Soundcastle, Los Angeles
  • "Trouble In Mind", "Healing Waters", and "Blaze of Love" recorded at The Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito, Different Fur, San Francisco, and Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
  • "I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night" recorded at The Kiva, Los Angeles and Maison Rouge, London
  • "Send a Message" and "I'll Be There" recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley and Different Fur, San Francisco
  • "Wild Again" recorded at Studio D, Sausalito and Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
  • "Love Among the Cannibals" and "We Dream In Color" recorded at The Plant Recording Studios, Sausalito

Mixing

  • "The Burn" mixed at Mayfair Studios, London
  • "It's Not Enough" mixed at A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles
  • "Trouble In Mind" and "I'll Be There" mixed at The Hit Factory, New York City
  • "Send a Message", "Healing Waters" and "Blaze of Love" mixed at Different Fur, San Francisco
  • "I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night" mixed at Battery Studios, London
  • "Wild Again" mixed at Soundcastle, Los Angeles
  • "Love Among the Cannibals" and "We Dream In Color" mixed at Larrabee Sound, Los Angeles

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6] 80
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 26
US Billboard 200 [9] 64

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