On August 15, 1989, “RCA” label released “Love Among the Cannibals”, the third Starship album. It was recorded 1988 – 1989, at “ Studio 55” in Hollywood, “Record Plant Studios” and “Studio D” in Sausalito, “Different Fur” in San Francisco, “The Kiva” and “Soundcastle” in Los Angeles, “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, and “Maison Rouge” in London, and was produced by Mike Shipley, Larry Klein, Phil Galdston, Tom Lord-Alge, Mickey Thomas, Arne Frager, Craig Chaquico, Mark Morgan, Brett Bloomfield and Donny Baldwin.
Personnel:
- Mickey Thomas – vocals
- Craig Chaquico – guitars
- Mark Morgan – keyboards
- Brett Bloomfield – bass, backing vocals
- Donny Baldwin – drums, backing vocals
- Greg Shaw – electronics, trumpet
- Pete Woodroffe – electronics
- Sammy Merendino – electronics
- Collyer Spreen – electronics
- Michael Landau – additional rhythm guitar
- Larry Klein – Fairlight programming
- Robert John “Mutt” Lange – backing vocals
- Tommy Funderburk – additional backing vocals
- Chris Thompson – additional backing vocals
- Jeff Pescetto – additional backing vocals
- Tom Lord-Alge – additional backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Larry Klein – arrangements
- Robert John “Mutt” Lange – arrangements
- Mike Shipley – engineer, mixing
- Arne Frager – engineer
- Stephan Benben – engineer
- Pete Woodroffe – additional engineering
- Rob Beaton – additional engineering, assistant engineer
- Tony Phillips – additional engineering
- Mark Slagle – engineer assistant
- Julie Last – engineer assistant
- Randy Wine – engineer assistant
- Greg Laney – engineer assistant
- Tom Sadzeck – engineer assistant
- Michael Semanick – engineer assistant
- Greg Wilkinson – engineer assistant
- Paula “Max” Garcia – engineer assistant
- Jim “Watts” Vereecke – engineer assistant
- Tom Size – engineer assistant
- Michael Rosen – engineer assistant
- Paul Lani – mixing
- Joe Fiorello – mixing assistant
- Ria Lewerke – creative director
- Norman Moore – art direction, design
- Taylor King – photography
Track listing:
- The Burn – Martin Page, Bernie Taupin
- It’s Not Enough – Martin Page, Tommy Funderburk
- Trouble in Mind – Joel Feeny, Tim Thorney, Rachel Oldfield
- I Didn’t Mean to Stay All Night – Robert John Lange
- Send a Message – Mickey Thomas, Mark Morgan, Steve Diamond
- Wild Again – John Bettis, Michael Clark
- Love Among the Cannibals – Mickey Thomas, Mark Morgan
- Dream Sequence / We Dream in Color – Mark Morgan, Mickey Thomas, Phil Galdston
- Healing Waters – Martin Page
- Blaze of Love – Chris Thompson, John Van Tongeren, Phil Galdston
- I’ll Be There – Mickey Thomas, Craig Chaquico, Steve Diamond
musicalphabet 