Nuclear Furniture

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Nuclear Furniture
Studio album by Jefferson Starship
Released	May, 1984
Recorded	1984 at the Automatt, San Francisco
Length	42:46
Label	Grunt/RCA
Producer	Ron Nevison
Professional reviews
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Jefferson Starship chronology
Winds of Change (1982) Nuclear Furniture (1984) Knee Deep in the Hoopla (Starship) (1985)

Nuclear Furniture is the final album release by the American rock band Jefferson Starship before it became Starship. It was released in 1984 and spawned the Top 40 single "No Way Out". The album itself reached #28. Produced by Ron Nevison, the album was arranged with the help of Peter Wolf, who had worked with Grace Slick on her solo album, Software. Wolf also contributed keyboard and synthesizer work to the album, although not an official part of the band. As the album was being recorded, Paul Kantner became frustrated with the album's direction. Before the sessions came to a close, he stole the master tapes, put them in his car and drove around San Francisco for a few days and wouldn't bring them back until the band mixed the album in a way more to his liking^[1]. Shortly after release of the album, Paul left the band, and he only appears in the first promotional video produced, "No Way Out."

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 2 Singles / Music Videos 3 Personnel 3.1 Additional Personnel 3.2 Production 4 Charts 5 Notes

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

1. "Layin' It On The Line" (Craig Chaquico / Mickey Thomas) – 4:09
2. "No Way Out" (Peter Wolf / Ina Wolf) – 4:22
3. "Sorry Me, Sorry You" (Pete Sears / Jeannette Sears) – 4:07
4. "Live And Let Live" (Pete Sears / Jeannette Sears) – 3:50
5. "Connection" (Paul Kantner / Mickey Thomas) – 4:27

[edit] Side B

1. "Rose Goes To Yale" (Paul Kantner / Ronnie Gilbert) – 2:56
2. "Magician" (Grace Slick / Peter Wolf) – 3:23
3. "Assassin" (Pete Sears / Jeannette Sears) – 3:52
4. "Shining In The Moonlight" (Craig Chaquico / Mickey Thomas) – 3:38
5. "Showdown" (Grace Slick) – 3:22
6. "Champion" (Paul Kantner / Ronnie Gilbert) – 4:40

[edit] Singles / Music Videos

• "No Way Out" (1984)
• "Layin' It on the Line" (1984)

[edit] Personnel

• Donny Baldwin - drums, percussion, vocals
• Craig Chaquico - lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• David Freiberg - keyboards, vocals
• Paul Kantner - rhythm-electric-acoustic guitars, banjo, vocals
• Pete Sears - bass, keyboards
• Grace Slick - vocals
• Mickey Thomas - vocals

[edit] Additional Personnel

• Peter Wolf - synthesizers, keyboards, linn drum programming
• Brian MacLeod - simmons electronic drums on "Magician"

[edit] Production

• Cover Design: Rod Dyer / Clive Piercy - Dyer / Kahn, Inc,
• Manager: Bill Thompson
• Production Coordinator: Pat Ieraci (Maurice)
• Produced and Engineered by Ron Nevison
• Arranged by Peter Wolf, Ron Nevison, and Jefferson Starship
• Tracks Recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco
• Assistant Engineer: Maureen Droney
• Over-Dubs and Mixing at The Plant, Sausalito
• Assistant Engineer: Kevin Eddy
• Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1984	The Billboard 200	28

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1984	"No Way Out"	The Billboard Hot 100	23
1984	"Layin' It on the Line"	The Billboard Hot 100	66
1984	"Layin' It on the Line"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	38

[edit] Notes

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