Software (album)

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Software
Studio album by Grace Slick
Released January 30, 1984
Recorded 1983 at The Plant, Sausalito
Genre Rock
Length 37:04
Label RCA Records
Producer Ron Nevison
Grace Slick chronology

Welcome to the Wrecking Ball!
(1981)		 Software
(1984)		 The Best of Grace Slick
(1999)
Singles from Software
  1. "All the Machines"
    Released: January 9, 1984
  2. "Through the Window"
    Released: June 11, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (C-)[2]

Software is Grace Slick's 1984 album released by RCA Records. This album was recorded after she had re-joined Jefferson Starship. After working on this album, Peter Wolf would go on to contribute to Jefferson Starship's 1984 album, Nuclear Furniture. A music video was made for the single "All the Machines". "Software" is Grace Slick's fourth and final solo album.

Track listing

All lyrics by Grace Slick / music by Peter Wolf except where noted

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Call It Right Call It Wrong"   3:47
2. "Me and Me"   3:52
3. "All the Machines"   4:47
4. "Fox Face"   4:54
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Through the Window" (Peter Beckett) 3:32
2. "It Just Won't Stop"   4:05
3. "Habits"   3:50
4. "Rearrange My Face"   3:25
5. "Bikini Atoll" (Grace Slick) 4:52

Singles

  • "All the Machines (edited)" – 3:34 b/w "All the Machines" – 4:47 (1984)
  • "Through the Window" b/w "Habits" (1984)

Personnel

  • Grace Slick – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Peter Wolf – keyboards, linn programming, synth bass
  • Peter Maunu – guitars on all tracks except "Rearrange My Face"
  • Brian MacLeod – simmons drums
  • Bret Bloomfield – fender bass on "Me and Me"
  • Michael Spiro – percussion on "Me and Me", "Fox Face", "Rearrange My Face", and "Bikini Atoll"
  • Dale Strumpel – sound effects on "All the Machines" and "Bikini Atoll"
  • Sean Hopper, Paul Kantner – background vocals on "All the Machines" and "It Just Won't Stop"
  • John Colla, Mickey Thomas – background vocals on "Call It Right Call It Wrong", "Me and Me", "All the Machines", "Through the Window", "It Just Won't Stop", and "Rearrange My Face"
  • Ron Nevison – background vocals on "Me and Me"
  • Ina Wolf – background vocals

Production

  • Ron Nevison – producer, engineer, arrangements
  • Rick Sanchez – assistant engineer
  • Dee Dee Miller – production assistant
  • Peter Wolf – arrangements
  • Skip Johnson – manager
  • Michael Pangrazio – album cover illustrator
  • Paykos Phior – album cover design
  • Andrea Hein – album cover coordination, back cover concept
  • Grace Slick – front cover concept

References

  1. ↑ Viglione, Joe (2011). "Software - Grace Slick | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2011). "Robert Christgau: CG: Grace Slick". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
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