Love Among the Cannibals
Studio album by
Starship
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
LabelRCA Records
ProducerMike 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[3]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA: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 #75. The track "I'll Be There" went on to being featured in the end credits of Gross Anatomy (1989).

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Burn"Martin Page, Bernie TaupinMike Shipley4:24
2."It's Not Enough"Martin Page, Tommy FunderburkMike Shipley, Larry Klein4:51
3."Trouble in Mind"Joel Feeney, Tim Thorney, Rachel OldfieldTom Lord-Alge, Starship4:35
4."I Didn't Mean to Stay All Night"Robert John "Mutt" LangeMike Shipley, Larry Klein4:51
5."Send a Message"Mickey Thomas, Mark Morgan, Steve DiamondTom Lord-Alge, Starship4:50
6."Wild Again"John Bettis, Michael ClarkPhil Galdston, Starship4:44
7."Love Among the Cannibals"Thomas, MorganStarship3:43
8."Dream Sequence" / "We Dream in Color"Morgan / Thomas, Morgan, Phil GaldstonStarship1:29/4:58
9."Healing Waters"Martin PageTom Lord-Alge, Starship4:57
10."Blaze of Love"Chris Thompson, John Van Tongeren, GaldstonTom Lord-Alge, Starship4:34
11."I'll Be There"Thomas, Craig Chaquico, DiamondTom Lord-Alge, Starship5:31

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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

References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 431. ISBN 9780862415419.
  2. ^ "Starship singles".
  3. ^ Viglione, Joe (2011). "Love Among the Cannibals - Starship | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Douthwaite, Karen (December 1989). "Review: Starship — Love Among the Cannibals" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 12. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 139. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Martin, Andrew (7 October 1989). "Review: Starship — Love Among the Cannibals" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 32. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6428". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Starship – Love Among the Cannibals". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Starship Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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