Starship / Knee Deep In The Hoopla (CD, 日本盤, 1986年)

1st. studio album was released by Grunt Records on September 10, 1985.

This CD was issued on January 15, 1986 in Japan.

Produced by Peter Wolf, Jeremy Smith
Executive Producer : Dennis Lambert
Arranged by Peter Wolf
Recorded at Record Plant, Sausalito, Music Grinder, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Jeremy Smith
Additional Engineering : Tom Size
Assistant Engineers : Paul Ericksen, Dana Chappelle, David Luke, Maureen Droney
Mixed by Bill Bottrell at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
"We Built This City" re-mixed at The Soundcastle, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles, CA

Art and Design by Raess Design (Ted Raess)
Photography by Bill Robbins

Starship :
* Mickey Thomas (Lead Vocals on 1-3, 5-7, 9, Background Vocals on 1, 4, 8, 9)
* Grace Slick (Lead Vocals on 1, 4, 8, 9, Background Vocals on 1-3, 5-7, 9)
* Craig Chaquico (Guitar on all, Background Vocals on 2, 7, 9)
* Pete Sears (Bass on 1, 4-7, 9, Synth Bass on 2, 3, 8, Background Vocals on 2, 5, 7, 9)
* Donny Baldwin (Electronic Drums on 1-3, 6, 8, 9, Drums on 4, 5, 7, Background Vocals on 1-3, 5, 7, 9)

Additional Musicians :
* Peter Wolf (Keyboards, Synthesizers on all)
* Les Garland (DJ Voice on 1)
* Peter Beckett (Background Vocals on 3)
* J. C. Crowley (Background Vocals on 3)
* Siedah Garrett (Background Vocals on 3)
* Ina Wolf (Background Vocals on 3)
* Kevin Dubrow (Background Vocals on 4)
* Dave Jenkins (Background Vocals on 5)
* Simon Climie (Background Vocals on 9)
* Lorraine Devon (Background Vocals on 9)
* Phillip Ingram (Background Vocals on 9)
* Martin Page (Background Vocals on 9)
* Chris Sutton (Background Vocals on 9)
* Oren Waters (Background Vocals on 9)

Track list :
1. We Built This City (Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, Peter Wolf)
https://youtu.be/K1b8AhIsSYQ
2. Sara (Ina Wolf, P. Wolf)
3. Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight (Steven Cristol, Robin Randall)
4. Rock Myself to Sleep (Kimberley Rew, Vince De la Cruz)
5. Desperate Heart (Randy Goodrum, Michael Bolton)
6. Private Room (Craig Chaquico, Mickey Thomas)
7. Before I Go (David Roberts)
8. Hearts of the World (Will Understand) (Stephen Broughton Lunt, Arthur Stead)
9. Love Rusts (B. Taupin, M. Page)