Can't Fight Fate

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Can't Fight Fate
Studio album by Taylor Dayne
Released October 7, 1989
Recorded 1988-1989 at Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, New York, Shakedown Sound Studios, The Hit Factory, NYC, Oceanway Recording Studios, The Complex, Los Angeles, California
Genre Pop rock, Adult contemporary, Dance-pop
Length 43:41
Label Arista Records
Producer Ric Wake for Wake Productions
Taylor Dayne chronology
Tell It to My Heart
(1988)
Can't Fight Fate
(1989)
Soul Dancing
(1993)

Can't Fight Fate is the second album by American singer Taylor Dayne. The album continued her chart success and was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA. It includes the Top Ten hit singles "With Every Beat of My Heart" and "I'll Be Your Shelter", the number one "Love Will Lead You Back" and the top 20 pop chart hit, "Heart of Stone".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "With Every Beat of My Heart" (T. Faragher, L. Golden, A. Baker) – 4:22
  2. "I'll Be Your Shelter" (D. Warren) – 4:45
  3. "Love Will Lead You Back" (D. Warren) – 4:39
  4. "Heart of Stone" (E. Wolff, G. Tripp) – 4:19
  5. "You Can't Fight Fate" (D. Warren) – 4:42
  6. "Up All Night" (S. Peiken, S. Rimland, K. Keating) – 4:07
  7. "I Know the Feeling" (M. Hamlisch, A. Bergman, M. Bergman) – 4:48
  8. "Wait for Me" (A. Armato, R. Neigher) – 3:42
  9. "You Meant the World to Me" (T. Dayne, R. Wake) – 4:09
  10. "Ain't No Good" (T. Dayne, T. Byrnes, R. Wake) – 4:04

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

  • Taylor Dayne - lead vocals, background vocals (tracks 2, 5, 10)
  • Rich Tancredi - keyboards (tracks 1-4, 6-10)
  • Tommy Byrnes - guitars, rhythm guitars, background vocals (track 10)
  • Bob Cadway - guitars (tracks 3-4, 7-9)
  • Blues Saraceno - lead guitar (track 5)
  • Kevin Jenkins - bass (track 2)
  • J.M. Stevens - bass (track 5)
  • Joe Franco - drums (tracks 1-5, 7-10)
  • Richie Jones - drum programming (track 6)
  • Joel Peskin - sax solo (track 1, 9)
  • Richie Cannata - sax (tracks 4, 5, 7)
  • Jerry Hey - trumpets (track 1), horns (track 9)
  • Gary Grant - trumpets (track 1), horns (track 9)
  • Bill Reichenbach - trumpets (track 1), horns (track 9)
  • Paul Tuthill -trumpet (track 5)
  • Billy T. Scott - background vocals (tracks 1, 3-10)
  • Jamillah Muhammad - background vocals (tracks 1, 3-10)
  • Gloria Weems - background vocals (tracks 1, 4)
  • Ricky Nelson - background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 7)
  • Kathy Troccoli - background vocals (track 2)

[edit] Production

  • Bob Cadway - recording and mix engineer
  • Clive Davis - executive producer
  • Ric Wake - arranger
  • Rich Tancredi - arranger (tracks 1, 3-4, 6-10)
  • Billy T. Scott - arranger (tracks 1, 3-4, 8)
  • Jerry Hey - arranger (tracks 1, 9)
  • Taylor Dayne - arranger (track 10)
  • David Barratt - production coordinator
  • Thomas Uberman Yezzi - assistant engineer
  • Rob Caprio - assistant engineer
  • Dan Hetzel - assistant engineer
  • Susan Gibbons - assistant engineer
  • Thom Cadley - assistant engineer
  • Maria Vasquez - assistant engineer
  • Brett Swain - assistant engineer
  • Raoul Rogut - assistant engineer
  • Susan Mendola - art director
  • Wayne Maser - photography
  • Philippe Becker - hair/make-up
  • Juliet Cuming - styling

[edit] Singles

  • "With Every Beat of My Heart" (October 10, 1989) [1]
  • "Love Will Lead You Back" (1990)
  • "I'll Be Your Shelter" (April 23, 1990) [2]
  • "Heart of Stone" (1990)