Can't Fight Fate

Can't Fight Fate is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Taylor Dayne, released on October 7, 1989, by Arista Records. The album continued her chart success and was certified 2x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It includes the Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles "With Every Beat of My Heart" (#5) and "I'll Be Your Shelter" (#4), the number one "Love Will Lead You Back" and the top 20 hit, "Heart of Stone" (#12).

Can't Fight Fate
Studio album by
Taylor Dayne
ReleasedOctober 7, 1989
Recorded1989
Studio
  • Cove City Sound (Glen Cove, New York)
  • Shakedown Sound (New York City
  • Hit Factory (New York)
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • The Complex (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length43:41
LabelArista
ProducerRic Wake for Wake Productions
Taylor Dayne chronology
Tell It to My Heart
(1988)		 Can't Fight Fate
(1989)		 Soul Dancing
(1993)
Singles from Can't Fight Fate
  1. "With Every Beat of My Heart"
    Released: October 10, 1989
  2. "Love Will Lead You Back"
    Released: January 20, 1990
  3. "I'll Be Your Shelter"
    Released: March 20, 1990
  4. "Heart of Stone"
    Released: July 23, 1990

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."With Every Beat of My Heart"
4:22
2."I'll Be Your Shelter"Diane Warren4:43
3."Love Will Lead You Back"Warren4:38
4."Heart of Stone"
4:17
5."You Can't Fight Fate"Warren4:42
6."Up All Night"
4:04
7."I Know the Feeling"
4:48
8."Wait for Me"
3:42
9."You Meant the World to Me"
  • Taylor Dayne
  • Ric Wake
4:09
10."Ain't No Good"
  • Dayne
  • Tommy Byrnes
  • Wake
4:04
Total length:43:29
2014 remastered deluxe edition (Disc 1 - bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."All I Ever Wanted"
  • A. Forbes
  • P. Lallemand
  • T. Derkach
3:28
12."With Every Beat of My Heart" (Extended Radio Remix)
  • Faragher
  • Golden
  • Baker
6:32
13."I'll Be Your Shelter" (Extended Remix)Warren5:35
2014 remastered deluxe edition (Disc 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Will Lead You Back" (Single Version)Warren4:27
2."I'll Be Your Shelter" (Single Version)Warren4:06
3."Heart of Stone" (Single Version)
  • Wolff
  • Tripp
4:00
4."With Every Beat of Your Heart" (Palpitashun Remix)
  • Faragher
  • Golden
  • Baker
7:10
5."I'll Be Your Shelter" (Groove Mix)Warren5:03
6."With Every Beat of My Heart" (Mental Dub Edit)
  • Faragher
  • Golden
  • Baker
8:03
7."Up All Night" (The Sunrise Mix)
  • Peiken
  • Rimland
  • Keating
8:02
8."With Every Beat of My Heart" (Make It Rock Remix)
  • Faragher
  • Golden
  • Baker
7:03
9."Up All Night" (Insomnia Dub)
  • Peiken
  • Rimland
  • Keating
6:42
10."With Every Beat of My Heart" (Mental Dub)
  • Faragher
  • Golden
  • Baker
9:36

Credits and personnel

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)
  • T.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 Jr. – 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)

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
  • Mario Vasquez – assistant engineer
  • Brett Swain – assistant engineer
  • Raoul Rogut – assistant engineer
  • Greg Arnold – assistant engineer
  • Susan Mendola – art director
  • Wayne Maser – photography
  • Philippe Becker – hair/make-up artist
  • Juliet Cuming – styling

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] 2× Platinum 140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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