Can't Fight Fate

1989 studio album by Taylor Dayne

Can't Fight Fate

Studio album by

Taylor Dayne

Released

October 31, 1989

Studio

Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, New York)
Shakedown Sound Studios (New York City
The Hit Factory (New York)
Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood)
The Complex (Los Angeles)

Genre

Dance
pop
rock^[1]

Length

43:41

Label

Arista

Producer

Ric Wake

Taylor Dayne chronology

Tell It to My Heart
(1988)

Can't Fight Fate
(1989)

Soul Dancing
(1993)

Singles from Can't Fight Fate

"With Every Beat of My Heart"
Released: October 10, 1989
"Love Will Lead You Back"
Released: January 20, 1990
"I'll Be Your Shelter"
Released: March 20, 1990
"Heart of Stone"
Released: July 23, 1990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Select	^[3]

Can't Fight Fate is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Taylor Dayne, released on October 31, 1989, by Arista Records.^[4] The album continued her chart success and was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It includes the Billboard Hot 100 singles "With Every Beat of My Heart" (No. 5) and "I'll Be Your Shelter" (No. 4), the number one "Love Will Lead You Back" and "Heart of Stone" (No. 12).

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis declared the album's ballads as "lush and dramatic", mentioning "Love Will Lead You Back". However, he felt that the "real killers" are the rock songs, which Dayne "delivers like a true, seasoned rock star", noting that "I'll Be Your Shelter" "brings to mind Tina Turner". Promis highlighted also "You Can't Fight Fate" and "Ain't No Good", and concluded, "Years after its release, this album stands the test of time, and can safely be classified as one of the more diverse and exciting dance/pop/rock albums of the late '80s/early '90s."^[2] People stated, "Not many singers can go from hot to dreamy and back again as smoothly as Dayne does on this first-rate album." The reviewer felt the singer "has the spirit and rhythmic sense" to turn "I'll Be Your Shelter" into "a vivacious party track", but remarked that she also can "dig for depth and rich tone" on ballads, such as "Love Will Lead You Back".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"With Every Beat of My Heart"	Tommy Faragher Lotti Golden Arthur Baker	4:22
2.	"I'll Be Your Shelter"	Diane Warren	4:43
3.	"Love Will Lead You Back"	Warren	4:38
4.	"Heart of Stone"	Elliot Wolff Gregg Tripp	4:17
5.	"You Can't Fight Fate"	Warren	4:42
6.	"Up All Night"	Shelly Peiken Steve Rimland Kennan Keating	4:04
7.	"I Know the Feeling"	Marvin Hamlisch Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman	4:48
8.	"Wait for Me"	Antonina Armato Rick Neigher	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.	Title	Writer(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)	Warren	5:35

2014 remastered deluxe edition (Disc 2)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Will Lead You Back" (Single Version)	Warren	4:27
2.	"I'll Be Your Shelter" (Single Version)	Warren	4:06
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)	Warren	5:03
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

Personnel

Taylor Dayne – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 10), arrangements (10)
Rich Tancredi – keyboards (1-4, 6–10), arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6–10)
Tommy Byrnes – guitars (2, 10), rhythm guitar (5), backing vocals (10)
Bob Cadway – guitars (3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
Blues Saraceno – lead guitar (5)
Kevin Jenkins – bass (2)
T.M. Stevens – bass (5)
Joe Franco – drums (1-5, 7–10)
Richie Jones – drum programming (6)
Joel Peskin – sax solo (1, 9)
Richie Cannata – saxophone (4, 5, 7)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 9), trumpet arrangements (1), horn arrangements (9)
Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 9)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trumpet (1), trombone (9)
Paul Tuthill – trumpet (5)
Ric Wake – arrangements
Jamillah Muhammad – backing vocals (1, 3–10)
Ricky Nelson – backing vocals (1, 3, 7)
Billy T. Scott – backing vocals (1, 3–10), BGV arrangements (1, 3, 4, 8)
Gloria Weems – backing vocals (1, 4)
Kathy Troccoli – backing vocals (2)

Production

Clive Davis – executive producer
Ric Wake – producer
Bob Cadway – recording, mixing
Greg Arnold – assistant engineer
Thom Cadley – assistant engineer
Robert "Void" Caprio – assistant engineer
Susan Gibbons – assistant engineer
Dan Hetzel – assistant engineer
Rail Rogut – assistant engineer
Brett Swain – assistant engineer
Mario Vasquez – assistant engineer
Thomas R. Yezzi – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
David Barratt – production coordinator
Susan Mendola – art direction
Wayne Maser – photography
Philippe Becker – hair stylist, make-up artist
Juliet Cuming – styling
Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989–1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	7
Canadian Albums (RPM)^[7]	23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	24
US Billboard 200^[11]	25

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[12]	16
US Billboard 200^[13]	20

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[14]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[15]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[16]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1990". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Taylor Dayne – Can't Fight Fate". Music Canada. July 23, 1990. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
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