Spitfire (Jefferson Starship album)
Spitfire is the third album by the rock band Jefferson Starship. Released in 1976, a year after the chart-topping Red Octopus, it quickly scaled the charts, peaking for six consecutive weeks at #3 in Billboard and attaining a RIAA platinum certification. The album features writing contributions from members of singer Marty Balin's former band Bodacious DF, as well as Jesse Barish, who became one of Balin's frequent collaborators. Stereo and quadraphonic mixes of the album were released. "Song to the Sun" was included in the 1977 Laserock program.[3]
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 Cover art by Shusei Nagaoka | ||||
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| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Recorded | March 1976 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | AOR | |||
| Length | 42:04 | |||
| Label | Grunt | |||
| Producer | Larry Cox / Jefferson Starship | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Cruisin'" | Charles Hickox | Hickox | 5:27 |
| 2. | "Dance with the Dragon" | Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Craig Chaquico | Kantner, Chaquico, Pete Sears | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Hot Water" | Slick | Sears | 3:17 |
| 4. | "St. Charles" | Kantner, Balin, Jesse Barish, Chaquico, Thunderhawk | Kantner, Chaquico | 6:38 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 5. | "Song to the Sun: Part I: Ozymandias / Part II: Don't Let It Rain" | instrumental / Kantner, China Wing Kantner | P. Kantner, Chaquico, John Barbata, David Freiberg, Sears, Slick / P. Kantner | 1:39 / 5:36 |
| 6. | "With Your Love" | Balin, Joey Covington, Vic Smith | Balin, Covington, Smith | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Switchblade" | Slick | Slick | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Big City" | Barbata, Joel Scott Hill, Chris Ethridge | Barbata, Hill, Ethridge | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Love Lovely Love" | Barish | Barish | 3:31 |
Personnel
- Grace Slick – lead and backing vocals, piano (5a, 7)
- Marty Balin – lead and backing vocals
- Paul Kantner – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, backing vocals
- David Freiberg – keyboards (1-4, 5b, 6, 9), lead and backing vocals, ARP synthesizer (5a), bass (7, 8),
- Pete Sears – bass (1-6, 9), piano (2, 5b), Mellotron (3), keyboards (4, 8), organ (5a, 7), Moog (5a, 7)
- John Barbata – drums, percussion, backing and lead (8) vocals
- Additional personnel
- Bobbye Hall – percussion, congas
- Dave Roberts – string and horn arrangements
- Steven Schuster – saxophone (5b)
Production
- Jefferson Starship – producer, art direction
- Larry Cox – producer, engineer
- Steve Malcolm – assistant to the engineer
- Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
- Bill Thompson – manager
- Cassandra Gaviola – dragon princess
- Paul Dowell – amp consultant
- John Langdon – label art
- Tim Bryant/Gribbit – album design, art direction
- Ron Slenzak – cover photography
- Shusei Nagaoka – illustration
- Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heiders, San Francisco
- Mastered by Kent Duncan, Kendun Recorders, Burbank
Singles / music videos
- "With Your Love" (7/24/76) #12 US
- "St. Charles" (12/4/76) #64 US
References
- Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Spitfire - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "LaserRock". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
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