Spitfire (Jefferson Starship album)

Spitfire

Cover art by Shusei Nagaoka
Studio album by Jefferson Starship
Released June, 1976
Recorded March, 1976 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre AOR
Length 42:04
Label Grunt/RCA
Producer Larry Cox / Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship chronology
Red Octopus
(1975)
Spitfire
(1976)
Flight Log
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert Christgau(C)[2]

Spitfire is a 1976 album by the rock band Jefferson Starship. It was released a year after the chart-topping Red Octopus, and quickly scaled the charts, spending six consecutive weeks at number three on Billboard and going platinum. The album features writing contributions from members of singer Marty Balin's former band Bodacious DF, as well Jesse Barish, who became one of Balin's frequent collaborators. This album was released in both stereo and quadraphonic. "Song to the Sun" was included in the 1977 Laserock program.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Cruisin'"  Charles HickoxHickox 5:27
2. "Dance with the Dragon"  Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Craig ChaquicoKantner, Chaquico, Pete Sears 5:02
3. "Hot Water"  SlickSears 3:17
4. "St. Charles"  Kantner, Balin, Jesse Barish, Chaquico, ThunderhawkKantner, Chaquico 6:38
Side two
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
5. "Song to the Sun: Part I: Ozymandias / Part II: Don't Let It Rain"  instrumental / Kantner, China Wing KantnerP. Kantner, Chaquico, John Barbata, David Freiberg, Sears, Slick / P. Kantner 1:39 / 5:36
6. "With Your Love"  Balin, Joey Covington, Vic SmithBalin, Covington, Smith 3:33
7. "Switchblade"  SlickSlick 4:01
8. "Big City"  Barbata, Joel Scott Hill, Chris EthridgeBarbata, Hill, Ethridge 3:20
9. "Love Lovely Love"  BarishBarish 3:31

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

Singles / music videos

References

  1. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Spitfire - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. Christgau, Robert (2011). "Robert Christgau: CG: Jefferson Starship". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
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