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Spitfire (Jefferson Starship album)

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Released
  
June, 1976

Spitfire (1976)
  
Flight Log (1977)

Release date
  
June 1976

Genre
  
Album-oriented rock

Length
  
42:04

Artist
  
Jefferson Starship

Label
  
Grunt Records


Recorded
  
March, 1976 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco

Producer
  
Larry Cox / Jefferson Starship

Similar
  
Jefferson Starship albums, Album-oriented rock albums, Other albums

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 as 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.

Contents

Jefferson starship hot water spitfire 1976


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

    • Songs

    1Cruisin'5:30
    2Dance With the Dragon5:03
    3Hot Water3:19

    References

    Spitfire (Jefferson Starship album) Wikipedia
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