Red Octopus
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| Studio album by Jefferson Starship | ||||
| Released | June 13, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | February, 1975 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 42:00 | |||
| Label | Grunt/RCA | |||
| Producer | Jefferson Starship / Larry Cox | |||
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Cover art of original LP release
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B− [2] |
Red Octopus is a 1975 album by Jefferson Starship. It was the best-selling album by any incarnation of Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off groups, and the single "Miracles" hit #3 on the Billboard chart, being the highest-charting single any permutation of the band (including Jefferson Airplane) had until that point. This album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. The album itself reached #1 on the Billboard 200.
Marty Balin, the founder of Jefferson Airplane, returned as a fully integrated member and either wrote or co-wrote five of the ten tracks, including "Miracles".[3] The album paved the music direction of the band for their next two albums. The group attempted to create a commercialized sound which was a total contrast to their past works.[4]
Contents
Track listing[edit]
| Side one | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Fast Buck Freddie" | Grace Slick | Craig Chaquico | 3:28 |
| 2. | "Miracles" | Marty Balin | Balin | 6:52 |
| 3. | "Git Fiddler" (instrumental) | Papa John Creach, Kevin Moore, John Parker | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Ai Garimasũ (There Is Love)" | Slick | Slick | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Sweeter Than Honey" | Balin, Craig Chaquico | Chaquico, Pete Sears | 3:20 |
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 6. | "Play On Love" | Slick | Sears | 3:44 |
| 7. | "Tumblin'" | Balin, Robert Hunter | David Freiberg | 3:27 |
| 8. | "I Want To See Another World" | Paul Kantner, Slick, Balin | Kantner | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Sandalphon" (instrumental) | Sears | 4:08 | |
| 10. | "There Will Be Love" | Kantner, Balin | Kantner, Chaquico | 5:04 |
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 11. | "Miracles" (single version) | Balin | Balin | 3:29 |
| 12. | "Band Introduction" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | 1:14 | ||
| 13. | "Fast Buck Freddie" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | Slick | Chaquico | 3:34 |
| 14. | "There Will Be Love" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | Kantner, Balin | Kantner, Chaquico | 4:57 |
| 15. | "You're Driving Me Crazy" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | Vic Smith | Smith | 6:44 |
Personnel[edit]
- Grace Slick – lead and backing vocals, piano (4)
- Paul Kantner – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Marty Balin – lead and backing vocals
- Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Papa John Creach – electric violin
- David Freiberg – organ (2, 8), lead and backing vocals, ARP synthesizer (4, 10), keyboards (7), bass (3, 6, 9)
- Pete Sears – bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-15), keyboards (3, 5) electric (2, 11) and acoustic (6, 8-10) pianos, organ (6, 8, 9), clavinet (6), ARP synthesizer (9), backing vocals
- John Barbata – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel[edit]
- Bobbye Hall – percussion, congas
- Irv Cox – saxophone
Production[edit]
- Jefferson Starship – producer
- Larry Cox – producer, engineer
- Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
- Steve Mantoani, Jeffrey Husband – recordists
- Paul Dowell – amp consultant
- Dave Roberts – string and horn arrangement
- Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heiders, San Francisco
- Mastered by Kent Duncan, Kendun Recorders, Burbank
- Live tracks recorded at Winterland, November 7, 1975
- Bill Thompson – manager
- Frank Mulvey – art director
- Jim Marshall – liner photograph
- Gribbitt! – graphics
Chart positions[edit]
Album[edit]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1975 | Billboard 200 | #1 |
Singles[edit]
- "Miracles" (August 23, 1975) #3 US (Billboard Hot 100)
- "Play On Love" (December 13, 1975) #49 US
References[edit]
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Red Octopus at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ "CG: Jefferson Starship". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "Red Octopus - Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ "Jefferson Starship - Biography". billboard.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
External links[edit]
- Snyder, Patrick (January 1, 1976). "Jefferson Starship: The Miracle Rockers". Rolling Stone.
| Preceded by One of These Nights by Eagles |
Billboard 200 number-one album September 6–12, 1975 September 27 - October 3, 1975 November 1–7, 1975 November 29 - December 5, 1975 |
Succeeded by The Heat Is On by The Isley Brothers |
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