Sunfighter
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| Studio album by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick | |||||
| Released | November, 1971 | ||||
| Recorded | 1971 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco | ||||
| Genre | Rock Psychedelic rock |
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| Label | Grunt/RCA | ||||
| Producer | Paul Kantner Grace Slick |
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Sunfighter is an album created by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane. The album was released shortly after the Airplane album Bark was released, and is the second record released on the Airplane's own Grunt label, backed by RCA. The album features a picture of their baby daughter, China Wing Kantner on the cover. Many Bay Area musicians perform on the album, including members of the Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and the horn group, Tower of Power. This album was also the first that Craig Chaquico performed on; he would become the lead guitarist for Jefferson Starship.
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[edit] Dedications
The song "Sunfighter" is dedicated to Marty Balin, who had formed Jefferson Airplane with Kantner.[1]
[edit] Inspirations
The song "Diana" was written in response to the story of Diana Oughton and the Weathermen.[2]
The song "Silver Spoon" concerns cannibalism. According to the liner notes, Grace Slick conceived of the song out of frustration with pressure from vegetarian neighbors in Bolinas, California, where she and Kantner had recently moved.
The song "China" is about their new daughter, China Kantner.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side One
- "Silver Spoon" (Grace Slick) — 5:40
- "Diana" (Paul Kantner / Grace Slick) — 0:52
- "Sunfighter" (Paul Kantner) — 3:50
- "Titanic" (Phil Sawyer) — 2:25
- "Look at the Wood" (Grace Slick / Paul Kantner) — 2:08
- "When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves" (Paul Kantner / Grace Slick) — 4:59
[edit] Side Two
- "Million" (Paul Kantner) — 4:02
- "China" (Grace Slick) — 3:17
- "Earth Mother" (Jack Traylor) — 3:16
- "Diana 2" (Paul Kantner / Grace Slick) — 1:01
- "Universal Copernican Mumbles" (Pat Gleeson / John Vierra / Paul Kantner) — 2:03
- "Holding Together" (Grace Slick / Paul Kantner) — 7:40
[edit] Personnel
Silver Spoon
- Grace Slick - Piano / Vocals
- Papa John Creach - Violin
- Jack Casady - Bass
- Joey Covington - Drums
- The Spanish Sexuals - Flute
Diana
- Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
- Grace Slick - Piano / Vocals
Sunfighter
- Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
- Grace Slick - Piano / Vocals
- Joey Covington - Drums
- Peter Kaukonen - Guitar
- Greg Adams - Trumpet / Flugelhorn
- Mic Gillette - Trombone
- Steven Schuster - Horn Arrangement / Sax / Flute
- Edwin Hawkins Singers - Vocals
Titanic
- Phil Sawyer - Sound Effects
Look at the Wood
- Grace Slick - Vocals
- Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
- David Crosby - Vocals / Tambourine
- Graham Nash - Arp
- Jorma Kaukonen - Lead Guitar
When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves
- Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
- Grace Slick - Vocals
- Peter Kaukonen - Mandolin
- Shelley Silverman - Drums
- Jerry Garcia - Guitar
- David Crosby - Vocals
- Graham Nash - Vocals
Million
- Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
- Grace Slick - Piano / Vocals
- Jerry Garcia - Guitar
- Bill Laudner - Vocals
China
- Grace Slick - Piano / Vocals
- Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar
- Jack Casady - Bass
- Chris Wing - Drums
- Joey Covington - Drums
- Greg Adams - Trumpet
- Mic Gillette - Trombone
- Steven Schuster - Horn Arrangement / Sax
Earth Mother
- Grace Slick - Piano / Vocals
- Paul Kantner - Vocals
- Jack Traylor - Guitar / Vocals
- Spencer Dryden - Drums
- Craig Chaquico - Lead Guitar
- Papa John Creach - Violin
Diana 2
- Paul Kantner - Rhythm Guitar / Vocals
- Grace Slick - Arp / Vocals
- David Crosby - Vocals
- Graham Nash - Vocals
Universal Copernican Mumbles
- Paul Kantner - Vocals
- Pat Gleeson - Moog / Piano
- John Vierra - Synthesizer Keyboard
Holding Together
- Paul Kantner - Vocals
- Grace Slick - Piano
- Jerry Garcia - Guitar
- Joey Covington - Drums
[edit] Production
- Produced by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick
- Engineering: Pat Ieraci
- Featuring Maurice the Miracle Man
- Tru Engine Hearing: Phil Sawyer
- Cover: Acy Lehman
- Lights Inside: Mary Ann Mayer, Joan Chase (Heavy Water Lights)
- Libretto Booklet: Grace Slick assisted by Gary Blackman, Acy Lehman
[edit] Notes
- ^ Original LP liner notes / Sunfighter Grunt Records / RCA FTR-1002
- ^ Tamarakin, Jeff (2003). Got a Revolution: The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0671034030.
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