Red Octopus
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Red Octopus | ||||
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Studio album by Jefferson Starship | ||||
Released | June 13, 1975 | |||
Recorded | February, 1975 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco | |||
Genre | Rock, AOR | |||
Length | 42:00 | |||
Label | Grunt/RCA | |||
Producer | Jefferson Starship / Larry Cox | |||
Jefferson Starship chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Cover art of original LP release |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | B− |
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 the band had until that point. The album itself reached #1 on the Billboard 200.
Track listing
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 |
Side two | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
1. | "Play On Love" | Slick | Sears | 3:44 | ||||||
2. | "Tumblin'" | Balin, Robert Hunter | David Freiberg | 3:27 | ||||||
3. | "I Want To See Another World" | Paul Kantner, Slick, Balin | Kantner | 4:34 | ||||||
4. | "Sandalphon" (instrumental) | Sears | 4:08 | |||||||
5. | "There Will Be Love" | Kantner, Balin | Kantner, Chaquico | 5:04 |
2005 CD bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | ||||||
1. | "Miracles" (single version) | Balin | Balin | 3:29 | ||||||
2. | "Band Introduction" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | 1:14 | ||||||||
3. | "Fast Buck Freddie" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | Slick | Chaquico | 3:34 | ||||||
4. | "There Will Be Love" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | Kantner, Balin | Kantner, Chaquico | 4:57 | ||||||
5. | "You're Driving Me Crazy" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | Vic Smith | Smith | 6:44 |
Personnel
- Grace Slick – vocals, piano on "Ai Garimasu"
- Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Marty Balin – vocals
- John Barbata – drums, percussion, vocals
- Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, vocals
- Papa John Creach – electric violin
- Pete Sears – bass on all tracks except "Git Fiddler", "Play On Love", and "Sandalphon", electric piano on "Miracles", keyboards on "Git Fiddler" and "Sweeter Than Honey", piano on "Play On Love", "I Want to See Another World", "Sandalphon", and "There Will Be Love", organ on "Play On Love", "I Want to See Another World", and "Sandalphon", clavinet on "Play On Love", Arp on "Sandalphon", vocals
- David Freiberg – vocals, bass on "Git Fiddler", "Play On Love", and "Sandalphon", organ on "Miracles" and "I Want to See Another World", Arp on "Ai Garimasu" and "There Will Be Love", keyboards on "Tumblin'"
Additional personnel
- Bobbye Hall – percussion, congas
- Irv Cox – saxophone
Production
- 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
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1975 | Billboard 200 | #1 |
Singles
- "Miracles" (August 23, 1975) #3 US (Billboard Hot 100)
- "Play On Love" (December 13, 1975) #49 US
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Red Octopus at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ↑ "CG: Jefferson Starship". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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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