Red Octopus
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. This album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. The album itself reached #1 on the Billboard 200.
Marty Balin, one of the original founders of Jefferson Airplane, returns as a fully integrated member and writes five of the 10 tracks, including the hit "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]
Track listing
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"Play On Love" | Slick | Sears |
3:44 |
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"Tumblin'" | Balin, Robert Hunter | David Freiberg |
3:27 |
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"I Want To See Another World" | Paul Kantner, Slick, Balin | Kantner |
4:34 |
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"Sandalphon" (instrumental) | | Sears |
4:08 |
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"There Will Be Love" | Kantner, Balin | Kantner, Chaquico |
5:04 |
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"Miracles" (single version) | Balin | Balin |
3:29 |
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"Band Introduction" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | | |
1:14 |
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"Fast Buck Freddie" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | Slick | Chaquico |
3:34 |
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"There Will Be Love" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland) | Kantner, Balin | Kantner, Chaquico |
4:57 |
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"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
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
Singles
- "Miracles" (August 23, 1975) #3 US (Billboard Hot 100)
- "Play On Love" (December 13, 1975) #49 US
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