Dragon Fly (album)

Dragon Fly (album)
Dragon Fly
Studio album by Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, and Jefferson Starship
Released September, 1974
Recorded July, 1974 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre Rock
Length 42:25
Label Grunt/RCA
Producer Jefferson Starship / Larry Cox
Jefferson Starship chronology
Blows Against the Empire
(1970)
Dragon Fly
(1974)
Red Octopus
(1975)
Grace Slick chronology
Manhole
(1974)
Dragon Fly
(1974)
Dreams
(1980)
Paul Kantner chronology
Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun
(1973)
Dragon Fly
(1974)
Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (C+)[2]

Dragon Fly, the 1974 release credited to Grace Slick / Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship, was the transitional album between the various shifting groups Slick and Kantner had been recording with, as Jefferson Airplane dissolved in the early ‘70s and the new group Jefferson Starship began. This album just missed the Top Ten and went gold within six months, selling as well as any Jefferson Airplane albums generally did. Although the single "Ride the Tiger" only rose to #84 on the Billboard charts, the album itself hit #11.

"Hyperdrive" was used in the opening ceremonies of the 1976 World Science Fiction Convention, MidAmeriCon, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Ride the Tiger"   Byong Yu, Grace Slick, Paul Kantner Kantner 5:11
2. "That’s for Sure"   Jerry Gallup Craig Chaquico 4:58
3. "Be Young You"   Slick Slick 3:49
4. "Caroline"   Marty Balin Kantner 7:29
Side two
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Devil’s Den"   Slick Papa John Creach 4:03
2. "Come to Life"   Robert Hunter David Freiberg, Steven Schuster 3:46
3. "All Fly Away"   Tom Pacheco Pacheco 5:25
4. "Hyperdrive"   Slick Pete Sears 7:44

Singles

  • "Ride the Tiger" (1974) #84 US
  • "Caroline" (1974)

Personnel

  • Grace Slick – vocals, piano on "Be Young You"
  • Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • John Barbata – drums, percussion
  • Craig Chaquico – lead guitar
  • Papa John Creach – electric violin
  • Pete Sears – bass on all tracks except "That's for Sure", piano on "That's for Sure", "Caroline", "All Fly Away", and "Hyperdrive", harpsichord on "Caroline", organ on "Hyperdrive"
  • David Freiberg – vocals, keyboards on "Ride the Tiger", "Be Young You" and "Caroline", piano on "Devil's Den" and "Come to Life", organ on "All Fly Away", bass on "That's for Sure"

Additional Personnel

Production

  • Jefferson Starship – producer
  • Larry Cox – producer, engineer
  • Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
  • Steve Mantoani – recordist
  • Paul Dowell – amp consultant
  • Bill Thompson – manager
  • Acy Lehman, Frank Mulvey – art directors
  • Peter Lloyd – illustration
  • Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heider's, San Francisco

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William (2011 [last update]). "Dragon Fly - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10301. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2011 [last update]). "Robert Christgau: CG: Jefferson Starship". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Jefferson+Starship. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 

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