Count On Me (Jefferson Starship song)
"Count on Me" is a 1978 song and single by Jefferson Starship written by Jesse Barish for the album Earth.[1] The single, in lighter rock mode, gave Starship another US Top 10 hit after "Miracles".[2][3] It was featured in the end credits to the movies Grown Ups and The Family Stone.[4]
"Count on Me" | ||||
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Single by Jefferson Starship | ||||
from the album Earth | ||||
B-side | "Show Yourself" | |||
Released | March 1978 | |||
Genre | Rock, soft rock | |||
Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | Grunt | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jesse Barish | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Cox and Jefferson Starship | |||
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Barish released his own version, also in 1978.[5]
Chart performance
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Cover versions
- Balin released a new version on his 1999 solo album Marty Balin Greatest Hits.[11]
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References
- Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs 2014 - Page 64 "COUNT ON ME Artist: Jefferson Starship Written by: Jesse Barish From the album: Earth Label: Grunt Produced by: Larry Cox, Jefferson Starship Year: 1978 Entering their arena rock phase. "
- 1000 UK Number One Hits 0857123602 Jon Kutner - 2010 "In 1971 after a change in the line-up they renamed themselves Jefferson Starship and had US Top 10 hits with, 'Miracles' and 'Count on Me'. "
- Colin Larkin The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2011- Page 390 "Spitfire and Earth continued the Jefferson Starship's success, although the band had now become a hard rock outfit. Balin's lighter 'Count on Me' was a US top 10 hit in 1978.
- "Jefferson Starship". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- "Jesse Barish – Jesse Barish". discogs.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-05-27. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- "Charts.nz – Starship – Miracles". Top 40 Singles.
- "Miracles - Starship". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- Bac-lac.gc.ca
- http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1978.htm
- "Marty Balin, Marty Balin Greatest Hits". Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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