Earth (Jefferson Starship album)

Earth
Studio album by Jefferson Starship
Released	February 6, 1978
Recorded	July – October, 1977
Studio	Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Rock, AOR
Length	41:27
Label	Grunt
Producer	Larry Cox, Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship chronology

Earth is the fourth album by Jefferson Starship. The album was recorded in 1977, with the same band lineup as the previous album, Spitfire and released in 1978.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]

The band had not toured in 1977, partly due to Marty Balin's reluctance to commit to the band. The song "Count on Me" became a Top 10 single, peaking at No. 8. The album hit No. 5 on the Billboard charts. A US and European tour followed. A riot in West Germany occurred after the band decided not to play without Grace Slick, who was ill. They lost their guitars and equipment during the riot and played one more tense show on West German TV in Hamburg, after which Slick left the band for one album. Marty Balin led the band for one more show at a Genesis concert at the Knebworth Festival in England using rented equipment. When they returned to the US, drummer John Barbata left the band after a serious car accident. This would be the end of the 1970s line-up and several new members joined the band, as well as a new record producer. Success of this album led to Jefferson Starship being contracted to provide a song for the Star Wars Holiday Special.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Love Too Good"	Gabriel Robles	Craig Chaquico	6:03
2.	"Count on Me"	Jesse Barish	Barish	3:14
3.	"Take Your Time"	Grace Slick	Pete Sears	4:08
4.	"Crazy Feelin'"	Barish	Barish	3:38
5.	"Skateboard"	Slick, Chaquico	Chaquico	3:18

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Fire"	Marty Balin, Trish Robbins	David Freiberg, Sears	4:44
2.	"Show Yourself"	Slick	Slick	4:36
3.	"Runaway"	N. Q. Dewey	Dewey	5:18
4.	"All Nite Long"	Paul Kantner, Balin, Barish, Slick	Kantner, John Barbata, Sears, Chaquico, Freiberg	6:28

Personnel

Grace Slick – vocals, piano on "Show Yourself"
Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
Marty Balin – vocals
Pete Sears – bass guitar on "Skateboard", "Runaway", and "All Nite Long", electric piano on "Love Too Good", organ on "Love Too Good", "Count on Me", "Take Your Time", "Crazy Feelin", "Fire", and "Show Yourself", Moog on "Love Too Good", "Skateboard", and "All Nite Long", synthesizer on "Love Too Good", piano on "Count on Me", "Take Your Time", "Crazy Feelin'", "Fire", and "Show Yourself", celeste on "Count on Me", clavinet on "Crazy Feelin'" and "Fire"
Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, rhythm guitar on "Love Too Good", "Crazy Feelin'", "Skateboard", and "Show Yourself", vocals
John Barbata – electric drums, drums, congas, percussion, vocals
David Freiberg – vocals, bass on all tracks except "Skateboard", "Runaway" and "All Nite Long", organ on "Skateboard", "Runaway", and "All Nite Long"

Additional Personnel

Gene Page – strings, horns
Jesse Barish – background vocals

Production

Jefferson Starship – producer, arrangements, art direction
Larry Cox – producer, engineer
David Frazer – assistant engineer
Steve Hall – recordist
Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator, art coordination
Nat Quick – illustration
Bill Thompson – manager
Paul Dowell – amp consultant
Cynthia Bowman – art coordination
Bill Laudner – art assistant
Gribbitt (Tim Bryant) – art director
Don Davis – Earth dust sleeve illustration, Earth label illustration
Roger Rossmeyer – photography
Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heider, San Francisco
Strings and Horns arranged by Gene Page, Whitney Recording Studio, Glendale
Mastered by John Golden at Kendun Recorders, Burbank

Singles

"Count on Me" (3/11/78) #8 US
"Runaway" (5/27/78) #12 US
"Crazy Feelin'" (9/9/78) #54 US

References

Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Earth - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

External links

Fong-Torres, Ben (May 18, 1978). "Jefferson Starship: Strange Times at the Launching Pad". Rolling Stone.

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[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Earth - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.