Winds of Change (Jefferson Starship album)

Winds of Change is the seventh album by Jefferson Starship and was released in 1982. It was the first studio album produced after Grace Slick rejoined the band as a full member. Aynsley Dunbar plays drums on the album, but was replaced by Donny Baldwin for the supporting tour. The album reached number 26 on the Billboard charts.

Winds of Change
Studio album by Jefferson Starship
Released	October 4, 1982
Recorded	1982 at the Automatt, San Francisco
Genre	Rock, AOR
Length	40:16
Label	Grunt
Producer	Kevin Beamish
Jefferson Starship chronology
Modern Times (1981) Winds of Change (1982) Nuclear Furniture (1984)

The LP produced two U.S. Top 40 singles: "Be My Lady" in the fall of 1982, and "Winds of Change" in the winter of 1983.

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Winds of Change"	Jeannette Sears	Pete Sears	3:52
2.	"Keep on Dreamin'"	Craig Chaquico	Chaquico	5:00
3.	"Be My Lady"	J. Sears	P. Sears	3:50
4.	"I Will Stay"	J. Sears	P. Sears	3:56
5.	"Out of Control"	Paul Kantner, China Wing Kantner, Grace Slick	Kantner	2:53

Side B

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Can't Find Love"	Grace Slick, Monica Clemans, Mickey Thomas, Chaquico	Chaquico	4:48
2.	"Black Widow"	Chaquico, Grace Slick	Chaquico	4:59
3.	"I Came Back From the Jaws of the Dragon"	Kantner	Kantner	5:57
4.	"Quit Wasting Time"	J. Sears	P. Sears	5:01

Personnel

• Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion
• David Freiberg – vocals, bass on "Be My Lady", keyboards on "Winds of Change", "Keep on Dreamin'", "Out of Control", "Can't Find Love", and "I Came Back from the Jaws of the Dragon", organ on "Quit Wasting Time", synthesizer on "Quit Wasting Time"
• Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Pete Sears – bass on all tracks except "Be My Lady", keyboards on "Be My Lady" and "I Will Stay", synthesizer on "Black Widow" and "Quit Wasting Time", piano on "I Came Back from the Jaws of the Dragon"
• Mickey Thomas – vocals
• Grace Slick – vocals

Production

• Kevin Beamish – producer for Kevin Beamish Productions, Inc., engineer
• Maureen Droney – assistant engineer
• Tom Cummings – assistant mixing engineer
• Jeff Sanders – mastering
• Maurice – production coordinator
• Andreas Nottebohm – cover art, painting
• Dyer / Kahn, Inc. – design
• Paul Tokarski, Visual Promotions, Inc. – special effects photography
• Recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco
• Mixed and mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank
• Bill Thompson – manager

Singles and music videos

• "Be My Lady" (1982) #28 US
• "Winds of Change" (1983) #38 US Billboard Hot 100; #37 Cash Box Top 100[1]
• "Can't Find Love" (1983)
• "Out of Control" (music video only / no single released)

Notes

1. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 26, 1983

References

• Winds of Change (Vinyl inside sleeve). Jefferson Starship. New York City: RCA. 1982. BXL1-4372.CS1 maint: others (link)