Freedom at Point Zero

Freedom at Point Zero
Studio album by Jefferson Starship
Released	November 1, 1979
Recorded	1979 at the Record Plant, Los Angeles and Sausalito
Genre	Rock, hard rock, arena rock, AOR
Length	42:27
Label	Grunt
Producer	Ron Nevison
Jefferson Starship chronology
Gold (1979) Freedom at Point Zero (1979) Modern Times (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Christgau's Record Guide	C−

Freedom at Point Zero is the fifth album by Jefferson Starship and was released in 1979. It was the first album for new lead singer Mickey Thomas, and the first after both Grace Slick and Marty Balin left the previous year (Slick rejoined the band for their next album Modern Times in 1981 and Balin joined the revived Jefferson Starship in 1993). Aynsley Dunbar plays drums on this album; he had left Journey the previous year. The album cover was shot on location in the San Francisco Bay on board the USCGC Midgett.

The single "Jane" peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 14 and spent three weeks at No. 6 on the Cash Box Top 100. "Jane" was featured in the 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned, as well as the opening music to the film Wet Hot American Summer and its prequel series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. It is one of the few songs that was performed live by both the Paul Kantner-led Jefferson Starship TNG and the Mickey Thomas-led Starship. The song "Lightning Rose" predicts the concept of the Nuclear Furniture album, and in fact its character Lightning Rose would return on Nuclear Furniture as the key character in that album's concept.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Jane"	David Freiberg, Jim McPherson	Freiberg, McPherson, Paul Kantner, Craig Chaquico	4:07
2.	"Lightning Rose (Carry the Fire)"	Kantner	Kantner	4:36
3.	"Things to Come"	Kantner, China Wing Kantner	P. Kantner	4:49
4.	"Awakening"	Jeannette Sears	Pete Sears	7:59
5.	"Girl with the Hungry Eyes"	Kantner	Kantner	3:28
6.	"Just the Same"	Chaquico, J. Sears	Chaquico, Eric Van Soest	5:17
7.	"Rock Music"	Chaquico, J. Sears	Chaquico	3:35
8.	"Fading Lady Light"	J. Sears	P. Sears, Mark Unobsky	3:39
9.	"Freedom at Point Zero (Climbing Tiger Mountain through the Sky)"	Kantner	Kantner	4:25

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian (Kent Music Report)	75

Personnel

• Mickey Thomas – lead (1, 3-9) and backing vocals
• Paul Kantner – lead (2, 9) and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (3)
• Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• David Freiberg – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 8) synthesizer (3, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals
• Pete Sears – bass (3, 4 (intro), 5, 7, 9), piano (1, 2, 4), electric piano (6), organ (8), rhythm guitar (8), backing vocals
• Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Steven Schuster – saxophone (1-3, 6, 9)
• Tower of Power – horns (1)

Production

• Ron Nevison – producer for Gadget Productions, Inc., engineer
• Michael Clink – engineer
• Mike Reese – mastering
• Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
• Paul Dowell – amp consultant
• Ria Lewerke-Shapiro – art direction, design
• Gary Regester – photography
• Tyrone Q. Thompson – star scout
• Bill Thompson – manager
• Recorded and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles - Sausalito
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood

Singles

Song	US Billboard Hot 100	US Cash Box Top 100	Canadian RPM	UK
"Jane"	14	6	13	21
"Rock Music"		29	--	--
"Girl With The Hungry Eyes"	55	70