Red Octopus

Red Octopus
Studio album by Jefferson Starship
Released	June 13, 1975
Recorded	February, 1975 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Rock, AOR
Length	42:00
Label	Grunt/RCA
Producer	Jefferson Starship / Larry Cox
Jefferson Starship chronology
Dragon Fly (1974) Red Octopus (1975) Spitfire (1976)
Alternative cover
Cover art of original LP release

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	B−

Red Octopus is a 1975 album by Jefferson Starship. It was the best-selling album by any incarnation of Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off groups, and the single "Miracles" hit #3 on the Billboard chart, being the biggest hit single the band had until that point. The album itself reached #1 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Fast Buck Freddie"	Grace Slick	Craig Chaquico	3:28
2.	"Miracles"	Marty Balin	Balin	6:52
3.	"Git Fiddler" (instrumental)		Papa John Creach, Kevin Moore, John Parker	3:08
4.	"Ai Garimasũ (There Is Love)"	Slick	Slick	4:15
5.	"Sweeter Than Honey"	Balin, Craig Chaquico	Chaquico, Pete Sears	3:20

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Play On Love"	Slick	Sears	3:44
2.	"Tumblin'"	Balin, Robert Hunter	David Freiberg	3:27
3.	"I Want To See Another World"	Paul Kantner, Slick, Balin	Kantner	4:34
4.	"Sandalphon" (instrumental)		Sears	4:08
5.	"There Will Be Love"	Kantner, Balin	Kantner, Chaquico	5:04

2005 CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Miracles" (single version)	Balin	Balin	3:29
2.	"Band Introduction" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland)			1:14
3.	"Fast Buck Freddie" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland)	Slick	Chaquico	3:34
4.	"There Will Be Love" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland)	Kantner, Balin	Kantner, Chaquico	4:57
5.	"You're Driving Me Crazy" (live, November 7, 1975 at Winterland)	Vic Smith	Smith	6:44

Personnel

• Grace Slick – vocals, piano on "Ai Garimasu"
• Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Marty Balin – vocals
• John Barbata – drums, percussion, vocals
• Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, vocals
• Papa John Creach – electric violin
• Pete Sears – bass on all tracks except "Git Fiddler", "Play On Love", and "Sandalphon", electric piano on "Miracles", keyboards on "Git Fiddler" and "Sweeter Than Honey", piano on "Play On Love", "I Want to See Another World", "Sandalphon", and "There Will Be Love", organ on "Play On Love", "I Want to See Another World", and "Sandalphon", clavinet on "Play On Love", Arp on "Sandalphon", vocals
• David Freiberg – vocals, bass on "Git Fiddler", "Play On Love", and "Sandalphon", organ on "Miracles" and "I Want to See Another World", Arp on "Ai Garimasu" and "There Will Be Love", keyboards on "Tumblin'"

Additional personnel

• Bobbye Hall – percussion, congas
• Irv Cox – saxophone

Production

• Jefferson Starship – producer
• Larry Cox – producer, engineer
• Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
• Steve Mantoani, Jeffrey Husband – recordists
• Paul Dowell – amp consultant
• Dave Roberts – string and horn arrangement
• Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heiders, San Francisco
• Mastered by Kent Duncan, Kendun Recorders, Burbank
• Live tracks recorded at Winterland, November 7, 1975
• Bill Thompson – manager
• Frank Mulvey – art director
• Jim Marshall – liner photograph
• Gribbitt! – graphics

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard 200	#1

Singles

• "Miracles" (August 23, 1975) #3 US (Billboard Hot 100)
• "Play On Love" (December 13, 1975) #49 US

References

Preceded by One of These Nights by Eagles

Billboard 200 number-one album September 6–12, 1975 September 27 - October 3, 1975 November 1–7, 1975 November 29 - December 5, 1975

Succeeded by The Heat Is On by The Isley Brothers