Spitfire (album)

Spitfire
Studio album by Jefferson Starship
Released	June, 1976
Recorded	March, 1976 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre	AOR
Length	42:04
Label	Grunt/RCA
Producer	Larry Cox / Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship chronology
Red Octopus (1975) Spitfire (1976) Flight Log (1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	(C)

Spitfire is Jefferson Starship's 1976 follow-up to the chart-topping Red Octopus (1975). This album quickly scaled the charts, spending six consecutive weeks at number three in Billboard and going platinum.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Cruisin'"	Charles Hickox	Hickox	5:27
2.	"Dance with the Dragon"	Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Marty Balin, Craig Chaquico	Kantner, Chaquico, Pete Sears	5:02
3.	"Hot Water"	Slick	Sears	3:17
4.	"St. Charles"	Kantner, Balin, Jesse Barish, Chaquico, Thunderhawk	Kantner, Chaquico	6:38

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Song to the Sun: Part I: Ozymandias / Part II: Don't Let It Rain"	instrumental / Kantner, China Wing Kantner	P. Kantner, Chaquico, John Barbata, David Freiberg, Sears, Slick / P. Kantner	1:39 / 5:36
2.	"With Your Love"	Balin, Joey Covington, Vic Smith	Balin, Covington, Smith	3:33
3.	"Switchblade"	Slick	Slick	4:01
4.	"Big City"	Barbata, Joel Scott Hill, Chris Ethridge	Barbata, Hill, Ethridge	3:20
5.	"Love Lovely Love"	Barish	Barish	3:31

Personnel

• Grace Slick – vocals, piano on "Ozymandias" and "Switchblade"
• Marty Balin – vocals
• Paul Kantner – vocals, rhythm guitar
• John Barbata – drums, percussion, lead vocals on "Big City", vocals
• Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, vocals
• David Freiberg – vocals, bass on "Switchblade" and "Big City", keyboards on "Cruisin'", "Dance with the Dragon", "Hot Water", "St. Charles", "Don't Let It Rain", "With Your Love", and "Love Lovely Love", Arp on "Ozymandias"
• Pete Sears – bass on all tracks except "Switchblade" and "Big City", piano on "Dance with the Dragon" and "Don't Let It Rain", Mellotron on "Hot Water", keyboards on "St. Charles" and "Big City", organ on "Ozymandias" and "Switchblade", Moog on "Ozymandias" and "Switchblade"

Additional Personnel

• Bobbye Hall – percussion, congas
• Dave Roberts – string and horn arrangements
• Steven Schuster – saxophone on "Don't Let It Rain"

Production

• Jefferson Starship – producer, art direction
• Larry Cox – producer, engineer
• Steve Malcolm – assistant to the engineer
• Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
• Bill Thompson – manager
• Cassandra Gaviola – dragon princess
• Paul Dowell – amp consultant
• John Langdon – label art
• Gribbitt! (Chris Whorf, Tim Bryant) – album design
• Ron Slenzak – cover photography
• Shusei Nagaoka – illustration
• Recorded and Mixed at Wally Heiders, San Francisco
• Mastered by Kent Duncan, Kendun Recorders, Burbank

Singles / Music Videos

• "With Your Love" (7/24/76) #12 US
• "St. Charles" (12/4/76) #64 US (found music video)