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"Count on Me" is a 1978 song and single by Jefferson Starship written by Jesse Barish for the album Earth. [1] The single, in lighter rock mode, gave Starship another US Top 10 hit after "Miracles". [2] [3] It was featured in the end credits to the movies Grown Ups and The Family Stone. [4]
Flight Log (1966–1976) is a compilation album by the American rock band Jefferson Airplane.Released in January 1977 as a double-LP as Grunt CYL2-1255, it is a compilation of Jefferson Airplane and Airplane-related tracks, including tracks by Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna, as well as solo tracks by Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, and Jorma Kaukonen.
Rolling Stone magazine included the Box Tops original at number 372 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", [1] and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame added it to the list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll". [2] In 2011, the single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [3]
As the Box Tops, they entered the studio under the guidance of producer Dan Penn to record Wayne Carson Thompson's song "The Letter".Though under two minutes in length, the record was an international hit by September 1967, reaching the Hot 100's number-one position for four weeks, selling over four million copies, earning a gold disc, and receiving two Grammy Award nominations. [2]
After Jefferson Airplane's 1972 tour supporting Long John Silver, the band went on hiatus. Paul Kantner, Grace Slick and David Freiberg worked on Baron Von Tollbooth and the Chrome Nun while Slick made her first solo album Manhole; both albums used various members of the Airplane, including Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, along with new players like guitarist Craig Chaquico and bassist ...
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Blows Against the Empire is a concept album by Paul Kantner, released in 1970 under the name Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship.It is the first album to use the "Starship" moniker, a name which Kantner and Grace Slick would later use for the band Jefferson Starship that emerged after Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen left Jefferson Airplane.
Musically, "Count On Me" is a folk and tropical record that lyrically details the importance of friendship and conveys a positive message. The song received generally positive to mixed reviews. Some music critics praised its arrangement and "uplifting" vibe, others criticized its "saccharine sound" and cheesy lyrics. The single peaked at number ...