Dragon Fly (album)

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Dragon Fly
Dragon Fly (Jefferson Starship album - cover art).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1974 [1]
RecordedJuly 1974
Studio Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Genre Rock, progressive rock
Length42:25
Label Grunt/RCA Records
Producer Jefferson Starship / Larry Cox
Jefferson Starship chronology
Dragon Fly
(1974)
Red Octopus
(1975)
Grace Slick chronology
Manhole
(1974)
Dragon Fly
(1974)
Dreams
(1980)
Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Ride the Tiger"Byong Yu, Grace Slick, Paul Kantner Paul Kantner5:11
2."That’s for Sure"Jerry Gallup Craig Chaquico 4:58
3."Be Young You"Grace SlickGrace Slick3:49
4."Caroline" Marty Balin Paul Kantner7:29
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."Devil's Den"Grace Slick Papa John Creach 4:03
6."Come to Life" Robert Hunter David Freiberg, Steven Schuster3:46
7."All Fly Away" Tom Pacheco Tom Pacheco5:25
8."Hyperdrive"Grace Slick Pete Sears 7:44

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1974–1975)Peak
position
Australian albums (Kent Music Report) [9] 60
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [10] 18
US Billboard 200 [11] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tamarkin, Jeff (2003). Got A Revolution!. New York: Atria Books. ISBN   0-671-03403-0.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Rowes, Barbara (1980). Grace Slick: The Biography. New York: Doubleday & Company. ISBN   0-385-13390-1.
  4. 1 2 Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Dragon Fly - Jefferson Starship | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 27, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  6. "Top Album Picks" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  7. Scoppa, Bud (January 2, 1975). "Dragon Fly". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  8. "Pop Picks" (PDF). Cashbox. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 154. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  10. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3915a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  11. "Jefferson Starship Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  12. "American album certifications – Jefferson Starship – Dragon Fly". Recording Industry Association of America.