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Robert Christgau	B− [2]

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

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

Singles

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

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