- Across the Sea of Suns (album)
Infobox Album
Name = Across the Sea of Suns
Type = live
Artist =Jefferson Starship
Released = 2001
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Psychedelic rock
Length =
Label = Zebra Records
Producer =Michael Gaiman
Ricky Schultz (exec.)
Reviews =
Last album = "Windows of Heaven" (1999)
This album = Across the Sea of Suns (2001)
Next album = "Jefferson's Tree of Liberty " (2008)"Across the Sea of Suns" is
Jefferson Starship 's second live album. The album was produced by using recordings from four different live venues:The Bottom Line inNew York City ; The IMAC atHuntington, NY ; New Park Entertaiment inPhiladelphia ; and The Keswick Theatre inGlenside, PA . The album had further studio production at American Recording inCalabasas, CA . Most of the tracks used for the final album were from The Bottom Line, and none of the tracks recorded in Philadelphia were used. The album was released as a double CD.Grace Slick provided liner notes, writing her own thoughts about sixteen of the songs included.Track listing
Disc One
#"Caroline" (
Marty Balin ,Paul Kantner ) – 5:21
#"She Has Funny Cars" (Jorma Kaukonen , Balin) – 5:09
#"When the Earth Moves Again" (Kantner) – 4:11
#"Good Shepherd" (Traditional; arranged by Kaukonen) – 5:42
#"Today" (Balin, Kantner) – 2:47
#"D. C. B. A. – 25" (Kantner) – 2:41
#"Eskimo Blue Day" (Grace Slick , Kantner) – 6:54
#"How Do You Feel" (Tom Mastin) – 3:37
#"Miracles" (Balin) – 7:09
#"Have You Seen the Stars Tonite" (David Crosby , Kantner) -> "Embryonic Journey" (Kaukonen) – 7:37
#"Starship" (Kantner, Slick, Balin, Gary Blackman) – 6:16Disc Two
#"There Will Be Love" (Kantner, Balin,
Craig Chaquico ) – 4:51
#"Hearts" (Jesse Barish) – 9:11
#"Hey Frederick" (Slick) – 5:56
#"When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves" (Kantner, Slick) – 5:08
#"Hyperdrive" (Slick,Pete Sears ) – 7:06
#"Bringing Me Down" (Balin, Kantner) – 2:35
#"The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil" (Kantner) – 10:24
#"Mexico" (Slick) -> "Wooden Ships" (Crosby, Kantner,Stephen Stills ) – 8:46
#"Somebody to Love" (Darby Slick) -> "Volunteers" (Balin, Kantner) – 9:21Bonus Tracks
#"My Best Friend" (
Skip Spence ) – 2:51
#"J. P. P. McStep B. Blues" (Spence) – 3:05Personnel
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Paul Kantner – 12-string guitar, vocals
*Marty Balin – vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
*Slick Aguilar – electric guitar, vocals
*Prairie Prince – drums, percussion
*Diana Mangano – vocals
*Chris Smith – piano, synthesizerAdditional Personnel
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John Ferensic – organ on "Good Shepherd", "Miracles", "Hearts" and "Hey Frederick"Production
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Michael Gaiman – producer, engineer, recordist, manager
*Ricky Schultz – executive producer
*Bill Cooper – assistant engineer
*Michael Eisenstein – stage manager, guitar technician
*Allen Pepper – live producer at The Bottom Line
*Michael Rothbard – live producer at Intermedia Arts Center
*Bill Rogers – live producer at New Park Entertainment
*Sid Payne – live producer at New Park Entertainment
*Roy Snyder – live producer at The Keswick Theatre
*"Good Shepherd", "Miracles", "Hearts" and "Hey Frederick" recorded June 22nd 2001 at The Keswick Theatre
*"My Best Friend" and "J. P. P. McStep B. Blues" recorded February 19, 1999 at The IMAC in Huntington, NY
*All other tracks recorded June 3rd, 2001 at The Bottom Line in New York City
*Edited by Bill Cooper and Ricky at American Recording, Calabasas, CA
*Mastered by Joe Gastwirt at Ocean View Digital Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
*Grace Slick – liner notes
*Doug Veloric – other notes
*NASA – cover art
*Brian Lehrhoff – live band photography
*Doug Haverty – Art Direction & DesignReferences
*cite album-notes |title=Across the Sea of Suns |bandname=
Jefferson Starship |year=2001 |format=CD insert|publisher=Zebra Records |publisherid=ZD-44024-2 |location=Calabasas, CA |mbid=
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