KBC Band (album)
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KBC Band is KBC Band
's only album, featuring Paul Kantner
, Marty Balin
, and Jack Casady
from Jefferson Airplane
. The single "It's Not You, It's Not Me" was released shortly before the album's release. The vinyl album cover was printed on both the outside as pictured here and the inside.
(North America)
Singles - Billboard
KBC Band
The KBC Band was formed in 1985 by former Jefferson Airplane members Paul Kantner , Marty Balin and Jack Casady . Other members included Keith Crossan , Tim Gorman , Mark "Slick" Aguilar and Darrell Verdusco...
's only album, featuring Paul Kantner
Paul Kantner
Paul Lorin Kantner is an American rock musician, known for co-founding the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off band Jefferson Starship.- Overview :...
, Marty Balin
Marty Balin
Marty Balin is an American musician. He is best known as the founder and one of the lead singers of the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane.-Early life:Martyn Buchwald was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
, and Jack Casady
Jack Casady
Jack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
from Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
. The single "It's Not You, It's Not Me" was released shortly before the album's release. The vinyl album cover was printed on both the outside as pictured here and the inside.
Side A
- "Mariel" (Paul Kantner, Marty Balin) – 4:30
- "It's Not You, It's Not Me" (Van Stephenson, Phil Brown) – 3:33
- "Hold Me" (David Evan, Gene Heart) – 6:30
- "America" (Kantner, Balin) – 6:18
Side B
- "No More Heartaches" (Cary Sharaf) – 3:30
- "Wrecking Crew" (Mark "Slick" Aguilar, Tim Gorman) – 3:42
- "When Love Comes" (Heart, Evan) – 4:22
- "Dream Motorcycle" (Kantner, Balin) – 3:47
- "Sayonara" (Takeshi Matsuyama, Kazahiko Kato) – 4:59
Personnel
- Paul KantnerPaul KantnerPaul Lorin Kantner is an American rock musician, known for co-founding the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane and its spin-off band Jefferson Starship.- Overview :...
– vocals, rhythm guitar - Marty BalinMarty BalinMarty Balin is an American musician. He is best known as the founder and one of the lead singers of the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane.-Early life:Martyn Buchwald was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
– vocals, rhythm guitar - Jack CasadyJack CasadyJack Casady , is an American musician considered one of the foremost bass guitarists of the rock music era and best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane. First playing as a lead guitarist with the Washington D.C...
– bass - Mark "Slick" Aguilar – lead guitar, background vocals
- Keith Crossnan – saxophone, background vocals
- Tim GormanTim GormanTim Gorman is a rock keyboardist born and based in San Francisco. He has worked as a session musician from the 1980s until the present, his most notable collaborations being with Duane Eddy, Paul Kantner and The Who....
– keyboards, background vocals - Darrell Verdusco – drums, background vocals
Production
- KBC Band – producer on all tracks
- Jim Gaines – producer and engineer on all tracks except "Sayonara"
- John Boylan – producer on "It's Not You, It's Not Me" and "Sayonara", additional production on "When Love Comes" and "No More Heartaches"
- Paul Grupp – engineer on "Sayonara"
- Stephen Hart, Rick Sanchez, Robert Missbach, Maureen Droney – assistant engineers
- Stephen Hart – additional engineering
- Frank Filipetti – mixing engineer
- Moira Marquis – assistant mixing engineer
- Steven Shmerler – art direction
- Leon Leach – innersleeve photography
- Dyer/Kahn, Inc. – design
- Milton Sincoff – art production
- Vincent Lynch, Lynchpin Productions – management
- Cynthia Bowman – public relations
- Recorded at the Plant, Sausalito and Fantasy StudiosFantasy StudiosFantasy Studios is a recording studio in Berkeley, California at the Zaentz Media Center, known for its recording of award-winning albums such as Journey's Escape and Green Day's Dookie. Built as a private recording studio for artists on the Fantasy Records label in 1971, it was opened to the...
, Berkeley - Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York
Charts
Album - BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
(North America)
Year | Album | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | "KBC Band" | The Billboard 200 | 75 |
Singles - Billboard
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | "It's Not You, It's Not Me" | The Hot 100 | 89 |
1986 | "It's Not You, It's Not Me" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 6 |
1987 | "America" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 8 |