Marty Balin Greatest Hits
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Marty Balin Greatest Hits is Marty Balin
's 1999 album. The first half of the album contains all-new recordings of songs that Marty had previously performed with Jefferson Airplane
, Jefferson Starship
, KBC Band
and during his solo career. The second half of the album contains interviews with Balin about various subjects.
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...
's 1999 album. The first half of the album contains all-new recordings of songs that Marty had previously performed with 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....
, Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship is an American rock band formed in the early 1970s. The group is a spin-off from the iconic 1960s psychedelic/folk group Jefferson Airplane. The band has undergone several major changes in personnel and genres through the years while retaining the same Jefferson Starship name...
, KBC Band
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...
and during his solo career. The second half of the album contains interviews with Balin about various subjects.
Track listing
- "When Love Comes" (Gene Heart, David Evan) – 4:05
- "Miracles" (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...
) – 6:56 - "Atlanta Lady" (Jesse Barish) – 3:21
- "Plastic Fantastic Lover" (Balin) – 3:44
- "Until You" (Richard Landers) – 3:51
- "Count on Me" (Barish) – 3:15
- "Today" (Balin, 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 :...
) – 3:03 - "My Heart Picked You" (Landers) – 2:49
- "Hearts" (Barish) – 4:17
- "What Love Is" (Greg Prestopino, Brock Walsh) – 4:16
- "Runaway" (N. Q. Dewey) – 3:55
- "Beautiful Girl" (G. Landers, R. Landers) – 2:55
- "Summer of Love" (Balin) – 3:47
- "With Your Love" (Balin, Joey CovingtonJoey CovingtonJoseph "Joey" Edward Covington is a US drummer, best known for his involvements with Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane.-Brief biography:...
, Vic Smith) – 3:35 - "Comin' Back to Me" (Balin) – 5:05
- "Volunteers" (Balin, Kantner) – 3:27
- Interviews
- Jefferson Airplane - The Beginning
- Janis Joplin - The Queen
- Jim Morrison - The Poet
- Jerry Garcia - The Deadhead
- Jimi Hendrix - The Experience
- Paul McCartney - The Pinnacle
Personnel
- 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 - Slick AguilarSlick AguilarMark "Slick" Aguilar is an American guitarist. He has worked with a number of notable musicians but is probably best known as a member of Jefferson Starship. His son Mark Aguilar is an upcoming rapper from New Jersey....
- guitar - Brian Barrele - keyboards
- Dave Burns - trumpet
- Al CaldwellAl CaldwellAl Caldwell is an R&B musician who mainly plays the bass guitar and banjo with the Travelling Black Hillbillies. He is also a studio engineer and producer.-Career:...
- bass - Kimmy Carter - bass
- Don Drewitt - drums
- Shannon Forest - drums
- Mark Huth - saxophone
- Dirk Johnson - keyboards
- Bill Lawton - guitar
- Mark MaherMark MaherKram is the drummer/singer of Australian band Spiderbait. His stage name is an anagram of his first name; "Kram" is simply "Mark" spelled backwards...
- keyboards - Phil Minardi - sequencing, keyboards
- Andy O'Conner - drums
- Pete Ruthenburg - keyboards
- Michael Severs - guitar
- Spud Taylor - guitar
- Vern Vennard - guitar
- Zak - guitar
- Patti Flannigan, Nannette Britt, Summer Pen'et, Liz Lawton, Kelli Bruce, Vickie Carrico – background vocals