Sunfighter
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| Studio album by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick | |||||
| Released | November, 1971 | ||||
| Recorded | 1971 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco | ||||
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Rock Psychedelic rock |
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| Length | 41:48 | ||||
| Label | Grunt/RCA | ||||
| Producer | Paul Kantner Grace Slick |
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| Robert Christgau | (C) |
Sunfighter is a 1971 album created by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane. The album was released shortly after the Airplane album Bark was released, and is the second record released on the Airplane's own Grunt label, backed by RCA. The album features a picture of their baby daughter, China Wing Kantner on the cover. Many Bay Area musicians perform on the album, including members of the Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and the horn group, Tower of Power. This album was also the first that Craig Chaquico performed on; he would become the lead guitarist for Jefferson Starship.
The song "Sunfighter" is dedicated to Marty Balin, who had formed Jefferson Airplane with Kantner.
The song "Diana" was written in response to the story of Diana Oughton and the Weathermen.
The song "Silver Spoon" concerns cannibalism. According to the liner notes, Grace Slick, now a vegan, conceived of the song out of frustration with pressure from vegetarian neighbors in Bolinas, California, where she and Kantner had recently moved.
The song "China" is about their new daughter, China Kantner. Her picture is used on the cover of the album.
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