Modern Times (Jefferson Starship album)

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Modern Times
Studio album by
Jefferson Starship
ReleasedApril 2, 1981
Recorded1980–1981 at the Record Plant, Los Angeles and Sausalito
GenreRock
Length38:26
LabelGrunt
ProducerRon Nevison
Jefferson Starship chronology
Freedom at Point Zero
(1979) 		Modern Times
(1981) 		Winds of Change
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Modern Times is the sixth album by

Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, which had premiered earlier in the year. The single "Find Your Way Back
" reached No. 3 on the Mainstream Rock chart.

The song "Stairway to Cleveland" was inspired by a harsh review that Rolling Stone had given the album Freedom at Point Zero,[3] inspiring Paul Kantner to wrap lyrics around a phrase he had heard from Paul Warren: "Fuck you! We do what we want!"

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Find Your Way Back"Craig ChaquicoChaquico, Tom Borsdorf4:15
2."Stranger"Jeannette SearsPete Sears4:44
3."Wild Eyes (Angel)"Paul KantnerKantner4:02
4."Save Your Love"J. SearsP. Sears5:58
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."Modern Times"Kantner, Mickey ThomasKantner2:36
6."Mary"J. Sears, ChaquicoChaquico3:37
7."Free"Thomas, ChaquicoChaquico4:34
8."Alien"J. SearsP. Sears4:42
9."Stairway to Cleveland (We Do What We Want)"Kantner, Paul WarrenKantner3:58

Personnel

  • Mickey Thomas – lead (all tracks) and backing vocals, spoken word (9)
  • Oberheim
    8-voice synthesizer (9), keyboards (2), spoken word (9)
  • Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, synthesizer (1, 6, 7), steel drums (6), spoken word (9)
  • David Freiberg – bass (1, 6, 8), piano (2), synthesizer (2, 5), organ (3), backing vocals, spoken word (9)
  • Pete Sears – bass (2-5, 7, 9), piano (1, 3, 4, 8), synthesizer (2, 4, 8), Moog (8)
  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion, marimba (6), synthesizer (7)
  • Grace Slick – co-lead vocals (2), backing vocals (3, 4, 8, 9)

Production

  • Ron Nevison – producer for Gadget Productions, Inc., engineer
  • Michael Clink
    – engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
  • Bill Murphy / Rod Dyer, Inc. – album design, art direction
  • Ryoko Ishioka – cover concept
  • Monica Clemans – cover model and eyes
  • Leon LeCash – photography
  • Bill Thompson – manager
  • Recorded and mixed at
    The Record Plant
    , Los Angeles - Sausalito
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood

Singles / Music Videos

  • "Find Your Way Back" (1981) #29 US
  • "Stranger" (1981) #48 US
  • "Save Your Love" (1981) #104 US (single only / no music video)
  • "Stairway to Cleveland" (1981) (promo single only)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ William Ruhlmann. "Modern Times". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Stranger (Live: X’s San Francisco 31 Dec ‘79 (Early Set)). Jefferson Starship. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via YouTube.
  3. ISBN 0-671-03403-0
    .
  4. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0355". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Jefferson Starship Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Jefferson Starship – Modern Times". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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