| Spitfire | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jefferson Starship |
| Cover: | spitfire_jefferson starship.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover art by Shusei Nagaoka |
| Released: | June 1976 |
| Recorded: | March 1976 |
| Studio: | Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco |
| Genre: | Arena Rock, Soft rock, Psychedelic rock |
| Length: | 42:04 |
| Label: | Grunt |
| Producer: | Larry Cox, Jefferson Starship |
| Prev Title: | Red Octopus |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Earth |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Spitfire is the third album by American rock band Jefferson Starship. Released in 1976, a year after the chart-topping Red Octopus, it quickly scaled the charts, peaking for six consecutive weeks at No. 3 in Billboard and attaining a RIAA platinum certification. The album features writing contributions from members of singer Marty Balin's former band Bodacious DF, as well as Jesse Barish, who became one of Balin's frequent collaborators. Stereo and quadraphonic mixes of the album were released. "Song to the Sun" was included in the 1977 Laserock program.[1]
Record World said that the single "St. Charles" "has the kind of haunting melody line that characterized [Jefferson Starship's] recent hits."[2]
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] | 62 |
| US Cashbox Top 200[4] | 1 |