"Count on Me" is a 1978 song and single by

Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight gold or platinum-selling studio albu ...

written by Jesse Barish for the album '' Earth''. The single, in lighter rock mode, gave Starship another US Top 10 hit after " Miracles". It was featured in the end credits to the movies ''Grown Ups'' and '' The Family Stone''. ''

Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...

'' said it has "piano licks, a moderate beat, solid acoustic guitar solo and Marty Balin’s familiar and distinctive vocals." ''

Record World ''Record World'' magazine was one of the three main music industry trade magazines in the United States, along with '' Billboard'' and '' Cashbox''. It was founded in 1946 under the name ''Music Vendor'', but in 1964 it was changed to ''Record Wo ...

'' called it "a fine pop tune with a country flavor." Barish released his own version, also in 1978.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cover versions

*Balin released a new version on his 1999 solo album '' Marty Balin Greatest Hits''.

References

1978 songs 1978 singles Songs written by Jesse Barish Jefferson Starship songs RCA Records singles Grunt Records singles {{1970s-rock-song-stub