''The Roar of Jefferson Airplane'' is a compilation of songs by

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rock band

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to ac ...

without the ubiquitous " White Rabbit". "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" is followed immediately by "The House at Pooneil Corners", thus making a suite from the two similar and related songs originally released on separate albums.

Track listing

#"It's No Secret" – 2:38 #"Go to Her" – 4:00 #"Greasy Heart" – 3:25 #"

The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil "The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" is a song by the American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane. Written by Paul Kantner, the song initially appeared as an RCA Victor single, and then subsequently as the first track of their third album, ...

" – 4:29 #"

The House at Pooneil Corners "The House at Pooneil Corners" is a song by the American rock group Jefferson Airplane which first appeared on their album ''Crown of Creation'' as the eleventh and final track, and also appears on their album ''The Roar of Jefferson Airplane'' al ...

" – 5:51 #"Plastic Fantastic Lover" – 2:37 #" Somebody to Love" – 2:57 #"3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" (live) – 4:50 #"Long John Silver" – 4:22 #"Feel So Good" – 4:36 #"The Last Wall of the Castle" – 2:44 #"Eat Starch Mom" – 4:34 #"Volunteers" – 2:02 #" The Other Side of This Life" (live) – 5:13

Personnel

Grace Slick Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter, artist, and painter. Slick was a key figure in San Francisco's early psychedelic music scene in the mid-1960s. With a music career spanning four decades, s ...

– vocals, piano * Marty Balin – vocals, percussion *

Paul Kantner Paul Lorin Kantner (March 17, 1941 – January 28, 2016) was an American rock musician. He is best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist, and vocalist of Jefferson Airplane, a leading psychedelic rock band of the counterculture era. He cont ...

– rhythm guitar, vocals * Jorma Kaukonen – lead guitar, vocals * Jack Casady – bass *

Spencer Dryden Spencer Charles Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with Dinosaurs, and the Ashes (later known as the Peanut Butt ...

– drums, percussion *

Signe Toly Anderson Signe Toly Anderson ( ; born Signe Toly; September 15, 1941 – January 28, 2016) was an American singer who was one of the founding members of the American rock band Jefferson Airplane. Early life Anderson was born Signe Toly in Seattle, Wash ...

– vocals on "It's No Secret" and "Go to Her" * Skip Spence – drums on "It's No Secret" and "Go to Her" *

Joey Covington Joseph Edward Covington (born Joseph Edward Michno; June 27, 1945 – June 4, 2013) was an American drummer, best known for his involvements with Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship. Early life Though best known for his work w ...

– drums on "Feel So Good" * John Barbata – drums on "Long John Silver" and "Eat Starch Mom" ''Additional personnel'' *

Nicky Hopkins Nicholas Christian "Nicky" Hopkins (24 February 1944 – 6 September 1994) was an English pianist and organist. Hopkins performed on many popular and enduring British and American rock music recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, most notably ...

– piano on "Volunteers" Jefferson Airplane compilation albums 2001 compilation albums RCA Records compilation albums {{2000s-compilation-album-stub