''Windows of Heaven'' is
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 ...
's first studio album since reforming in 1992 and ninth album overall. It was first released in Germany, but the band told fans to wait for a new American remixed version. The single "Let Me Fly" was released along with the American release, but did not chart on the
Billboard
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charts.
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 ...
joined the band in the studio to record vocals on "I'm on Fire" which only appears on the American and Japanese versions. The track "Maybe for You" later reappeared on the 2008 album, ''
Jefferson's Tree of Liberty
''Jefferson's Tree of Liberty'' is the tenth album by Jefferson Starship, released on September 2, 2008.[] It is the band's first studio album since 1999's ''Windows of Heaven''. The new album includes cover songs from Irish, American, English, ...
''.
German Version Track Listing (1998)
Official US/Japan Remixed Version Track Listing (1999)
Singles
*"Let Me Fly"
Personnel
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Marty Balin
Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the founder/leader and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and ...
- vocals, acoustic guitar
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Jack Casady
John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " S ...
- bass
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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 ...
- vocals, acoustic and electric 12-String guitar, glass harmonica, synthesizer, banjo
*Diana Mangano - vocals
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Slick Aguilar
Mark "Slick" Aguilar (born 1954) is an American guitarist. He has worked with a number of notable musicians but is probably best known as a member of Jefferson Starship. From 1974-1980 he was an in house guitar player for TK studios in N. Miami ...
- lead guitar
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T Lavitz
Terry "T" Lavitz (April 16, 1956 – October 7, 2010) was an American keyboardist, composer and producer. He is best known for his work with the Dixie Dregs and Jazz Is Dead.
Biography
Born on April 16, 1956, Lavitz grew up in New Jersey. He s ...
- piano, synthesizer, Hammond B-3 organ
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Prairie Prince
Charles Lempriere "Prairie" Prince (born May 7, 1950) is an American drummer and graphic artist. He came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the San Francisco–based rock group The Tubes, was a member of Jefferson Starship from 1992 to ...
- drums and percussion, Celtic drum, electronic and alien percussion, marimba, rainstick
;Additional personnel
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Darby Gould
Darby Marie Gould (aka Darby Venegas) is an American vocalist best known for her work with Jefferson Starship and World Entertainment War. Over the years she has developed a loyal following based on her passionate, soulful vocals and intense stag ...
– lead vocals on "Shadowlands"
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Amy Excolere – supporting vocals on "Shadowlands"
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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 ...
– co-lead vocals on "I'm on Fire"
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Tim Gorman
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Biography
Gorman graduat ...
– piano, synthesizer on "Shadowlands" and "Which Side Are You On?"
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Tony Menjivar
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* Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters
* Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer
* Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...
– LP congas on Marty's Songs
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Alexander Kantner
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Variants li ...
– additional guitar on "Let Me Fly"
Production
*Paul Kantner – producer
*Marty Balin – producer
*Tom Flye – producer
*Produced at Coast Recorders, San Francisco
*Michael Gaiman – executive producer
*Gary Veloric – executive producer
*James Delaney – executive producer on US / Japan version
*Ron Rainey – executive producer on US / Japan version
*Paul Stubblebine – mastering at Rocket Lab for German version
*George Horn – mastering at Fantasy Studios for US / Japan version
*Henry Howell – equipment manager
*Prairie Prince – art director, photography
*Diana Mangano – photography
*Mick Anger – computer art
References
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1998 albums
CMC International albums
Jefferson Starship albums