The Summer of Love launched the band into the pop charts, but also into the eye of the psychedelic storm that was brewing in their native San Francisco. But in their prime, Jefferson Airplane had plenty of songs to love. The collection of folk rock tunes didn't find much of an audience it peaked at Number on the Billboard album chart , but the standout track "It's No Secret" showcased the group's incredible potential that would soon pay off in a huge way. Marty Balin wrote the song imagining Otis Redding handling the lead, and tried to find his inner soul man when laying down the vocals. Jefferson Airplane shot into stardom with the explosive "Somebody to Love," a song written by Grace Slick's brother-in-law and former Great Society bandmate Darby Slick.
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Rolling Stone magazine ranked Jefferson Airplane's version No. Written by The Great Society guitarist Darby Slick [2] after realizing his girlfriend had left him, and first performed by that band, which included his then-sister-in-law Grace Slick on vocals, the song made little impact outside of the club circuit in the Bay Area. The song was recorded on December 4, and released in February as a single with the B-side another Darby Slick composition titled "Free Advice" on the Northbeach label Northbeach and received minimal circulation outside of San Francisco. This song champions loyalty and monogamy, as the singer implores us to find that one true love that will nurture us and get us through the tough times. When Grace Slick departed to join Jefferson Airplane , she took this song with her, bringing it to the Surrealistic Pillow sessions, [2] along with her own composition " White Rabbit ". Subsequently, the Airplane's more ferocious rock and roll version became the band's first and biggest success, reaching No. Slick's original performance of the song with The Great Society is more subdued, with the Jefferson Airplane version sounding far more accusatory and menacing on lines such as "Your mind is so full of red" and "Your friends, baby, they treat you like a guest. It was first released in Germany in and became a worldwide hit the following year, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the Irish Singles Chart. In most of these territories, this was their only hit single, as the follow-up single "Sunny" failed to chart.
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