Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow is an album by American
psychedelic band
Jefferson Airplane, released in February of
1967 (see
1967 in music). The album includes Jefferson Airplane's two best-known songs, "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love".
Surrealistic Pillow peaked at #3 on
Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" peaked at #5 and #8, respectively, on the Pop Singles chart.
Jefferson Airplane's fusion of folk-rock and psychedelia was original at the time, though it spawned many imitators within a few years. Surrealistic Pillow was perhaps the first blockbuster psychedelic album, and helped define the scene that the late 1960s became known for.
Track listing
- She Has Funny Cars (Balin/Kaukonen)
- Somebody to Love (Slick/Slick)
- My Best Friend (Spence)
- Today (Balin/Kantner)
- Comin' Back to Me (Balin)
- 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds (Balin)
- D.C.B.A. 25
- How Do You Feel
- Embryonic Journey (Kaukonen)
- White Rabbit (Slick)
- Plastic Fantastic Lover (Balin)
Personnel
- Marty Balin - Guitar, Vocals
- Jorma Kaukonen - Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
- Grace Slick - Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Recorder, Vocals
- Paul Kantner - Guitar, Vocals
- Jack Casady - Bass, Guitar (Rhythm)
- Spencer Dryden - Percussion, Drums
- David Hassinger - Engineer
- Rick Jarrard - Producer
