Surrealistic Pillow was the second album by Jefferson Airplane, released on February 1, 1967, by RCA Victor. The album peaked at Number 3 on the Billboard album chart and has been certified gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
1. “She Has Funny Cars”
2.”Somebody to Love”
3. “My Best Friend”
4. “Today”
5. “Comin’ Back to Me”
6. “3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds”
7. “D.C.B.A.–25”
8. “How Do You Feel”
9. “Embryonic Journey”
10. “White Rabbit”
11. “Plastic Fantastic Lover”
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Surrealistic Pillow was released on February 1, 1967 and was the first Jefferson Airplane album with vocalist Grace Slick and drummer Spencer Dryden
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Original drummer Alexander "Skip" Spence had left the band in mid-1966. He was soon replaced by Spencer Dryden, an experienced Los Angeles jazz drummer and the half-nephew of Charlie Chaplin
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New female vocalist Grace Slick, formerly with another San Francisco rock band the Great Society, joined the Airplane in the fall of 1966
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The album was mixed in both mono and stereo. The stereo version includes heavier echo effects not present on the mono version
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Some controversy exists as to the role of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia in the making of the album. His reputed presence on several tracks is denied by producer Rick Jarrard, but he is credited on the RCA label copy
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Today” was written by Marty Balin and Paul Kantner. Balin says, "I wrote it to try to meet Tony Bennett. He was recording in the next studio. I admired him, so I thought I'd write him a song. I never got to meet him, but the Airplane ended up doing it anyway
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White Rabbit" uses imagery found in the fantasy works of Lewis Carroll - 1865's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. Slick has stated the song was intended to be a slap to parents who read their children such novels and then wondered why their children later used drugs
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In January of 2017, "Somebody to Love" received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, while "White Rabbit" received a platinum certification