Winds of Change (Jefferson Starship album)

Winds of Change is the seventh album by Jefferson Starship and was released in 1982. It was the first studio album produced after Grace Slick rejoined the band as a full member. Aynsley Dunbar plays drums on the album, but was replaced by Donny Baldwin for the supporting tour. The album reached number 26 on the Billboard charts.

Cash Box called the title track "concisely crafted" and called the song a return to Jefferson Airplane's style.

The LP produced two U.S. Top 40 singles: "Be My Lady" in the fall of 1982 (#28), and "Winds of Change" in the winter of 1983 (#38).

Personnel

 * Mickey Thomas – lead (1-4, 6, 9) and backing vocals
 * Grace Slick – lead (1, 5, 7, 9) and backing vocals
 * Paul Kantner – lead (8) and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
 * David Freiberg – vocals, bass (3), keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), organ on (9), synthesizer (9)
 * Pete Sears – bass (1, 2, 4-9), keyboards (3, 4), synthesizer (7, 9), piano (3, 8)
 * Aynsley Dunbar – drums, percussion

Production

 * Kevin Beamish – producer for Kevin Beamish Productions, Inc., engineer
 * Maureen Droney – assistant engineer
 * Tom Cummings – assistant mixing engineer
 * Jeff Sanders – mastering
 * Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator
 * Andreas Nottebohm – cover art, painting
 * Dyer / Kahn, Inc. – design
 * Paul Tokarski, Visual Promotions, Inc. – special effects photography
 * Recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco
 * Mixed and mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank
 * Bill Thompson – manager

Singles and music videos

 * "Be My Lady" (1982) #28 US
 * "Winds of Change" (1983) #38 US Billboard Hot 100; #37 Cash Box Top 100
 * "Can't Find Love" (1983)
 * "Out of Control" (music video only / no single released)