Windows of Heaven is Jefferson Starship'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 charts. Grace Slick 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.

Windows of Heaven
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1998 (GER)
February 9th, 1999 (official)
Recorded1996–1998 at Coast Recorders, San Francisco
GenreRock, psychedelic rock
Length70:09
LabelCMC International
ProducerPaul Kantner
Marty Balin
Tom Flye
Jefferson Starship chronology
Deep Space / Virgin Sky
(1995)
Windows of Heaven
(1998)
Greatest Hits: Live at the Fillmore
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

German Version Track Listing (1998)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Light (Ginger & Metaphysics)"Paul Kantner5:45
2."See the Light"Jesse Barish4:38
3."Borderlands"Kantner3:35
4."Maybe for You"Terry Terrell2:51
5."Let It Live"Marty Balin4:36
6."Let Me Fly"Kantner5:43
Acoustica Majora
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Goddess"Balin4:12
8."Blessings"Claudia Schmidt3:10
9."Shadowlands"Kantner4:40
10."Which Side Are You On (FUTR2 Remembered)"Kantner3:49
11."Ways of Love"Barish4:10
12."Later On"Balin5:10
Alternate Quantum Thursdays
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."The Windows of Heaven (FUTR)"Kantner6:12
14."Out of the Rain"Tony Joe White5:08
15."Millennium Beyond (Frontera Luminosa)"Kantner7:58

Official US/Japan Remixed Version Track Listing (1999)

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Light (Ginger & Metaphysics)"Kantner5:43
2."See the Light"Jesse Barish3:32
3."Borderlands"Kantner3:35
4."Ways of Love"Barish4:08
5."Later On"Balin5:09
6."Let Me Fly"Kantner5:33
Acoustica Majora
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."The Windows of Heaven (FUTR)"Kantner6:01
8."Shadowlands"Kantner4:30
9."I'm on Fire"Kantner3:25
10."Goddess"Balin4:14
11."Let It Live"Balin4:39
Alternate Quantum Thursdays
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Millennium Beyond (Frontera Luminosa)"Kantner7:54
13."Yes Yes Yes" (Japan only)Kazumasa Oda5:15

Singles

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  • "Let Me Fly"

Personnel

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  • Marty Balin - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Jack Casady - bass
  • Paul Kantner - vocals, acoustic and electric 12-String guitar, glass harmonica, synthesizer, banjo
  • Diana Mangano - vocals
  • Slick Aguilar - lead guitar
  • T Lavitz - piano, synthesizer, Hammond B-3 organ
  • Prairie Prince - drums and percussion, Celtic drum, electronic and alien percussion, marimba, rainstick
Additional personnel

Production

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  • 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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  1. ^ Smith, Michael B. "Windows of Heaven - Jefferson Starship | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.