Dragon Fly is the debut album by
Jefferson Starship, released on
Grunt Records in 1974. It peaked at No. 11 on the
Billboard 200, and has been certified a
gold album. Credited to
Grace Slick,
Paul Kantner, and Jefferson Starship, the band itself was a turning point after a series of four albums centering on the partnership of Kantner and Slick during the disintegration of
Jefferson Airplane through the early 1970s.
The album received its
RIAA gold certification within six months, selling as well as most Jefferson Airplane albums. Two singles were released from the album. "Ride the Tiger" reached #84 on the
Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up single, "Caroline", was written and sung by
Marty Balin, who had not appeared on an Airplane or Airplane-offshoot album since Volunteers in 1969. He would join Jefferson Starship soon after, and remain with the band until 1978. The song "Hyperdrive" was used in the opening ceremonies of the 1976
World Science Fiction Convention,
MidAmeriCon, in
Kansas City, Missouri.
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