Formerly known as Jefferson Airplane, the rock band found itself at a crossroads in 1978 before the release of their fifth album, Freedom at Point Zero. VocalistMarty Balin, who had penned many hit soft rock ballads, had stopped touring with the band and later left entirely. To top it off, vocalist Grace Slick also decided to drop out of the band, feeling she was too old to be a rock star and touring.
"Jane" would become a perfect showcase of Thomas's talents and the needed shift in Jefferson Starship's music. It was penned by bassist David Freiberg and co-written by songwriter Jim McPherson, with the track having been McPherson's biggest claim to fame in his career before his death in 1985.
The track would gain notoriety among fans for its long guitar solo that Chaquico argued over with their manager at the time. Their manager wanted to cut it short, believing it wouldn't do well over the radio.
He even recalls having run into some of the members of Metallica, who praised the track for the solo and for having never been done before on the radio. The track was indeed a hit when it landed at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 6 on Cash Box.
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