Runaway (Jefferson Starship song)
1978 single by Jefferson Starship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Runaway" is a 1978 song and single by Jefferson Starship, written by Nicholas Q. Dewey for the album Earth. It was the second U.S. Top 40 hit from that album, and was the follow-up to the Top 10 hit "Count On Me". The song peaked at #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Cash Box Top 100.
"Runaway" | ||||
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Single by Jefferson Starship | ||||
from the album Earth | ||||
B-side | "Show Yourself" | |||
Released | May 1978 | |||
Genre | Rock, soft rock | |||
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Label | Grunt | |||
Songwriter(s) | N.Q. Dewey | |||
Producer(s) | Larry Cox | |||
Jefferson Starship singles chronology | ||||
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Cash Box said that "the guitar work is shiny and moody" and "Balin's vocals are alternately smooth and gritty."[1] Record World said that it "finds Marty Balin in fine voice, even sounding a bit like Al Green at times."[2]
In Canada, both "Runaway" and its predecessor peaked at number nine. "Runaway" was the 79th biggest Canadian hit of the year, ranking just six positions behind "Count On Me".[3]