With Your Love

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"With Your Love"
side-A label
Side A of the US single
Single by Jefferson Starship
from the album Spitfire
B-side"Switchblade"
ReleasedJuly 24, 1976 (1976-07-24)
GenreRock, soft rock
LabelGrunt/RCA Records
SongwritersMarty Balin, Joey Covington, Vic Smith
ProducersJefferson Starship and Larry Cox
Jefferson Starship singles chronology
"Play on Love"
(1976)		 "With Your Love"
(1976)		 "St. Charles"
(1976)

"With Your Love" is a song written by Marty Balin, Joey Covington and Vic Smith.[1] The song was first recorded by Jefferson Starship and was the lead single of their 1976 album Spitfire. In the US, the single peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2][3] It was also a top-ten hit in Canada.[4]

Reception

Cash Box said that "it's a hook-filled ballad, Balin's vocal is packed with emotion and the arrangement has some healthy jazz influences readily apparent" with "great answering backup vocals on the chorus."[5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 10
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 12
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1976) Rank
Canada [10] 111
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 84

Cover versions

References

  1. Fenton, Craig (2006). Take Me to a Circus Tent (the Jefferson Airplane Flight Manual). Infinity Publishing. p. 375. ISBN 9780741436566. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  2. "Jefferson Starship – Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. Fenton, Craig (7 August 2008). Have You Seen the Stars Tonite: The Jefferson Starship Flight Manual. Craig Fenton. p. 6. ISBN 9781438245348. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. "Top Singles, October 2, 1976". RPM. 26 (1): 41. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  5. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 31, 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. "Top RPM Singles: Image 5077". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  8. "Jefferson Starship Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  9. "Jefferson Starship Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
  10. "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  11. "Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976". Musicoutfitters.com. Archived from the original on 2004-03-07. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  12. "Marty Balin, Marty Balin Greatest Hits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2016.