''Bodacious DF'' is a 1973

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

album, the only release by the short-lived band of the same name. After leaving

Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Airplane was an American Rock music, rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. One of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the San Francisco Bay Area, ...

in 1971, founder

Marty Balin Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. Early life Balin was born Martyn Je ...

produced an album by the band Grootna in 1972. He then formed the band Bodacious DF with Grootna members Vic Smith and Greg Dewey (also from

Country Joe & the Fish Country Joe and the Fish was an American psychedelic rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1965. The band was among the influential groups in the San Francisco music scene during the mid-to-late 1960s. Much of the band's music was writt ...

), as well as Mark Ryan (from

Quicksilver Messenger Service Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco. The band achieved wide popularity in the San Francisco Bay Area and, through their recordings, with psychedelic rock enthusiasts around the globe, ...

) and Charlie Hickox. The band broke up shortly after the album was released; Balin joined

Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight RIAA certification, gold or Music rec ...

in 1975, and frequently performed the Bodacious songs "The Witcher" and "Driving Me Crazy". Hickox and Smith collaborated with him on songs for Jefferson Starship's album ''

Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. It was the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the ...

'' (1976), and Greg Dewey's brother Nicholas Dewey wrote a song for ''

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

'' (1978).

Track listing

Side one

#"Drifting" (Jesse Osborne) – 4:30 #"Good Folks" (Lonnie Talbot) – 7:30 #"The Witcher" (Marty Balin, Vic Smith) – 6:26

Side two

#"Roberta" (Balin, Smith, Trish Robbins) – 4:25 #"Second Hand Information" (Charlie Hickox) – 4:53 #"Drivin' Me Crazy" (Smith) – 7:06 #"Twixt Two Worlds" (Balin, Smith) – 5:30

Personnel

– lead vocals *Mark Ryan – bass, background vocals *Greg Dewey – drums, percussion, background vocals on "Second Hand Information" *Vic Smith – guitars, background vocals *Charlie Hickox – keyboards, background vocals on "Second Hand Information" ;Additional personnel *Rhani Kugel, Anna Rizzo, Trish Robbins – background vocals on "Good Folks" *Boots Hughston – saxophone on "The Witcher" ;Production *Billy Wolf – producer *Doc Storch – producer, engineer, mixdown *Bodacious DF – producer, arranger *Kurt Kinzel – assistant engineer *Stephen Stone – photography *North Beach Camera, Luigi Alfano, Jack Wright – photographic assistance *Bob Fried – artist *Recorded at Record Plant, Sausalito *Mastered at Lacquer Channel, Sausalito

References

{{Authority control 1973 debut albums Bodacious DF albums RCA Records albums