Runaway
Jefferson Starship
1978
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1978
Release: 1978Source checked
V3.7 reviewed original release year: Earth establishes the original 1978 release year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1978.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Jefferson Starship - official history
Band coalesced in 1974 after earlier Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship billing. Red Octopus released June 1975 with Miracles; Spitfire 1976 includes With Your Love; Earth 1978 includes Count on Me and Runaway. Starship is a later distinct group name. Omit source's incorrect Modern Times year.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by the desire to escape from everyday life.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1978.html, song-list position 53
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1978.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
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