Count On Me (Jefferson Starship song)

"Count on Me" is a 1978 song and single by Jefferson Starship written by Jesse Barish for the album Earth.^[1] The single, in lighter rock mode, gave Starship another US Top 10 hit after "Miracles".^[2][3] It was featured in the end credits to the movies Grown Ups and The Family Stone.^[4]

"Count on Me"
Single by Jefferson Starship
from the album Earth
B-side	"Show Yourself"
Released	March 1978
Genre	Rock, soft rock
Length	3:14
Label	Grunt
Songwriter(s)	Jesse Barish
Producer(s)	Larry Cox and Jefferson Starship
Jefferson Starship singles chronology
"St. Charles" (1976) "Count on Me" (1978) "Runaway" (1978)
Alternative cover
US single sleeve

Cash Box said it has "piano licks, a moderate beat, solid acoustic guitar solo and Marty Balin’s familiar and distinctive vocals."^[5] Record World called it "a fine pop tune with a country flavor."^[6]

Barish released his own version, also in 1978.^[7]

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1978) Peak position Canada (RPM) Top Singles 9 Canada (RPM) Adult Contemporary[8] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 24 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 8 U.S. Adult Contemporary 15

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Rank Canada[11] 73 U.S. Billboard[12] 66

Cover versions

• Balin released a new version on his 1999 solo album Marty Balin Greatest Hits.^[13]