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List of United States Representatives from South Dakota
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The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of South Dakota. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from South Dakota. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2015), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented only the state both past and present, as the Dakota Territory encompassed in addition North Dakota, and parts of present-day Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Contents
1 Current member
2 List of representatives
3 Living former members of the House
4 References
Current member[edit]
Updated January 3, 2015.[1]
South Dakota's at-large district: Kristi Noem (R) (since 2011)
List of representatives[edit]
Representative
Years
Party
District
Notes
James Abdnor January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 Republican 2nd
James Abourezk January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 Democratic 2nd
E. Y. Berry January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971 Republican 2nd
Charles H. Burke March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907 Republican At-large
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 1st
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 2nd
Francis Case January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951 Republican 2nd
Charles A. Christopherson March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 Republican 1st
Tom Daschle January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 Democratic 1st
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 At-large
Frank E. Denholm January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975 Democratic 1st
Charles H. Dillon March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 Republican 1st
John Rankin Gamble March 4, 1891 - August 14, 1891 Republican At-large Died
Robert J. Gamble March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 Republican At-large
Harry L. Gandy March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 Democratic 3rd
Oscar S. Gifford November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1891 Republican At-large North Dakota achieved statehood
Philo Hall March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 Republican At-large
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin June 3, 2004– January 3, 2011 Democratic At-large Elected to fill Bill Janklow's term
Fred H. Hildebrandt March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 Democratic 1st
Bill Janklow January 3, 2003 – January 20, 2004 Republican At-large Resigned
Royal C. Johnson March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 Republican 2nd
Tim Johnson January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1997 Democratic At-large
John L. Jolley December 7, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Republican At-large Elected to finish John Rankin Gamble's term
John Edward Kelley March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 Populist At-large
Freeman T. Knowles March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 Populist At-large
Harold O. Lovre January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957 Republican 1st
William V. Lucas March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 Republican At-large
Eben W. Martin March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 Republican At-large
June 26, 1908 – March 3, 1913 Elected to finish William H. Parker's term
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 3rd
George McGovern January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 Democratic 1st
Karl E. Mundt January 3, 1939 – December 30, 1948 Republican 1st Resigned after being appointed US Senator
Kristi Noem January 3, 2011 – present Republican At-large Incumbent
William H. Parker March 4, 1907 – June 26, 1908 Republican At-large Died
John A. Pickler November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1897 Republican At-large North Dakota achieved statehood
Larry Pressler January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 Republican 1st
Ben Reifel January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1971 Republican 1st
Clint Roberts January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 Republican 2nd
John R. Thune January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 Republican At-large
Theodore B. Werner March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 Democratic 2nd
William Williamson March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 Republican 3rd
Living former members of the House[edit]
As of April 2016, there are six living former members of the House of Representatives.
Representative
Term of office
District
Date of birth (and current age)
James Abourezk 1971–1975 2nd (1931-02-24) February 24, 1931 (age 87)
Larry Pressler 1975–1979 1st (1942-03-29) March 29, 1942 (age 76)
Tom Daschle 1979–1987 1st (1979–1983)
At-large (1983–1987) (1947-12-09) December 9, 1947 (age 70)
Tim Johnson 1987–1997 At-large (1946-12-28) December 28, 1946 (age 71)
John R. Thune 1997–2003 At-large (1961-01-07) January 7, 1961 (age 57)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 2004–2011 At-large (1970-12-03) December 3, 1970 (age 47)
References[edit]
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The Last One (Friends)
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"The Last One"
Friends episode
Episode no.
Season 10
Episode 17 and 18
Directed by
Kevin S. Bright
Written by
David Crane
Marta Kauffman
Featured music
"Embryonic Journey" by Jefferson Airplane
"Yellow Ledbetter" by Pearl Jam
Production code
176266
176267
Original air date
May 6, 2004 (2004-05-06)
Running time
Part 1: 22 min
Part 2: 22 min
Guest appearance(s)
Anna Faris as Erica
James Michael Tyler as Gunther
Paul Rudd as Mike
Anthony Cistaro as Gate Attendant
Jason Kravits as Man in Cab
Brian Palermo as Airline Representative
Jim Rash as Nervous Passenger
John Rubinstein as The Doctor
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"The Last One" is the series finale of the television sitcom Friends. The episode serves as the seventeenth and eighteenth episode of season ten; the episode's two parts were classified as two separate episodes. It was written by series creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman, and directed by executive producer Kevin S. Bright. The series finale first aired on NBC in the United States on May 6, 2004, when it was watched by 65.9 million viewers[1], making it the most watched entertainment telecast in six years and the fourth most watched overall television series finale in U.S. history, as well as the most watched episode from any television series throughout the decade 2000s on U.S. television. In Canada, the finale aired simultaneously on May 6, 2004 on Global, and was viewed by 5.16 million viewers,[2] becoming the highest viewed episode of the series, and also becoming highest-viewed and highest-rated episode ever in Canada for a sitcom.
The series finale closes several long-running storylines. Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) confesses his love for Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), and they decide to resume their relationship; and Monica Geller (Courteney Cox) and Chandler Bing (Matthew Perry) adopt twins and move to the suburbs. The episode's final scene shows the group leaving their apartments for the final time and going to Central Perk for one last cup of coffee.
Prior to writing the episode, Crane, Kauffman and Bright watched finales from other sitcoms for inspiration. Kauffman found that she liked the ones that stayed true to the series. Filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California; part one was taped on January 16, and part two on January 23. The finale was well received by critics and the cast members.
Contents
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1 Plot
1.1 Part 1
1.2 Part 2
2 Production
2.1 Writing and music
2.2 Filming
3 Reception
3.1 Promotion, ratings and awards
3.2 Critical reviews
3.3 Response from the staff
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
Part 1[edit]
Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) and Joey Tribbiani (Matt LeBlanc) pack the belongings of Monica and Chandler, who have accompanied Erica (Anna Faris) to the hospital. Rachel leaves Ross' bedroom after their apparent reunion in the previous episode. Erica gives birth to twins, much to the surprise of Monica and Chandler, who were expecting only one child. At his apartment, Joey shows Phoebe his house-warming gift for Monica and Chandler: a chick and duckling to replace the ones that died. Ross arrives and confesses to the pair that he slept with Rachel. Rachel emerges from her bedroom and, to his disappointment, tells Ross that their night together was "the perfect way to say goodbye".
Later at the Central Perk café, Phoebe convinces Ross to tell Rachel how he feels about her before she leaves for her new job in Paris. As he is about to tell her, Central Perk manager Gunther (James Michael Tyler) confesses his love for Rachel. Back at Monica and Chandler's apartment, Ross decides not to tell Rachel, for fear of rejection. She prepares to leave to catch her flight, but waits long enough for Monica and Chandler to return with the twins, named Erica (after their biological mother) and Jack (after Monica's father). After Rachel leaves, Ross has a change of heart, and Phoebe takes him in her taxi to follow Rachel to the airport.
Part 2[edit]
Joey returns to his apartment to fetch the chick and the duck he was hiding, but finds they have become trapped in the foosball table. Chandler and Joey decide to break it open when they cannot find any other way of getting the birds out. Phoebe's reckless driving gets her and Ross to JFK Airport and, after buying a ticket to get past security, they search the information boards for Rachel's flight number. When they cannot locate her flight on any of the information boards, Ross calls and checks the number with Monica but discovers they are at the wrong airport; Ross and Phoebe drove to JFK, while Rachel was flying out of nearby Newark Airport. Phoebe phones Rachel, who has already boarded her flight, to stall her for time. When a passenger (Jim Rash) overhears Phoebe saying there is a problem with the fictitious "left phalange" of the plane, he gets off the plane, prompting everyone else to leave. Chandler and Joey, who are emotionally attached to the foosball table, find they are unable to bear breaking it open, so Monica nonchalantly offers to do it for them. After they retrieve the birds, Chandler suggests Joey keeps them.
Phoebe and Ross arrive at the airport as Rachel boards the plane again. Ross tells her he loves her, but she is unable to deal with his confession and gets on the plane anyway. Ross returns home, dejected, and finds a message from Rachel on the phone. She explains her actions and decides to get off the plane, but the message cuts off. Ross panickingly tries fixing the answering machine, wondering to himself out loud if she got off the plane. From behind him, Rachel says she did. They kiss and get back together for good, both agreeing that this is where they want to be. The following morning, the friends gather in Monica and Chandler's empty apartment. With some time remaining before Monica and Chandler leave for their new house, the six all leave their keys to the apartment on the kitchen counter and decide to go for one last cup of coffee together, to which Chandler sarcastically quips, "Where?". The final scene is a shot of the apartment, panning round slowly from the living space to the front door.
Production[edit]
Writing and music[edit]
The series' creators completed the first draft of the hour-long finale in January 2004, four months prior to its airing on May 6. Before writing the episode, David Crane, Marta Kauffman and Kevin S. Bright decided to watch the series finales of other sitcoms, paying attention to what worked and what did not. Kauffman found that they liked the ones which stayed true to the series, and they found the finale of The Mary Tyler Moore Show to be the gold standard. The writers had difficulty writing the finale, and spent several days thinking about the final scene without being able to write a word. Crane said that they did not want to do "something high concept, or take the show out of the show".[3]
The music playing as the camera pans across the empty apartment at the end of the episode is "Embryonic Journey" by Jefferson Airplane. The song "Yellow Ledbetter" by the band Pearl Jam is also featured in the episode—after Rachel boards the plane for the first time—making it the first Pearl Jam song to be licensed for a television show. A spokesperson for the group said it was, "simply a matter of the show's producers asking permission".[4]
Filming[edit]
After filming on the finale concluded, Stage 24 at Warner Bros Studios, where Friends had been filmed since Season 2, was renamed "The Friends Stage".
The episode was filmed in Los Angeles, California on Stage 24 at Warner Bros. Studios, where Friends had been filmed since its second season.[5] The first part was taped on January 16,[6] and the second on January 23, 2004.[7][8] After the series finale, Stage 24 was renamed "The Friends Stage".[9]
A month before the filming of the final episode, Aniston said that with each episode it got "harder just to read the lines." She explained that the cast was "all just nerves and raw emotions [...] No one knows how to feel. We may need to be sedated on the last night."[10] The producers promised a tearful ending, and the cast admitted their crying was not faked when they filmed their scenes.[7] LeBlanc revealed it had been too much for him and the rest of the cast; he said Kudrow started crying first, and when he looked at Aniston and Cox they also appeared emotional.[11] Schwimmer, who LeBlanc thought was the "consummate professional", was also upset, so LeBlanc "just lost it."[11] Maggie Wheeler, who was Chandler's "on and off" girlfriend Janice, told People, "the entire cast had to go back and have their makeup redone before starting," and that Perry broke the tension by saying, "Somebody is gonna get fired."[8] Perry told the New York Daily News that he did not cry, "but I felt like I was about to for like seven hours."[12]
Although it was planned that some key scenes of the episode would be filmed without an audience in order to avoid leaks of plot spoilers,[13][14] the producers decided not to worry about the issue and filmed it all in front of the live studio audience.[15] The producers also instigated the rumor that multiple endings would be filmed; in fact, only one was planned and shot.[15]
At the start of each Friends episode filming, the cast would ordinarily be introduced to the studio audience one at a time, but this time the cast headed out for their pre-curtain bow together.[13] "That made me cry," said Diane Newman, who was the script supervisor of the show.[13] Among the specially invited audience of the taping were Hank Azaria, who played Phoebe's scientist boyfriend in several episodes over the years; David Arquette, who filmed his then-wife Cox and the others backstage with a video camera; and Wheeler. Missing was Brad Pitt, Aniston's then-husband; Pitt told the producers he wanted to be surprised when the finale aired on television.[8] Although some guests were invited, around 75% of the studio audience were 'ordinary' members of the public so that their reactions would be congruous with the rest of the series.[15] However, friends, family and colleagues of the cast and crew served as extras throughout the episode.[15]
Reception[edit]
Promotion, ratings and awards[edit]
"It may have been impossible for any one episode to live up to the hype and expectations built up around the Friends finale, but this hour probably came as close as fans could have reasonably hoped. Ultimately, the two-hour package did exactly what it was supposed to do. It wrapped up the story while reminding us why we liked the show and will miss it."
—Robert Bianco of USA Today on the series finale.[16]
NBC heavily promoted the series finale, which was preceded by weeks of hype.[17] The top price for a 30-second commercial during the U.S. broadcast was approximately $1 million USD.[18] Viewing parties were organized by local NBC affiliates around the United States, including an event at Universal CityWalk featuring a special broadcast of the finale on an outdoor Astrovision screen.[19] It was shown in New York City, where over 3,000 people watched it on big screens in parks.[20] The finale was the subject of two episodes of Dateline NBC, one of which ran for two hours. Prior to the airing of the episode, a one-hour retrospective of clips from previous episodes was shown. Following the finale, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno was filmed on the set of the Friends' Central Perk cafe, which featured the series' cast as guests.[21][22] The advertising rates for the finale averaged $2 million for 30 seconds of commercial time. This currently remains as the largest advertising rate ever for a sitcom, breaking the previous record held by the Seinfeld finale at $1.7 million.[19][20]
The finale was watched by 65.9 million American viewers[1] making it the most watched entertainment telecast in six years, and the most watched episode of the decade 2000s on U.S. television.The Friends finale was the fourth most watched overall series finale in U.S. television history, behind the finales of M*A*S*H, Cheers and Seinfeld, which were watched by 105.9, 84.4 and 76.3 million viewers, respectively. The retrospective episode was watched by under 36 million viewers, and the finale was the second most-watched television show of the year, behind the Super Bowl.[21]
The episode was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards at the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special and Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series, but lost to the final season of Frasier in both categories.[23][24][25]
Critical reviews[edit]
Robert Bianco of USA Today described the finale as entertaining and satisfying, and praised it for deftly mixing emotion and humor while showcasing each of the stars.[16] Sarah Rodman of the Boston Herald praised Aniston and Schwimmer for their acting, but felt that their characters' reunion "felt a bit too neat, even if it was what most of the show's legions of fans wanted."[26] Newsday's Noel Holston called the episode "sweet and dumb and satisfying,"[27] while Roger Catlin of The Hartford Courant felt that newcomers to the series would be "surprised at how laughless the affair could be, and how nearly every strained gag depends on the sheer stupidity of its characters."[28]
The finale was "exactly" what David Schwimmer had hoped for.
An editorial in USA Today highlighted the view of many critics who found problem with the aging cast, commenting, "Friends was getting creaky even as it remained popular."[29] Heather Havrilesky of Salon.com said that despite the "nauseating hype and the disappointing season and the lackluster finale, it's important to remember what a great show this was for such a very long time."[30] Ken Parish Perkins of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram gave the finale a B grade, calling it "more touching than comical, more satisfying in terms of closure than knee-slappingly funny."[31]
Response from the staff[edit]
The cast members reportedly got together in Los Angeles to watch the finale.[20] It was well received by the main cast, who were confident that the fans would have the same reaction. David Schwimmer said, "It's exactly what I had hoped. We all end up with a sense of a new beginning and the audience has a sense that it's a new chapter in the lives of all these characters."[3] At the taping of the episode, the cast and crew passed around yearbooks, custom-made by the production staff, and signed them for each other. The cast gave the producers inscribed Cartier SA watches, while the producers gave the cast Neil Lane jewelry.[8] As the sets were broken down, the cast and crew each got a chunk of the street outside Central Perk in a glass box as a keepsake.[7]
There were 3 separate wrap parties - a dinner at the Aniston-Pitt residence on January 19, 2004, a sit down at cast hangout Il Sole in West Hollywood on January 22, and a big party for 1,000 guests on January 24 at Los Angeles' Park Plaza Hotel.[8] At the party at the Park Plaza Hotel, The Rembrandts performed the theme song of Friends, "I'll Be There for You", and the cast gave a re-enactment of the pilot episode's first scene.[8]
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Top 10 Friends Seasons". Listverse. 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
Jump up ^ http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/news/friends-finale-draws-over-5-million-in-canada/1000017927/?&er=NA
^ Jump up to: a b Hartlaub, Peter (January 15, 2004). "Friends challenge -- finding right words to say goodbye". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
Jump up ^ Cohen, Jonathan (May 11, 2004). "Pearl Jam helps bid adieu to Friends", MSNBC. Retrieved on November 24, 2008.
Jump up ^ Tauber, Michelle (February 9, 2004). "Friends to the End". People. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
Jump up ^ Wild, David (2004). Friends ...'Til the End. London: Headline. p. 270. ISBN 0-7553-1321-6.
^ Jump up to: a b c Oldenburg, Ann (May 5, 2004). "And now, the one where Friends says goodbye". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Susman, Gary (2004-02-04). "The Last Laugh". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
Jump up ^ "52 millon friends see off Friends". China Daily. 2004-05-08. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
Jump up ^ "I Wanna Be Sedated". Entertainment Weekly. 2003-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ Jump up to: a b "Fifty million watch final episode of Friends in US". The Times. May 7, 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
Jump up ^ Susman, Gary (2004-04-07). "Bings Sing". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
^ Jump up to: a b c Walker, Dave (May 6, 2004). "New Orleans script supervisor had front-row seat for the final Friends taping". The Times-Picayune. p. 1. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
Jump up ^ "Friends Til the End". Entertainment Weekly. 2004-01-14. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
^ Jump up to: a b c d "The Last One", DVD audio commentary, Friends Season 10
^ Jump up to: a b Bianco, Robert (May 7, 2004). "Rachel stays, so Friends are able to leave together". USA Today. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
Jump up ^ Shales, Tom (May 7, 2004). "A Big Hug Goodbye to Friends and Maybe to the Sitcom". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
Jump up ^ Battaglio, Stephen. "2010: The Year in Numbers", "TV Insider", TV Guide, December 20, 2010, Page 9
^ Jump up to: a b "Friends heads for much-hyped farewell". The Indian Express. May 5, 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Millions tune in to Friends' end". Newsround. May 7, 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
^ Jump up to: a b "Estimated 51.1M Tune in for Friends Finale". Fox News Channel. May 7, 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
Jump up ^ Oldenburg, Ann (May 5, 2004). "And now, the one where Friends says goodbye". USA Today. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
Jump up ^ "Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing For A Series Or Special". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
Jump up ^ "Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Series". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
Jump up ^ "Complete list of primetime Emmy nominations". USA Today. July 15, 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
Jump up ^ Rodman, Sarah (May 7, 2004). "Six pals depart on a classy note". Boston Herald. p. 3. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
Jump up ^ "Friends climax watched by 51m". BBC News. May 7, 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
Jump up ^ Catlin, Roger (May 7, 2004). "The Long Farewell is Over; Lots of Fans, Little Fanfare for Mich-Anticipated Finale of Friends". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
Jump up ^ "Friends farewelled". The Age. May 7, 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
Jump up ^ Havrilesky, Heather (May 7, 2004). "Never forget your Friends". Salon.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
Jump up ^ Perkins, Ken Parish (May 7, 2004). "Farewell to Friends: The finale to the 10-year series wraps up all the loose ends". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
External links[edit]
"The Last One: Part 1" on IMDb
"The Last One: Part 1" at TV.com
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Miracles (Jefferson Starship song)
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"Miracles"
Cover of the Spanish single (FB-10367)
Single by Jefferson Starship
from the album Red Octopus
Released
March 1975 (1975-03)
Recorded
13 February 1975[1]
Genre
Rock, soft rock
Length
6:52 (album version)
3:25 (single version)
Label
Grunt
Songwriter(s)
Marty Balin
Producer(s)
Jefferson Starship and Larry Cox
Jefferson Starship singles chronology
"Ride the Tiger"
(1974) "Miracles"
(1975) "Play on Love"
(1976)
"Ride the Tiger"
(1974) "Miracles"
(1975) "Play on Love"
(1976)
"Miracles" is a song written by Marty Balin and originally recorded by Jefferson Starship, appearing on their 1975 album Red Octopus.[2]
"Miracles" peaked at number 3 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest-charting single the band ever recorded under the name Jefferson Starship, and also charting higher than any single the band had recorded in its previous incarnation as Jefferson Airplane.[3] (However, the band would go on to have three number 1 hits under its later incarnation as Starship.[3])
Contents
[hide]
1 Background and writing
2 Critical reception
3 Soundtracks
4 Chart performance
4.1 Weekly charts
4.2 Year-end charts
5 Cover versions
6 References
7 External links
Background and writing[edit]
The song was inspired in part by the Indian guru Sathya Sai Baba,[4][5][6] whose followers believe him to have been a miracle worker.[4] It was also inspired in part by a woman Balin was in love with at the time.[4] According to Jeff Tamarkin's book Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane, Balin labored over the song "for some time" and "slowly but deliberately crafted" it.[4] However, author Robert Yehling has written that Balin wrote the song in 30 minutes[5] or wrote the lyrics in 45 minutes.[6] According to Balin, when he presented the song to the rest of the band members, "Everybody went, 'I don't know about that, that's pretty weird, man.' I was really worried; nobody liked it. But I told myself, after about five days, 'Maybe they're wrong.'"[4]
In order to secure more radio airplay for the song, the full-length album version of "Miracles" (6 minutes, 52 seconds long) was cut by more than half its length for the single, which was released at a length of 3 minutes, 25 seconds.[7] This edit was done not only for length, but to remove the sexual reference in the line "I had a taste of the real world when I went down on you, girl."[7]
Critical reception[edit]
Commenting on the band's recording of "Miracles", Jeff Tamarkin wrote: "[Larry] Cox nailed the production -- there isn't a wasted, out of place note. Strings glisten, the keyboard sound is contemporary and Grace [Slick] and Paul [Kantner]'s harmonies are relatively traditional. [David] Freiberg came up with the memorable signature organ riff that opens the song and Craig [Chaquico] with a fresh supply of delicious guitar sounds. Marty is at his most open, crooning his words of love like he hasn't in years -- without a hint of irony or awkwardness he uses the word 'baby' at least 25 times ...."[4]
Upon the single's release, Billboard magazine listed "Miracles" among its Top Single Picks, indicating that the review panel predicted it to reach the top 30 of the Hot 100. The magazine commented, "With a top 10 LP under their belts, the rejuvenated Starship (with Marty Balin back as a full fledged member) come up with the kind of easy rocker that highlighted the early Airplane days. Vocal interchanges between Balin and Grace Slick the high point of the record."[8]
Reviewing a Balin solo concert in 1981, New York Times critic Stephen Holden referred to "Miracles" as Balin's "little masterpiece of pop pillow talk".[9]
Dave Marsh and James Bernard listed "Miracles" among the "Best Songs to Pass the Censor" in The New Book of Rock Lists.[10] In the same book, they also described "I had a taste of the real world / When I went down on you, girl" as the "Most Off-Color Line in the LP Version of a Number One Hit"[11] (although "Miracles" did not, in fact, hit #1).
In 1998, Balin received a plaque from Broadcast Music Incorporated, a performing rights organization which monitors music performances on radio and elsewhere, recognizing that "Miracles" had achieved 2 million performances.[12]
William Ruhlmann, writing in All Music Guide Required Listening: Classic Rock, commented, "[T]here can be little doubt that it was Balin's irresistible ballad 'Miracles,' the biggest hit single in the Jefferson Whatever catalog, that propelled Red Octopus to the top of the charts .... This must have been sweet vindication for Balin, who founded Jefferson Airplane but then drifted away from the group as it veered away from his musical vision. Now, the collective was incorporating his taste without quite integrating it -- 'Miracles,' with its strings and sax solo by nonband member Irv Cox, was hardly a characteristic Airplane/Starship track."[13]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, published in 2004, stated that "with Marty Balin's 'Miracles,' Octopus′s massive hit, the band began shifting toward schmaltz. Balin now sounded like a lounge singer ...."[2]
Philip Dodd, in The Book of Rock: From the 1950s to Today, described "Miracles" as "magnificent".[14]
Soundtracks[edit]
The 2005 film The Family Stone (along with "Count on Me").
The 2006 film Crank. It was used in the last 45 seconds, in the scene where main character Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) falls to his apparent death.
In 2011, in the TV series Supernatural (S06E19: "Mommy Dearest").
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1975)
Peak
position
Canada (RPM)[15] 22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 40
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 3
US Adult Contemporary 17
US Cash Box Top 100 4
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1975)
Rank
Canada[18] 86
US (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[19] 41
US Cash Box[20] 41
Cover versions[edit]
Balin released a new version on his 1999 solo album, Marty Balin Greatest Hits.[21]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Miracles" 45-RPM single label
^ Jump up to: a b Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Fireside. p. 427. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2010). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (9th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. pp. 332–33. ISBN 978-0-8230-8554-5. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Tamarkin, Jeff (2003). Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane. New York: Atria. p. 279. ISBN 0-671-03403-0. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ Jump up to: a b Yehling, Robert (2006). Shades of Green: New & Selected Poems and Essays. Tampa: Koboca. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-9744997-6-5. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ Jump up to: a b Yehling, Robert (2006). Writes of Life: Using Your Personal Experiences in Everything You Write. Tampa: Koboca. p. 38. ISBN 978-0-9744997-7-2. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
^ Jump up to: a b Tamarkin, Jeff (2003). Got a Revolution! The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane. New York: Atria. p. 280. ISBN 0-671-03403-0. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Jump up ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. 1975-08-16. p. 78. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
Jump up ^ Holden, Stephen (1981-10-11). "Rock: Marty Balin Sings". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
Jump up ^ Marsh, Dave; Bernard, James (1994). The New Book of Rock Lists. New York: Fireside. p. 507. ISBN 0-671-78700-4. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Jump up ^ Marsh, Dave; Bernard, James (1994). The New Book of Rock Lists. New York: Fireside. p. 104. ISBN 0-671-78700-4. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Jump up ^ "Playing for 'Miracles'". Billboard. 1998-03-28. p. 32. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
Jump up ^ Woodstra, Chris; Bush, John; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas, eds. (2007). All Music Guide Required Listening: Classic Rock. New York: Backbeat Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-87930-917-6. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Jump up ^ Dodd, Philip (2005). The Book of Rock: From the 1950s to Today. Da Capo Press. p. 2136. ISBN 1-56025-729-6. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Jump up ^ "Charts.org.nz – Starship – Miracles". Top 40 Singles.
Jump up ^ "Miracles - Starship". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
Jump up ^ "Marty Balin, Marty Balin Greatest Hits". Retrieved November 25, 2016.
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Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane Takes Off
Surrealistic Pillow
After Bathing at Baxter's
Crown of Creation
Volunteers
Bark
Long John Silver
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Starship
Blows Against the Empire (with Paul Kantner)
Dragon Fly
Red Octopus
Spitfire
Earth
Freedom at Point Zero
Modern Times
Winds of Change
Nuclear Furniture
Windows of Heaven
Jefferson's Tree of Liberty
Starship
Knee Deep in the Hoopla
No Protection
Love Among the Cannibals
Loveless Fascination
Live albums
Bless Its Pointed Little Head
Thirty Seconds Over Winterland
Deep Space/Virgin Sky
Greatest Hits: Live at the Fillmore
Across the Sea of Suns
Archival releases
Live at the Monterey Festival
Live at the Fillmore East
At Golden Gate Park
Last Flight
Sweeping Up the Spotlight
At the Family Dog Ballroom
The Woodstock Experience
Compilations
The Worst of Jefferson Airplane
Early Flight
Flight Log
Gold
2400 Fulton Street
Greatest Hits (Ten Years and Change 1979–1991)
Jefferson Airplane Loves You
The Essential Jefferson Airplane
Singles
"Somebody to Love"
"White Rabbit"
"The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil"
"Volunteers"
"Wooden Ships"
"Mexico"
"Ride the Tiger"
"Miracles"
"Play On Love"
"With Your Love"
"Count On Me"
"Runaway"
"Light the Sky on Fire"
"Jane"
"Find Your Way Back"
"Stranger"
"Be My Lady"
"Winds of Change"
"No Way Out"
"Layin' It on the Line"
"We Built This City"
"Sara"
"Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight"
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
"It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)"
"It's Not Enough"
"Planes"
"Good Heart"
"Let Me Fly"
"It's Not the Same as Love"
Filmography
Monterey Pop (1968)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
One P.M. (1972)
Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
Woodstock (1994 director's cut)
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Grunt Records
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KBC Band
The Matrix (club)
Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra
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