Surrealistic Pillow

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Template:Album infobox Surrealistic Pillow is an album by American psychedelic band Jefferson Airplane, released in February of 1967 (see 1967 in music). The album includes Jefferson Airplane's two best-known songs, "White Rabbit" and "Somebody to Love". Surrealistic Pillow peaked at #3 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart, while "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" peaked at #5 and #8, respectively, on the Pop Singles chart.

Jefferson Airplane's fusion of folk-rock and psychedelia was original at the time, though it spawned many imitators within a few years. Surrealistic Pillow was perhaps the first blockbuster psychedelic album, and helped define the scene that the late 1960s became known for.

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1 Track listing
- 1.1 CD bonus tracks
- 1.2 Alternate track listing
2 Personnel

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Track listing

"She Has Funny Cars" (Balin/Kaukonen)
"Somebody to Love" (Slick/Slick)
"My Best Friend" (Spence)
"Today" (Balin/Kantner)
"Comin' Back to Me" (Balin)
"3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds" (Balin)
"D.C.B.A. 25"
"How Do You Feel"
"Embryonic Journey" (Kaukonen) — notable for being a single-instrument song, with the only musical element of the song an acoustic guitar. According to the album's liner notes, Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen composed the tune in 1962 as part of a guitar workshop in Santa Clara, California and included it on the album at the band's behest.
"White Rabbit" (Slick)
"Plastic Fantastic Lover" (Balin) — An early commentary on the love-hate relationship with television programming. At the time, only cheaper TV cabinets were made of plastic.

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CD bonus tracks

"Come Back Baby"
"In the Morning
"J.P.P. Mc Step B. Blues"
Go To Her

On some CD issues, the mono single versions of "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" are also featured as bonus tracks. The gold CD edition of the album features both the mono and stereo versions of the album on the same disc.

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