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1976 studio album by Janis Ian
Aftertones album by American singer/songwriter
Janis Ian , recorded 1975 in various New York studios and released 1976 by Columbia Records. "Love Is Blind" was a #1 single in Japan for six months. It was the highest-selling album by a solo female artist in Japan and was also a top twenty and gold record in the United States, Ireland and Holland.
[5] "I Would Like to Dance" reached #86 in Canada.
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Track listing All tracks are written by Janis Ian
Side One Title 1. "Aftertones" 3:13 2. "I Would Like to Dance" 3:41 3. "Love is Blind" 2:16 4. "Roses" 3:11 5. "Belle of the Blues" 4:31 Total length: 16:52
Side Two Title 1. "Goodbye to Morning" 3:08 2. "Boy I Really Tied One On" 2:43 3. "This Must be Wrong" 2:42 4. "Don’t Cry, Old Man" 3:58 5. "Hymn" 4:09 Total length: 16:40
Charts Personnel
Janis Ian – vocals, guitar, piano
Jeff Layton,
Al Gorgoni ,
Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
Stu Woods,
Richard Davis – bass guitar
Barry Lazarowitz – percussion
Arthur Jenkins – congas
Claire Bay, Brooks Arthur,
Odetta , V. Martin Fink – vocals
Phoebe Snow – obligato vocals on "Hymn"
Larry Spencer, Pete Nater,
Tom Malone , Ernie Royal, Joe Shepley – trumpet
Mickey Gravine, Lewis Kahn,
Wayne Andre – trombone
Donald Corrado, Earl Chapin, Jim Buffington – French horn
Charles McCracken, Jesse Levy, Bruce Rogers,
Kermit Moore , Max Hollander – cello
Ezra Kliger,
Gene Orloff , Julius Schacter, Kathryn Kienke, Harry Cykman,
Harry Lookofsky , Michael Comins, Paul Winter – violin
Emanuel Vardi , Eugenie Dengel, George Brown, David Sackson,
Jennifer Ward Clarke – viola
Gonzalo Fernandez – wooden flute on "I Would Like to Dance"
George Young – tenor saxophone on "Belle of the Blues"
Artie Kaplan – baritone saxophone on "Belle of the Blues"; bass clarinet on "Don't Cry, Old Man"
Phil Bodner – oboe, alto flute, English horn on "Goodbye to Morning"
Romeo Penque – oboe, alto flute, piccolo flue, English horn on "Goodbye to Morning"; contrabass clarinet on "Don't Cry, Old Man"
Mike Gibson – arranger, conductor on "I Would Like to Dance"
Jerry Ragovoy – arranger, conductor on "Belle of the Blues"
Ron Frangipane – arranger, conductor on "Don't Cry, Old Man"
Production Produced by Brooks Arthur
Album photography: Peter Cunningham
Album design: David L’Heureux External links References
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Christgau, Robert (1981).
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089919026X . Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Wilson, David Bertrand.
"Aftertones – Janis Ian" . Wilson and Allroy’s Record Reviews. Retrieved September 17, 2021 .
^ DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly and Henke, James; The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist , p. 339 ISBN
0679737294
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"Janis Ian - American songwriter, singer, musician, author and multiple Grammy-winning writer of "At 17," "Jesse" and "Society's Child": Listening Room: Aftertones" . Archived from
the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-22 .
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"RPM Top 100 Singles - June 12, 1976" (PDF) .
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"Janis Ian Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard
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Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 145.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6
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"RPM Top 100 Albums - April 7, 1976" (PDF) .
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