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Aftertones
Studio album by
Janis Ian
Released1976
Recordedlate 1975
StudioRecord Plant, New York City
GenreAdult contemporary
Length33:11
LabelColumbia
ProducerBrooks Arthur
Janis Ian chronology
Between the Lines
(1975) 		Aftertones
(1976) 		Miracle Row
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]
Wilson and Allroy[3]
Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)[4]

Aftertones is the eighth 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.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Janis Ian

Side One
No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleLength
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

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 12
Australian (Kent Music Report)[8]
45
Canada (RPM (magazine)[9]
81

Personnel

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  • 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

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  • Produced by Brooks Arthur
  • Album photography: Peter Cunningham
  • Album design: David L’Heureux
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References

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  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. "Aftertones – Janis Ian". All Music. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: I". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Wilson, David Bertrand. "Aftertones – Janis Ian". Wilson and Allroy’s Record Reviews. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 12, 1976" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Janis Ian Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - April 7, 1976" (PDF).
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