Aftertones

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Aftertones
Janis Ian Afterglow Album.jpg
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
Christgau's Record GuideB–[1]

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.[2]

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Janis Ian

Side 1

  1. "Aftertones" (3:14)
  2. "I Would Like to Dance" (3:38)
  3. "Love is Blind" (2:14)
  4. "Roses" (3:09)
  5. "Belle of the Blues" (4:30)

Side 2

  1. "Goodbye to Morning" (3:07)
  2. "Boy I Really Tied One On" (2:40)
  3. "This Must be Wrong" (2:40)
  4. "Don’t Cry, Old Man" (3:51)
  5. "Hymn" (4:08)

Charts[]

Chart (1976) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report)[3]
45

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ http://www.janisian.com/albums/aftertones.php
  3. ^ 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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