Aftertones

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]

Aftertones
Studio album by
Janis Ian
Released1976
Recordedlate 1975
Record Plant, N.Y.C.
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]

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
  • Musicians: Wayne Andre, Phil Bodner, George Brown, Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin, Jennifer Ward Clarke, Michael Comins, Donald Corrado, Harry Cykman, Richard Davis, Eugenie Dengel, Gonzalo Fernandez, Robert Fortunato, Ron Frangipane, Al Gorgoni, Mickey Gravine, Larry Harlow, Max Hollander, Janis Ian, Arthur Jenkins, Lewis Kahn, Artie Kaplan, Kathryn Kienke, Ezra Kliger, Barry Lazarowitz, Jeff Layton, Jesse Levy, Harry Lookofsky, Tom Malone, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Pete Nater, Gene Orloff, Romeo Penque, Bucky Pizzarelli, Jerry Ragovoy, Bruce Rogers, Ernie Royal, David Sackson, Julius Schacter, Joe Shepley, Larry Spencer, Emanuel Vardi, Paul Winter, Stu Woods, George Young
  • Soloists: Claire Bay, Phil Bodner, Gonzalo Fernandez, Larry Harlow, Jesse Levy, Odetta, Romeo Pengue, Phoebe Snow, Brooks Arthur, V. Martin Fink, Janis Ian
  • Guitars: Janis Ian, Jeff Layton, Al Gorgoni, Bucky Pizzarelli
  • Bass: Stu Woods, Richard Davis
  • Percussion: Barry Lazarowitz

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

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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