Aftertones

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Aftertones
Janis Ian Afterglow Album.jpg
Studio album by
Janis Ian
Released1976
Recordedlate 1975
StudioRecord Plant, New York City
Genre Adult contemporary
Length33:11
Label Columbia
Producer Brooks Arthur
Janis Ian chronology
Between the Lines
(1975)		Aftertones
(1976)		 Miracle Row
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]
Wilson and AllroyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

Track listing

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

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

Personnel

Production

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References

  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. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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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