Hunger (Janis Ian album)

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Hunger
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1997
RecordedSpring 1997
Studio
Genre Folk, pop rock
Length1:01:33
Label Windham Hill
Producer Jeff Balding, Janis Ian, & Ani DiFranco
Janis Ian chronology
Revenge
(1995)
Hunger
(1997)
God and the FBI
(2000)
Professional ratings
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Hunger is the sixteenth studio album by the American folk singer/songwriter Janis Ian, released on September 30, 1997. [3] It is the follow-up to her 1995 album Revenge . Recording was held in various studios in the spring of 1997. [4] Production for the album was initially handled by an unnamed producer, but disagreements between Ian and the producer caused that producer to leave and Jeff Balding was brought in to finish production work. [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black & White"Janis Ian4:44
2."On the Dark Side of Town"Janis Ian3:54
3."Might As Well Be Monday"Janis Ian4:34
4."Getting Over You"Janis Ian, Gary Burr 4:30
5."Searching for America"Janis Ian8:24
6."Hunger"Janis Ian6:27
7."Welcome to Acousticville"Janis Ian7:54
8."Honor Them All"Janis Ian3:56
9."Empty"Janis Ian, Jim Varsos 3:11
10."House Without a Heart"Janis Ian4:19
11."Shadow"Janis Ian5:15
12."Getting Over You (with strings)"Janis Ian, Gary Burr4:25

Personnel

Production

  • Janis Ian – producer
  • Jeff Balding – producer, mixing
  • Ani DiFranco – producer ("Searching for America")
  • Andrew Gilchrist – mixing ("Searching for America")
  • Simon Renshaw – management
  • Karen Krattigner Sternberg – management
  • Sonny Mediana – art direction and design

Musicians

  • Janis Ian – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Cyro Baptista – percussion
  • Kevin Breit – electric and National Steel guitars, bazoukis
  • David Piltch – upright bass
  • Ani DiFranco – background vocals, bass, sampling ("Searching for America")
  • Andrew Gilchrist – electric guitar ("Searching for America")
  • Andy Stochansky – drums, percussion ("Searching for America")
  • Steve Brewster – drums ("Honor Them All")
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar ("Honor Them All")
  • Randy Leago – accordion ("Honor Them All")
  • Terry McMillian – percussion ("Honor Them All")
  • Glenn Worf – upright bass ("Honor Them All")
  • Ron Huff – ("Getting Over You")

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