Hunger | ||||
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Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | Spring 1997 | |||
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Genre | Folk, pop rock | |||
Length | 1:01:33 | |||
Label | Windham Hill | |||
Producer | Jeff Balding, Janis Ian, Ani DiFranco | |||
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Hunger is the sixteenth studio album by the American folk singer/songwriter Janis Ian, released in 1997. It is the follow-up to her 1995 album, Revenge . Recording was held in various studios in the spring of 1997. [2] 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. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Black & White" | Janis Ian | 4:44 |
2. | "On the Dark Side of Town" | Janis Ian | 3:54 |
3. | "Might As Well Be Monday" | Janis Ian | 4:34 |
4. | "Getting Over You" | Janis Ian, Gary Burr | 4:30 |
5. | "Searching for America" | Janis Ian | 8:24 |
6. | "Hunger" | Janis Ian | 6:27 |
7. | "Welcome to Acousticville" | Janis Ian | 7:54 |
8. | "Honor Them All" | Janis Ian | 3:56 |
9. | "Empty" | Janis Ian, Jim Varsos | 3:11 |
10. | "House Without a Heart" | Janis Ian | 4:19 |
11. | "Shadow" | Janis Ian | 5:15 |
12. | "Getting Over You (with strings)" | Janis Ian, Gary Burr | 4:25 |
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