Aftertones Explained
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.[1] "I Would Like to Dance" reached #86 in Canada.[2]
Charts
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Janis Ian - American songwriter, singer, musician, author and multiple Grammy-winning writer of "At 17," "Jesse" and "Society's Child": Listening Room: Aftertones . 2014-02-22 . 2014-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226030134/http://www.janisian.com/albums/aftertones.php . dead .
- Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - June 12, 1976.
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 145.
- Web site: RPM Top 100 Albums - April 7, 1976.
