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. "I Would Like to Dance" reached #86 in Canada.
Track listing
Charts Chart (1976)PeakpositionAustralian (Kent Music Report)Canada (RPM (magazine)
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
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