Janis Ian
American singer-songwriter
Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink, April 7, 1951) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction writer.[1] She stated singing folk in the mid-sixties while she was still a teenager. She sang the most in the 1960s and the 1970s, but she's still singing today. In 1975, Ian won a Grammy Award for her song, "At Seventeen".
Janis Ian | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Janis Eddy Fink |
| Born | April 7, 1951 New York City, United States |
| Genres | Folk, Contemporary music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, writer |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Rude Girl Records Columbia Records Verve Records Windham Hill Records |
| Website | http://www.janisian.com/ |
Ian is openly lesbian and is married to a woman.[2]
Discography
changeAlbums
change- Janis Ian (1967) #29 US (Verve) / (1978) (Columbia) / (Bonus Track) (2004) (Festival, Cooking Vinyl UK)
- For All the Seasons of Your Mind (1967) #179 US (Verve)
- The Secret Life of J. Eddy Fink (1968) (Verve)
- Who Really Cares (1969) (Verve)
- Present Company (1971) #223 US (Capitol)
- Stars (1974) #83 US, #63 (Columbia) / (Bonus Track) (2004) (Festival, Cooking Vinyl)
- Between the Lines (1975) #1 US, #22 Japan (Columbia, Festival) / (Bonus Track) (2004) (Festival, Cooking Vinyl UK)
- Aftertones (1976) #12 US, #1 Japan (Columbia) / (Bonus Track) (2004) (Festival, Cooking Vinyl UK)
- Miracle Row (1977) #45 US, #26 Japan (Columbia) / (Bonus Track) (2004) (Festival, Cooking Vinyl UK)
- Night Rains (1979) (Columbia)
- Restless Eyes (1981) #156 US (Columbia)
- Uncle Wonderful (1983) (Festival) (Australia only)
- Breaking Silence (1993) (Morgan Creek) / (Bonus Track) (2003) (Festival, Cooking Vinyl UK)
- Simon Renshaw Presents: Janis Ian Shares Your Pain (1995) (not released until 12.09)
- Revenge (1995) (Beacon)
- Hunger (1997) (Windham Hill)
- god & the fbi (2000) (Windham Hill) / (3 Bonus Tracks) (2000) (JVC Japan)
- Lost Cuts 1 (2001) (Rude Girl)
- Billie's Bones (2004) (Oh Boy, Rude Girl Cooking Vinyl US)s
- Night Rains (Bonus Track) (2004) (Festival, Cooking Vinyl UK)
- Billie's Bones (Bonus Track) (2004) (JVC Japan)
- Folk is the New Black (2006) (Rude Girl) / (With DVD) (2006) (Evasound)
- Revenge (Bonus Track) (2006) (Cooking Vinyl UK 2003) (WEA)
- Strictly Solo (2014)
- Hope (2020)
- The Light at the End of the Line (2021)
Compilation albums
change- Remember (1978) (JVC Japan)
- The Best of Janis Ian (1980) (CBS)
- My Favourites (1980) (CBS)
- Stars/Night Rains (Double Album) (1987) (CBS)
- At Seventeen (1990) (CBS)
- Up 'Til Now (1992) (Sony)
- Society's Child: The Verve Recordings (1995) (Polydor)
- Live on the Test 1976 (1995) (BBC World Wide)
- Unreleased 1: Mary's Eyes (1998) (Rude Girl)
- The Bottom Line Encore Collection (1999) (Velvet)
- The Best of Janis Ian (2002) (Festival)
- Live: Working Without a Net (2003) (Rude Girl)
- Souvenirs: Best of 1972-1981 (US CD) (2004) (Rude Girl) / (Japan CD) (2004) (JVC Japan) / (CD/DVD) (2006) (Evasound)
- Unreleased 2: Take No Prisoners (2006) (Rude Girl)
- Unreleased 3: Society's Child (2006) (Rude Girl)
- Ultimate Best (2007) (JVC Victory)
- Best of Janis Ian: Autobiography Collection (2008) (Rude Girl)
- The Essential Janis Ian (2009)
Singles
change| Year | Title | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. A/C | UK | JAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" | 14 | 13 | – | – | – |
| "Insanity Comes Quietly to the Structured Mind" | 109 | 82 | – | – | – | |
| 1974 | "The Man You Are in Me" | 104 | – | 33 | – | – |
| 1975 | "When the Party's Over" | – | – | 20 | – | – |
| "At Seventeen" | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |
| "In the Winter" | – | 97 | 21 | – | – | |
| 1976 | "Boy I Really Tied One On" | – | – | 43 | – | – |
| "I Would Like to Dance" | – | – | 28 | – | – | |
| "Roses" | – | – | 37 | – | – | |
| "Love Is Blind" | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| "Between the Lines" | – | – | – | – | 90 | |
| 1977 | "Will You Dance?" | – | – | – | – | 40 |
| 1978 | "That Grand Illusion" | – | – | 43 | – | – |
| 1979 | "Fly Too High" | – | – | – | 44 | – |
| 1980 | "You Are Love" | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| "The Other Side of the Sun" | – | – | 47 | 44 | – | |
| 1981 | "Under the Covers" | 71 | – | – | – | – |
DVDs
change- Live at Club Cafe (2005) (Rude Girl)
- Janismania (2005) (Rude Girl)
- Through the Years: A Retrospective (2007) (Rude Girl)
- Janis Ian '79: Live in Japan & Australia (2008) (Rude Girl)
References
change- ↑ "Janis Ian: A Life in Song" (PDF). Janis Ian Website. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ "glbtq". Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
Other websites
change- Official website
- Janis Ian's Pearl Foundation Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Works by Janis Ian at Project Gutenberg
- Janis Ian interview on Slashdot
- 2006 interview
- Janis Ian archive on NPR Music
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