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Janis Ian (1967 Album)
''Janis Ian'' is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian, released in January 1967. Background Janis Eddy Fink had begun writing poetry when she was eight and singing when she was twelve. Changing her name to "Janis Ian" after the middle name of her brother, she began to perform in New York folk clubs in her teens and made her first recording, "Baby I've Been Thinking" in September 1965. The song's topic of interracial romance was highly controversial and many record labels rejected Ian's recording. Ian signed with Verve Records in 1966 and released the single – retitled as "Society’s Child" – in September 1966. It slowly caught on and peaked at number 14 in the United States in July 1967. Her self-titled debut album was released at the beginning of 1967, peaking at number 29 at the beginning of September that year. Contemporary reviewers, notably Loraine Alterman of the '' Detroit Free Press'', generally praised Ian's lyrical talent but some such as Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janis Ian
Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit " Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" and the 1975 Top Ten single "At Seventeen", from her LP '' Between the Lines'', which in September 1975 reached no. 1 on the '' Billboard'' album chart. Born in Farmingdale, New Jersey, Ian entered the American folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-1960s. Most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century. She has won two Grammy Awards, the first in 1975 for "At Seventeen" and the second in 2013 for Best Spoken Word Album, for her autobiography, ''Society's Child'', with a total of ten nominations in eight different categories. Ian is also a columnist and science fiction author. Early life Born in Farmingdale, New Jersey, Janis was raised on a farm, and attended East Orange High School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park () is a beachfront city located on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 15,188QuickFacts Asbury Park city, New Jersey United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 13, 2022. a decrease from 16,116 in 2010,DP-1 - Profile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janis Ian Albums
Janis may refer to: As a first name * Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist *Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist * Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian child, organ donation * Janis Carter (1913–1994), American actress * Jānis Daliņš (1904–1978), Latvian athlete * Janis Hughes (born 1958), British politician * Janis Ian (born 1951), American songwriter and folksinger * Janis Irwin (born 1984), Canadian politician *Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American singer and songwriter *Janis Kelly (volleyball) (born 1971), Canadian volleyball player *Janis Kelly (soprano), Scottish opera singer * Janis Paige (born 1922), American actress * Janis Rozentāls (1866–1916), Latvian painter *Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American bassist *Janis Winehouse, British pharmacist, mother of Amy Winehouse Fictional characters *Janis Gold, a fictional character on ''24'' *Janis Day, one of the two main characters in the comic strip '' Arlo and Janis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albums Produced By Shadow Morton
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeared dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Valentin
Luis Pastor "Val" Valentin (January 6, 1920 – March 24, 1999) was an American recording engineer with six decades of work in the music industry. Much of his work was done for MGM Records and Verve Records. His large discography includes Jazz albums such as '' Ella and Louis'', '' Night Train'', and ''Getz/Gilberto''. Career Valentin's earliest known engineering credits date from around 1951, when he was credited on records released by MGM. He was the Director of Engineering for MGM and Verve Records beginning in 1963 in New York City and in 1970 was instrumental in moving the MGM recording studios from NYC to Los Angeles. On the rear of the 1972 Mae West album, ''Great Balls of Fire'', (MGM 215207), the words say: " Engineered by Jerry Styner. Vocal accompaniment by The Mike Curb Congregation Michael Curb (born December 24, 1944) is an American musician, record company executive, motorsports car owner, philanthropist, and former politician. He is also the founder of Curb R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artie Kaplan
Artie Kaplan is an American recording artist, songwriter and a session musician. He has also been a music contractor where he was hired to musicians for sessions. In the 1960s, he was casting musicians for sessions for Aldon Music. When musician Joe Delia was asked about the best advice he had ever had, he said it was from Kaplan, who said "Always show up on time and bring a pencil." Background Kaplan is a singer-songwriter, producer and composer and the instruments he plays are saxophone, Clarinet, flute and piccolo. His saxophone playing and sax solos can be heard on over 150 songs that made it to the top 10. The songs he has played on are "1-2-3 (Len Barry song), 1-2-3" by Len Barry, "The Locomotion" by Little Eva, "Mandy" by Barry Manilow, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka and "Sunday Will Never Be the Same" by Spanky & Our Gang. In 1972 he released an album with the title ''Confessions of a Male Chauvinist Pig''. In a review, Billboard Magazine's Sam Sutherland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Saltzman
Buddy Saltzman (born Hilliard Saltzman; October 17, 1924 – April 30, 2012) was an American session drummer who played on many hit songs during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He is especially remembered for his work with The Four Seasons. On "Dawn (Go Away)" (1964) Saltzman accented the recording with bombastic around-the-kit fills and ghost notes while never using a cymbal once. He was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the county seat of Cumberland County1924 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artie Butler
Arthur Butler (born December 2, 1942) is an American composer, arranger, songwriter, and session musician. In a long career, he has been involved in numerous hit records and other recordings, and has been awarded over 60 gold and platinum albums. Life and career Butler was born in Brooklyn, New York, and learned to play various instruments including piano, clarinet and drums as a child. He attended Erasmus Hall High School. At the age of 13, he auditioned for Henry Glover of King Records, who offered him a contract as a result. His single, "Lock, Stock and Barrel", credited to Arthur Butler, was issued on the DeLuxe label in 1957, but was not successful. Biography by Jason Ankeny at Allmusic.com Retrieved 12 May 2013 By the early 1960s he was working as an assistant at |
Vinnie Bell
Vincent Edward Gambella (July 28, 1932 – October 3, 2019), known as Vinnie Bell, was an American session guitarist, instrument designer and pioneer of electronic effects in pop music. Life and career He was born in Brooklyn">p> Life and career He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and studied guitar from childhood. He made his first recordings as a session musician on singles by such instrumental groups as the Overtones and the Gallahads, and played in nightclubs in New York City in the late 1950s. During this time, he developed his characteristic "watery" guitar sound, popular in instrumental recordings in the 1960s. By 1962, Bell decided to devote his energies to working as a recording studio">studio musician in New York and Los Angeles. In 1963 he did a session with the French Jean-Jacques Perrey for Kai Winding, in which he played the guitar and Perrey played the Ondioline. After that Vinnie along with Perrey recorded several successful commercials, when Jean-Jacques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Gorgoni
Al Gorgoni (born 1939) is an American guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, known for his work as a studio musician during the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Growing up in Philadelphia, his family moved to The Bronx where he took up the guitar at age 14. His first recording sessions took place in 1959, playing on demo recordings with Brill Building songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, and Phil Spector. Gorgoni eventually moved into proper sessions, appearing on hit singles such as " The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis, "Sherry," " Walk Like A Man" and "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The Four Seasons, "Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-Las, and "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups. Other hits featuring Gorgoni's playing are " The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison, " I'm a Believer" by The Monkees, "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian, " Sugar Sugar" by The Archies, and "Brand New Key" by Melanie. Gorgoni worked with many othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society's Child
"Society's Child" (originally titled "Baby I've Been Thinking") is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian in 1965. Background Its lyrics concern an interracial romance – a still-taboo subject in mid-1960s America. Ian was 13 years of age when she was motivated to write and compose the song, and she completed it when she was 14. Released as "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)", the single charted high in many cities in the autumn of 1966 but did not hit big nationally until the summer of 1967. The lyrics of the song center on the feelings of a young girl who witnesses the humiliation that her African American boyfriend receives from the girl's mother and the taunts that she herself endures from classmates and teachers. It closes with her decision to end her relationship with the boyfriend because of her inability to deal with the social pressure. In 1964, Ian lived in East Orange, New Jersey. Her neighborhood was predominantly populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia Inquirer
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The newspaper's circulation is the largest in both the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley metropolitan region of Southeastern Pennsylvania, South Jersey, Delaware, and the northern Eastern Shore of Maryland, and the 17th largest in the United States as of 2017. Founded on June 1, 1829 as ''The Pennsylvania Inquirer'', the newspaper is the third longest continuously operating daily newspaper in the nation. It has won 20 Pulitzer Prizes . ''The Inquirer'' first became a major newspaper during the American Civil War. The paper's circulation dropped after the Civil War's conclusion but then rose again by the end of the 19th century. Originally supportive of the Democratic Party, ''The Inquirers political orientation eventually shifted toward the Whig Party and then the Republican Party before officially becoming politically independent in the middle of the 20th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
