Between the Lines (Janis Ian album)

Between the Lines
Studio album by Janis Ian
Released	March 1975
Recorded	914 Sound Studios Blauvelt, New York 1974
Genre	Folk, Adult Contemporary
Length	43:21
Label	Columbia
Producer	Brooks Arthur
Janis Ian chronology
Stars (1974)Stars1974 Between the Lines (1975) Aftertones (1975)Aftertones1975

Between the Lines, released in 1975 and containing the popular song "At Seventeen", is the best-known album by the then New York-based singer-songwriter Janis Ian. The album reached #1 on the Billboard album chart in September 1975, and sold 1.9 million copies in the United States.

"At Seventeen" was released as a single and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Ian won the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song, and performed it on the first episode of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975. Recorded at 914 Sound Studios in New York, Between the Lines is Ian's seventh studio album.

Recording

The album was recorded and mixed at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York, USA. Production was by Brooks Arthur.

Reception

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The album reached #1 on the Billboard album chart in September 1975, and sold 1.9 million copies in the United States. "At Seventeen" was released as a single and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Ian won the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song.

Track listing

All songs composed by Janis Ian

1. "When the Party's Over"—2:57
2. "At Seventeen"—4:41
3. "From Me to You"—3:19
4. "Bright Lights and Promises"—4:17
5. "In the Winter"—2:13
6. "Water Colors"—4:58
7. "Between the Lines"—4:03
8. "The Come On"—3:56
9. "Light a Light"—2:45
10. "Tea and Sympathy"—4:28
11. "Lover's Lullaby"—5:25

Personnel

• Produced by Brooks Arthur
• Engineered by Brooks Arthur, Larry Alexander, Russ Payne
• Art Direction and Design: John Berg, Paul Perlow
• Photography: Peter Cunningham
• Production Coordinator: Herb Gart
• Orchestra:
  • Violins: Arianna Bronne, Lewis Cley, Peter Dimitriades, Marie Hence, Max Hollander, Kathy Kionke, Ezra Klinger, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Sackson, Julius Schachter, Ora Shiram, Harry Urbont, Masako Yanagita
  • Violas: Seymour Berman, George Brown, Eugenie Dengel, Patty Kopec, Richard Maximoff, David Sackson, Manny Vardi
  • Celli: Seymour Barab, Gloria Lanzarone, Beverly Laurelson, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, George Ricci
  • Trumpets: Ray Crisara, Burt Collins, Jimmy Sedlar, Joe Shepley
  • Trombones: Eddie Bert, Mickey Gravine, Alan Raph, Bill Watrous
  • French Horn: James Buffington
  • Flutes: Romeo Penque, Phil Bodner
  • Orchestral Contractor: Arthur Kaplan
• Recorded and Mixed at 914 Sound Studios in Blauvelt, New York, USA
• Barry Lazarowitz plays Hayman drums
• All Songs (c)1974 Mine Music Limited and April Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard 200	1

References

Preceded by The Heat Is On by The Isley Brothers

Billboard 200 number-one album September 20–26, 1975

Succeeded by Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd