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Janis Ian

Janis Ian was born on 07 Apr 1951 in New York City, New York, United States. Her birth name was Janis Eddy Fink. Her is also called Janis Ian.

Janis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumental musician, columnist, and science fiction fan-turned-author. She had a highly successful singing career in the 1960s and 1970s, and has continued recording into the 21st century. In 1975, Ian won a Grammy Award for her song, "At Seventeen".

Janis Ian released the following albums including Stars (1974), Aftertones (1976), Society's Child: Verve Recordings (1995), Breaking Silence (1995), Hunger (1997), Bottom Line Encore Collection (1999), God & the FBI (2000), Present Company (2002), Present Company (2002), Billie's Bones (2004), Souvenirs: Best of Janis Ian 1972-1981 (2004), Night Rains (2004), Folk Is the New Black (2006), Between the Lines (2008), Best of Janis Ian - The Autobiography Collection (2008), Janis Ian (2009), The Essential Janis Ian (2009), Simon Renshaw Presents: Janis Ian Shares Your Pain (2009), Unreleased 1: Mary's Eyes (2009), The Secret Life of J. Eddy Fink/Who Really Cares (2009), Stars/Aftertones (2010), Between the Lines/Old Grey Whistle Test Concert (2010), Miracle Row/Janis Ian II (2010), Night Rains/Restless Eyes/Uncle Wonderful (2010) and Revenge/Hunger (2010).

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Stars
Feb 1974
  1. Man You Are in Me
  2. Sweet Sympathy
  3. Page Nine
  4. Thankyous
  5. Dance with Me
  6. Without You
  7. You've Got Me on a String
  8. Applause
  9. Stars
  10. Jesse
  11. Bonus track
Aftertones
Mar 1976
  1. Aftertones
  2. I Would Like to Dance
  3. Roses
  4. Goodbye to Morning
  5. Boy, I Really Tied One On
  6. This Must Be Wrong
  7. Don't Cry Old Man
  8. Hymn
  9. Love Is Blind
  10. Belle Of The Blues
  11. BONUS: Love Is Blind - live
Society's Child: Verve Recordings
Aug 1995
  1. Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)
  2. Too Old To Go 'Way Little Girl
  3. Hair Of Spun Gold
  4. Then Tangles Of My Mind
  5. I'll Give You A Stone If You'll Throw It (Changing Tymes)
  6. Pro-Girl
  7. Younger Generation Blues
  8. New Christ Cardiac Hero
  9. Lover Be Kindly
  10. Mrs. McKenzie
  11. Janey's Blues
  12. A Song For All The Seasons Of Your Mind
  13. Honey D'ya Think?
  14. Bahisma
  15. Queen Merka & Me
  16. There Are Times
  17. Lonely One
  18. Sunflakes Fall, Snowrays Call
  19. Evening Star
  20. Shady Acres
  21. Insanity Comes Quietly To The Structured Mind
  22. Everybody Knows
  23. Mistaken Identity
  24. Friends Again
  25. 42nd St. Psycho Blues
  26. She's Made Of Porcelain
  27. Sweet Misery
  28. When I Was A Child
  29. What Do You Think Of The Dead?
  30. Look To The Rain
  31. Son Of Love
  32. Baby's Blue
  33. Time On My Hands
  34. Love You More Than Yesterday
  35. Orphan Of The Wind
  36. Sea And Sand
  37. Galveston
  38. Do You Remember?
  39. Month Of May
  40. Calling Your Name
  41. And I Did Ma
Breaking Silence
Aug 1995
  1. All Roads to the River
  2. Ride Me Like a Wave
  3. Tattoo
  4. Guess You Had to Be There
  5. What About the Love?
  6. His Hands
  7. Walking on Sacred Ground
  8. This Train Still Runs
  9. Through the Years
  10. This House
  11. Some People's Lives [Live]
  12. Breaking Silence
Hunger
Sep 1997
  1. Black & White
  2. On The Dark Side Of Town
  3. Might As Well Be Monday
  4. Getting Over You
  5. Searching For America
  6. Hunger
  7. Welcome To Acousticville
  8. Honor Them All
  9. Empty
  10. House Without A Heart
  11. Shadow
  12. Getting Over You
Bottom Line Encore Collection
Feb 1999
  1. From Me to You
  2. Night Rains
  3. I Would Like to Dance
  4. Jesse
  5. The Other Side of the Sun
  6. In the Winter
  7. Silly Habits
  8. Memories
  9. Fly too High
  10. At Seventeen
  11. Stars
  12. Society's Child (Bonus Track)
  13. At Seventeen (Bonus Track)
God & the FBI
Mar 2000
  1. God & The FBI
  2. On The Other Side
  3. Memphis
  4. Jolene
  5. When You Love Someone
  6. Play Like A Girl
  7. Days Like These
  8. Boots Like Emmy Lou's
  9. She Must Be Beautiful
  10. The Last Comeback
  11. Murdering Stravinsky
Present Company
Feb 2002
  1. Seaside
  2. Present Company
  3. See My Grammy Ride
  4. Here in Spain
  5. On the Train
  6. He's a Rainbow
  7. Weary Lady
  8. Nature's at Peace
  9. See the River
  10. Let It Run Free
  11. Alabama
  12. Liberty
  13. My Land
  14. Hello Jerry
  15. Can You Reach Me
  16. The Sunlight
Present Company
Feb 2002
  1. Seaside
  2. Present Company
  3. See My Grammy Ride
  4. Here in Spain
  5. On the Train
  6. He's a Rainbow
  7. Weary Lady
  8. Nature's at Peace
  9. See the River
  10. Let It Run Free
  11. Alabama
  12. Liberty
  13. My Land
  14. Hello Jerry
  15. Can You Reach Me
  16. The Sunlight
Billie's Bones
Feb 2004
  1. Billie's Bones
  2. My Tennessee Hills
  3. Paris in Your Eyes
  4. Marching on Glasgow [Instrumental]
  5. I Hear You Sing Again
  6. Forever Young
  7. Matthew
  8. Amsterdam
  9. Dead Men Walking
  10. Save Somebody
  11. Mockingbird
  12. Mary's Eyes
  13. When I Lay Down
Souvenirs: Best of Janis Ian 1972-1981
Sep 2004
  1. Stars
  2. Jesse
  3. Belle Of The Blues
  4. Love Is Blind
  5. Will You Dance
  6. Miracle Row
  7. Maria
  8. Party Lights
  9. Do You Wanna Dance
  10. Silly Habits
  11. Other Side Of The Sun
  12. Fly Too High
  13. Jenny (Iowa Sunrise)
  14. Mechanical Telephone
  15. Passion Play
Night Rains
Sep 2004
  1. Other Side of the Sun
  2. Fly Too High
  3. Memories
  4. Night Rains
  5. Here Comes the Night (Theme from "The Bell Jar")
  6. Day by Day
  7. Have Mercy Love
  8. Lay Low
  9. Photographs
  10. Jenny (Iowa Sunrise)
  11. Fly Too High
Folk Is the New Black
Feb 2006
  1. Danger Danger
  2. The Great Divide
  3. Life Is Never Wrong
  4. Jackie Skates
  5. All Those Promises
  6. Standing In The Shadows Of Love
  7. The Drowning Man
  8. Crocodile Song
  9. The Last Train
  10. My Autobiography
  11. Home Is The Heart
  12. Shadows On The Wind
  13. Haven't I Got Eyes
  14. Joy
  15. Folk Is The New Black
Between the Lines
Feb 2008
  1. When the Party's Over
  2. At Seventeen
  3. From Me to You
  4. Bright Lights and Promises
  5. In the Winter
  6. Water Colors
  7. Between the Lines
  8. The Come On
  9. Light a Light
  10. Tea and Sympathy
  11. Lover's Lullaby
Best of Janis Ian - The Autobiography Collection
Jul 2008
  1. Hair of Spun Gold
  2. god and the fbi*
  3. Society's Child
  4. Haven't I Got Eyes
  5. This Train Still Runs
  6. Arms Around My Life
  7. His Hands*
  8. When Angels Cry
  9. My Tennessee Hills
  10. Every Love
  11. Some People's Lives*
  12. Stolen Fire
  13. Days Like These*
  14. Tattoo
  15. Through The Years*
  16. I Hear You Sing Again
  17. I Long For You*
  18. Ginny the Flying Girl
  19. Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
  20. Today You're Mine*
  21. Silly Habits
  22. Jesse
  23. Stars
  24. Thankyous
  25. At Seventeen - album version
  26. Love Is Blind
  27. Fly Too High
  28. Joy
  29. My Autobiography
  30. Hair of Spun Gold (Janis' very first demo, sung into her father's tape recorder in 1963)
  31. At Seventeen
Janis Ian
Jul 2009
  1. Society's Child (Baby, I've Been Thinking)
  2. Go 'Way Little Girl
  3. Hair of Spun Gold
  4. Then Tangles of My Mind
  5. I'll Give You a Stone If You'll Throw It (Changing Tymes)
  6. Pro-Girl
  7. Younger Generation Blues
  8. New Christ Cardiac Hero
  9. Lover Be Kindly
  10. Mrs. McKenzie
  11. Janey's Blues
The Essential Janis Ian
Sep 2009
  1. Hair Of Spun Gold
  2. God And The FBI
  3. Silly Habits
  4. Society's Child
  5. Haven't I Got Eyes
  6. Jesse
  7. Stars
  8. Thankyous
  9. This Train Still Runs
  10. At Seventeen
  11. Love Is Blind
  12. Fly Too High
  13. Arms Around My Life
  14. His Hands
  15. When Angels Cry
  16. My Tennessee Hills
  17. Every Love
  18. Some People's Lives
  19. Stolen Fire
  20. Days Like These
  21. Tattoo
  22. Through The Years
  23. I Hear You Sing Again
  24. Joy
  25. My Autobiography
  26. Hair Of Spun Gold (Demo)
  27. I Long For You
  28. Ginny The Flying Girl
  29. Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
  30. Today You're Mine
  31. At Seventeen
Simon Renshaw Presents: Janis Ian Shares Your Pain
Oct 2009
  1. Take No Kissingers
  2. Genderless
  3. No One Else Likes You
  4. Lazy
  5. When Simon Calls
  6. Take Me Walking In Bahrain
  7. Berlitz
  8. Stolen Tires
Unreleased 1: Mary's Eyes
Oct 2009
  1. Roses for the Damned
  2. Tune that In
  3. Do Wrong, Do Right
  4. Mary's Eyes
  5. Way of the Land
  6. Make a Man of You
  7. Paris In Your Eyes
  8. We Endure
  9. Lone Ranger Days
  10. Forever Young
  11. Unwinding
  12. On the Way to Me
  13. Cosmopolitan Girl
  14. La Cienega Boulevard
  15. Morning Alone After You
The Secret Life of J. Eddy Fink/Who Really Cares
Dec 2009
  1. Everybody Knows
  2. Mistaken Identity
  3. Friends Again
  4. 42nd Street Psycho Blues
  5. She s Made Of Porcelain
  6. Sweet Misery
  7. When I Was A Child
  8. What Do You Think Of The Dead?
  9. Look To TheRain
  10. Son Of Love
  11. Baby s Blue
  12. Time On My Hands
  13. Snowbird
  14. Love You More Than Yesterday
  15. Orphan Of The Wind
  16. Sea And Sand
  17. Galveston
  18. Do You Remember?
  19. Month Of May
  20. Calling Your Name
Stars/Aftertones
Feb 2010
  1. Stars
  2. The Man You Are In Me
  3. Sweet Sympathy
  4. Page Nine
  5. Thankyous
  6. Dance With Me
  7. Without You
  8. Jesse
  9. You ve Got Me On A String
  10. Applause
  11. Jesse
  12. Aftertones
  13. I Would Like To Dance
  14. Love Is Blind
  15. Roses
  16. Belle Of The Blues
  17. Goodbye To Morning
  18. Boy I Really Tied One On
  19. This Must Be Wrong
  20. Don t Cry Old Man
  21. Hymn
Between the Lines/Old Grey Whistle Test Concert
Feb 2010
  1. When The Party s Over
  2. At Seventeen
  3. From Me To You
  4. Bright Lights And Promises
  5. In The Winter
  6. Water Colors
  7. Between The Lines
  8. The Come On
  9. Light A Light
  10. Tea And Sympathy
  11. Lover s Lullaby
  12. Between The Lines [live]
  13. When The Party Is Over
  14. Boy I Really Tied One On
  15. Jesse Got To Get Up
  16. At Seventeen
  17. In The Winter
  18. Applause
  19. Bright Lights And Promises
  20. I Would Like To Dance
  21. Tea And Sympathy
  22. Dance With Me [Old Grey Whistle Test, 29th October 1974]
  23. Stars
  24. At Seventeen [Shirley Bassey Show, 6th November 1976]
  25. The Other Side Of The Sun
Miracle Row/Janis Ian II
Mar 2010
  1. Party Lights
  2. I Want To Make You Love Me
  3. Sunset Of Your Life
  4. Take
  5. To The Sky
  6. Candlelight
  7. Let Me Be Lonely
  8. Slow Dance Romance
  9. Will You Dance?
  10. I ll Cry Tonight
  11. Miracle Row
  12. Maria
  13. Will You Dance? [live] (bonus track)
  14. That Grand Illusion
  15. Some People
  16. Tonight Will Last Forever
  17. Hotels & One-Night Stands
  18. Do You Wanna Dance?
  19. Silly Habits
  20. The Bridge
  21. My Mama s House
  22. Streetlife Serenaders
  23. I Need To Live Alone Again
  24. Hopper Painting
  25. Silly Habits [live]
Night Rains/Restless Eyes/Uncle Wonderful
Mar 2010
  1. The Other Side Of The Sun
  2. Fly Too High
  3. Memories
  4. Night Rains
  5. Here Comes The Night
  6. Day By Day
  7. Have Mercy, Love
  8. Lay Low
  9. Photographs
  10. Jenny (Iowa Sunrise)
  11. Fly Too High [live]
  12. Under The Covers
  13. I Remember Yesterday
  14. I Believe I m Myself Again
  15. Restless Eyes
  16. Get Ready To Roll
  17. Passion Play
  18. Down And Away
  19. Bigger Than Real
  20. Dear Billy
  21. Sugar Mountain
  22. Just A Girl
  23. Uncle Wonderful
  24. Why Can t You And I
  25. Trigger Happy Love
  26. Heart Skip Too Many Beats
  27. Body Slave
  28. Hit You With The Guilt
  29. Sniper Of The Heart
  30. This Night
  31. Mechanical Telephone
  32. Fly Too High
Revenge/Hunger
May 2010
  1. Ready For the War
  2. Take No Prisoners
  3. Tenderness
  4. No One Else Like You
  5. Davy
  6. When the Silence Falls
  7. Take Me Walking In the Rain
  8. Berlin
  9. Stolen Fire
  10. Ruby
  11. The Mission
  12. When Angels Cry
  13. Take Me Walking In the Rain [Live][*]
  14. Black & White
  15. On the Dark Side of Town
  16. Might As Well Be Monday
  17. Getting Over You
  18. Searching For America
  19. Hunger
  20. Welcome To Acousticville [Live]
  21. Honor Them All
  22. Empty
  23. House Without a Heart
  24. Shadow
  25. Getting Over You [With Strings] [Version]
  26. Honor Them All
Songs
  1. Come On
  2. Tea & Sympathy
  3. I'll Cry Tonight
  4. Searching for America
  5. Sunset of Your Life
  6. Take Me Walking In The Rain
  7. Take to the Sky
  8. I Believe I'm Myself Again