Between the Lines is the seventh, and best known album

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 by the then New York City

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-based singer-songwriter

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 Janis Ian

Janis Ian

Janis Ian is an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and science fiction author. Ian first entered the folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-sixties; most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century...

, released in 1975. The album went to #1 on the Billboard 200

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 charts, and sold over one million copies. The LP came with a promotional booklet which contains photographs of Ian and positive reviews of her music.

The album's most popular single, "At Seventeen

At Seventeen

"At Seventeen" is a song by Janis Ian, released in 1975 on Between the Lines and as a single. Ian's most successful recording, the song is a commentary on adolescent cruelty, the illusion of popularity, and teenage angst, as reflected upon from the maturity of adulthood...

", reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100

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 and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Ian won the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

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 for the song, and performed it on the first episode of Saturday Night Live

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on October 11 of that year.

Track listing

All songs composed by Janis Ian

1. "When the Party's Over"--2:57

• Vocal Arrangements by Dennis Pereca
• Lead Guitar: Al Gorgoni
• Rhythm Guitars: Janis Ian, Dickie Frank
• Bass: Richard Davis
• Drums: Barry Lazarowitz
• Percussion: Larry Alexander
• Background Vocals: Dennis Pereca

2. "At Seventeen

At Seventeen

"At Seventeen" is a song by Janis Ian, released in 1975 on Between the Lines and as a single. Ian's most successful recording, the song is a commentary on adolescent cruelty, the illusion of popularity, and teenage angst, as reflected upon from the maturity of adulthood...

"--4:41

• Horn Arrangements by Janis Ian
• Acoustic Guitars: Janis Ian, David Snider, Al Gorgoni
• Nylon Guitars: Sal DeTroia, Janis Ian
• Bass: Richard Davis
• Drums and Percussion: Barry Lazarowitz
• Trombonium: Alan Ralph
• Flugelhorn: Burt Collins

3. "From Me to You"--3:19

• Acoustic Guitars: Janis Ian, David Snider, Dickie Frank
• Nylon Guitar: Sal DeTroia
• Bass: Richard Davis
• Drums: Barry Lazarowitz
• Fiddles: Russell George, Ken Kosak

4. "Bright Lights and Promises"--4:17

• Arranged by Janis Ian
• Piano: Janis Ian
• Bass: Richard Davis
• Drums: Barry Lazarowitz
• Alto Saxophones: Artie Kaplan, Romeo Penque
• Tenor Saxophones: Joe Grimm, Seldon Powell
  Seldon Powell
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• Clarinet Solo: Phil Bodner

5. "In the Winter"--2:31

• Arranged and Scored by Janis Ian
• Guitar: Sal DeTroia
• Piano: Janis Ian
• Bass: Don Payne
• Drums: Barry Lazarowitz
• Trumpet Solos: Ray Crisara, Joe Shepley

6. "Water Colors"--4:58

• Arranged and Scored by Janis Ian
• Acoustic Guitar and Piano: Janis Ian
• Nylon Guitars: Sal DeTroia, Al Gorgoni
• Bass: Richard Davis
• Cello: George Ricci
• Viola: Manny Vardi
• Flutes: Romeo Penque, Phil Bodner

7. "Between the Lines"--4:03

• String and Horn Arrangements by Ron Frangipane
• Keyboards: Janis Ian
• Acoustic Bass: Richard Davis
• Electric Bass Guitar: Don Payne
• Drums and Percussion: Barry Lazarowitz
• Cello Solo: George Ricci
• Piccolo: Phil Bodner

8. "The Come On"--3:56

• Arranged by Richard Davis, Sal DeTroia and Janis Ian
• Acoustic Guitar: Janis Ian
• Nylon Guitar: Sal DeTroia
• Bass: Richard Davis

9. "Light a Light"--2:45

• Guitars: Janis Ian, Al Gorgoni
• Bass: Don Payne
• Drums: Barry Lazarowitz
• Background Vocals: Dennis Pereca

10. "Tea and Sympathy"--4:28

• Arranged and Scored by Ron Frangipane
• Acoustic Guitar: Janis Ian
• Nylon Guitar: Sal DeTroia
• Acoustic Bass: George DuVivier
• Electric Bass Guitar: Don Payne
• Cello Solo: George Ricci

11. "Lover's Lullaby"--5:25

• String and Horn Arrangement by Ron Frangipane
• Keyboards: Janis Ian
• Nylon Guitar: Sal DeTroia
• Acoustic Guitar: Dickie Frank
• Vibraphone: George Devens
• Acoustic Bass: Richard Davis
• Electric Bass Guitar: Don Payne
• Drums: Barry Lazarowitz
• Background Vocals: Claire Bay

Credits

• 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
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   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