Between the Lines

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Between the Lines

Janis Ian - Between the Lines.jpg

Vinyl - USA - 1st edition.

Artist Janis Ian
Published 1975-03-??
Type Studio
Genre Folk, Soft rock
Themes Breakups, depression, introspection, past love, relationships

Between the Lines is the seventh studio album by Janis Ian. It was published in March 1975 on vinyl and is mostly folk and soft rock music. The album was very successful reaching number one on Billboard in September 1975 primarily due to the single At Seventeen which earned Ian the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Personal

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My mother had a cassette of this album in the late 1980s and I remember her listening to it in the car. I didn't understand most of the lyrics at the time, so I mostly appreciated it based on its sound alone which always gave me a melancholy forlorn far away feeling. In my 30s, I remember seeing the song At Seventeen from a 30 Rock episode and thought I should add the song to my collection. I downloaded the album, but didn't bother listening to it then.

When I was 43, my mother reminded me of the song, and, this time, I listened to the entire album. At first, I noticed the songs sounded vaguely familiar, and, when I got to In the Winter, I finally recognized the album as the one my mother had, and the subsequent songs confirmed it. Hearing the songs for the first time in over 30 years was pretty surreal. Now that I'm old enough to understand the lyrics, I find the album to be even more emotional.

Track Listing

All songs are written and sung by Janis Ian.

Track Title Rank Rating
A1 When the Party's Over 7 Rating-4.svg
A2 At Seventeen 2 Rating-6.svg
A3 From Me to You 6 Rating-5.svg
A4 Bright Lights and Promises 9 Rating-4.svg
A5 In the Winter 1 Rating-7.svg
A6 Water Colors 3 Rating-6.svg
B1 Between the Lines 5 Rating-5.svg
B2 The Come On 11 Rating-4.svg
B3 Light a Light 10 Rating-4.svg
B4 Tea & Sympathy 4 Rating-6.svg
B5 Lover's Lullaby 8 Rating-4.svg

The album's total score is 232.

Media

Album Art

Audio

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