Janis Ian - Folk is the New Black
RLS DATE: Feb-19-2006
STR DATE: Feb-20-2006
ARTiST: Janis Ian
ALBUM: Folk is the New Black
LABEL: n/a
GENRE: Folk
SOURCE: CDDA
BiTRATE: VBR.Kbps.44.1kHz
MODE: Joint-Stereo
TRACKS: 15
LENGH: 69:38.Minutes
RELEASE iNFO
Janis Ian, for over four decades one of the most articulate, engaging and
thought-provoking singer-songwriters to emerge from the USA, is back with a
brand new album.
æFolk Is The New BlackÆ sees this acclaimed songwriter in the same rich vein of
creativity that she inhabited on her acclaimed æBillieÆs BonesÆ album of 2004.
The album comprises fifteen new tracks, drawing on a impressively palette of
styles and musical feel û from the savage humour of æMy AutobiographyÆ, through
to svelte jazz tones on æThe Crocodile SongÆ, the funky æStanding In The
Shadows of LoveÆ (the first single to be taken from the album), the intimate
confessionals of the sotto voce æHome Is The HeartÆ, and æJoyÆ, as well as the
wry hootenanny of the title track. The album has a spare quality, with an
intimate combo setting featuring Jim Brock (percussion), Viktor Kraus
(Bass/second guitars) and Carson Whitsett (organ), with Janis playing and
vocalising everything else, recorded æliveÆ in the studio - the perfect setting
for one of JanisÆ finest collections of songs to date. As ever, Janis turns an
astute and acerbic eye on contemporary events û æThe Great DivideÆ has the
structure and lyrical sentiment that Woody Guthrie wouldÆve approved of, but
the Ian vocal has a quiet authority and power that belies the gentleness of the
delivery, and æJackie SkatesÆ shows that IanÆs qualities as a story telling
lyricist are at a new peak. In fact, the album is littered with great Janis Ian
vocal performances, proof positive of her mature talent.
The release of the new album is especially timely, as 2006 marks the fortieth
anniversary of the release of JanisÆ breakthrough hit, æSocietyÆs ChildÆ,
originally released on Verve back in 1966. The song was included in Mojo
magazineÆs æTop 100 All-Time Greatest Protest SongsÆ.
TRACK TiTLE TiME
01 Dangerdanger 02:49
02 The Great Divide 05:11
03 Life is Never Wrong 04:16
04 Jackie Skates 03:04
05 All Those Promises 03:45
06 Standing in the Shadows of Love 18:07
07 The Drowning Man 05:02
08 The Crocodile Song 03:12
09 The Last Train 03:14
10 My Autobiography 02:49
11 Home is the Heart 03:58
12 Shadows on the Wind 04:52
13 Have'nt I Got Eyes 03:35
14 Joy 02:42
15 Folk is the New Black 03:02
TOTAL 69:38 min SiZE 63,4.Mb