The album is also Ian's loosest affair, and this may have to do with ex-Youngblood Jerry Corbett's role in production and musicianship.

From the Janis Ian album, "Present Company": Janis Ian - Vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, composer Ed Bogas - Piano Vic Smith - Electric guitar Kelly Bryan.

Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s; her most widely recognized song, "At Seventeen", was released as a single from her 1975 album Between the Lines which reached number 1 on the Billboard chart. Born in 1951 in New York City, Ian entered the American folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-1960s

Composed By – Janis Ian, P. Cunningham (tracks: A4, B1, B3). Drums – Jeff Myer. Engineer – Bob de Sousa, Muffyn. Performer – Rita Dowling. Photography By, Design – Peter Cunningham (2). Piano, Guitar – Janis Ian. Producer, Lead Guitar – Jerry Corbitt. Steel Guitar, Lead Guitar – John McFee. Recorded in San Francisco, November-December, 1970. Other Versions (5 of 13) View All. Cat.

Features Song Lyrics for Janis Ian's Present Company album. See My Grammy Ride Lyrics. 14. Present Company Lyrics. 15. The Seaside Lyrics. 16. The Sunlight Lyrics. Janis Ian Lyrics provided by SongLyrics.

Present Company by Janis Ian - Sixteen cuts on this CD from 1971. Prior to her hits of the mid 70's. Many young female singers should give early Janis Ian a listen and then study her 1993 and 1995 CDs. Starting out by her own admission as a "Snotty Teenager" Janis display here her talents of Writing and Performing. It's hard to place the genre of this album. Even if you're just a passing fan of Janis Ian, you need to pick up this album.

Used to drive a pipeline From here to Blind Man's Bend Tried and ride the main line I went there with my friends I like to be together I like to be alone Yes, and what I like best Is I like it like this And I stay with you at home Used to drive an ocean liner Sunk in '52 Off the coast of Indochina Yes, I sunk there, too. Frost on the jewel glass windows here Is ringing in the dawn, my dear Spring is busting out of my . .

Janis Ian is songwriter, performer, and author with 9 Grammy Nominations. Her songs "At 17" and "Society's Child" are in the Grammy Hall Of Fame. After a long run with old pal Livingston Taylor, where sets had to accomodate the co-bill, this solo show should feature several brand new songs and a few blistering guitar solos!! Thursday August 22 The Kate Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

Her debut album, Janis Ian, was a success; acclaimed as a female Bob Dylan, the performer embarked on a national concert tour. Yet her auspicious start proved impossible to sustain, disillusionment set in, and the entertainer ’ s career began to flag. Turning to drugs and psychotherapy, Ian eventually settled in Los Angeles, where she could scarcely obtain a booking. Who Really Cares, Verve, 1969. Between the Lines, Columbia, 1975.

Aftertones released: 2010. Unreleased 1: Mary's Eyes released: 2009. Best of Janis Ian: The Autobiography Collection released: 2008. Folk Is the New Black released: 2006. Billie's Bones released: 2004. Present Company released: 1971. Who Really Cares released: 1969. For All the Seasons of Your Mind released: 1967. Best of Janis Ian released: Souvenirs: The Best of Janis Ian 1972-1981 released: Aftertones.