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Personnel: Janis Ian (vocals, guitar, harpsichord, organ, tambourine, siren); Vinnie Bell (guitar, electric sitar); Al Gorgoni, Sal DeTroia (guitar); Artie Kaplan (flute); Artie Butler (piano, harpsichord, organ); George Duvivier (upright bass); Buddy Saltzman (drums). Liner Note Author: Steve Stanley. Photographer: George Schowerer. Arrangers: Janis Ian; Artie Kaplan. Recorded when she was just 15, JANIS IAN is a classic folk-rock protest album that casts the teenage singer-songwriter as a young Dylan with the expressive, mature delivery of Judy Collins. While the then-controversial "Society's Child" seems slightly melodramatic and dated, the rest of the songs hold up surprisingly well over time, and deserve a fresh listen. Complex emotions are aired with great vocal acuity on the freewheeling, heartbreaking "I'll Give You a Stone if You Throw It," and the proud, angular "Pro-Girl" sounds like a Jefferson Airplane album track.
