Janis Ian

From Me To You - Live In Bremen 2004

  • 2CD
  • Date : 30.05.2025
  • Package : CD Digisleeve
  • Running Time CD 1 : 46:54
  • Running Time CD 2 : 51:50

Janis Ian – From Me To You – Live In Bremen 2004

When you think of American singer-songwriters, you inevitably think of artists like Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Melanie or Tracy Chapman. But don’t forget Janis Ian. After all, she is a two-time Grammy winner. “Between the Lines” (1975), her second album for Columbia Records, was number one on the US Billboard album charts for weeks, spent a total of 64 weeks on the charts and went platinum. The foundation of her unprecedented career was laid in 1967 with her single “Society’s Child”, a very controversial song about an interracial love that was not tolerated by parents and the community. Janis hit the nail on the head with her lyrics, which echoed the themes of the girl groups that were popular at the time: A girl falls in love, parents and society are against it. Society’s Girl” was covered several times, among others by Spooky Tooth, Judy Stone and Foreigner’s Lou Gramm.

Of course, the song was also on the program when Janis Ian performed in the studio of Radio Bremen on October 4, 2004. Solo, just the artist, her guitar, her voice and her unique charisma. And a captivating entertainer and storyteller. That’s all she needs. When she thinks back to that night, there is a bit of melancholy in her voice, but also a lot of hope: “Nights like this reinforce my belief that this world could be a peaceful place. In the end, it comes down to kindness. Empathy. Understanding. In the context of different cultures, different languages, even different beliefs, music is the great unifier”.

 

Tracklist:

CD 1:

  1. Jesse 06:34
  2. From Me To You 04:19
  3. Interlude: Boots Like Emmy Lou's 03:45
  4. Boots Like Emmy Lou's 04:21
  5. Days Like These 04:01
  6. Interlude: On The Other Side 00:38
  7. On The Other Side 05:49
  8. Interlude: Take No Prisoners 00:35
  9. Take No Prisoners 07:16
  10. Dead Man Walking 03:23
  11. Watercolors 06:13

CD1 Total: 46:54 min.

CD 2:

  1. Interlude: When I Lay Down 03:24
  2. When I Lay Down 04:22
  3. Society's Child 04:28
  4. Interlude: I Hear You Sing Again 04:13
  5. I Hear You Sing Again 04:55
  6. Interlude: Between The Lines 00:31
  7. Between The Lines 05:47
  8. Interlude: At Seventeen 02:23
  9. At Seventeen 05:04
  10. Interlude: In The Winter 01:51
  11. In The Winter 04:13
  12. Interlude: I Got You Babe 01:25
  13. I Got You Babe 03:24
  14. Interlude: This Train Still Runs 01:11
  15. This Train Still Runs 04:39

CD2 Total: 51:50 min.

CD1+CD2 Total: 98:44 min.