A & R Studios, New York City CBS Recording Studios, New York City Musicland, Munich, West Germany Rusk Sound, Los Angeles, California The Hit Factory, New York City
Label
Columbia
Producer
Janis Ian, Ron Fragipane Giorgio Moroder
Janis Ian chronology
Janis Ian (1978)
Night Rains (1979)
Restless Eyes (1981)
Night Rains is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian, released in 1979 on Columbia Records.
The commercial failure of her previous self-titled album and its accompanying singles led Columbia to demand Ian make a major change of direction for Night Rains to restore her commercial fortunes.[1][2] She initially focused on writing film music for Foxes and The Bell Jar,[3] and then adopted a fully commercial pop sound, collaborating with Albert Hammond of "It Never Rains in Southern California" fame on one song, and with superstar disco producer Giorgio Moroder on two tracks including the Foxes theme.[1] E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons played on two songs and jazz pianist Chick Corea on "Jenny (Iowa Sunrise)".
Consequent upon its release alongside twenty-four other Columbia Records albums in the fall of 1979,[4]Night Rains was effectively un-promoted by the label in the United States and became Ian's first to not dent the Billboard albums chart since Present Company. Even a re-release a year later with much greater record company promotion failed to get Night Rains onto the chart.[3]
Although first single "Here Comes the Night" (Theme from The Bell Jar) did not chart anywhere, second single "Fly Too High" became a top ten hit in the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, and drove Night Rains into the top twenty in those markets. "Fly Too High" and third single "The Other Side of the Sun" also became Ian's first-ever chart entries in the United Kingdom, although Night Rains did not crack the top 75 albums.
Subsequent to Ian's 1990s comeback, "Fly Too High" and "Jenny (Iowa Sunrise)" have remained part of her live setlist, and both those songs have appeared on career-spanning compilations.
^ abHunt, Dennis (1980-09-01). "Janis Ian Gave 'Em What They Wanted and So What Now?". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 10-A.
^Hunt, Dennis (1980-10-11). "Believe It or Not, Janis Ian Has Changed". The Journal-Herald. Dayton, Ohio. p. 22.
^ abGarner, Jack (1980-07-27). "Learning To Live with Peaks and Troughs". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 1C.
^Beck, Marilyn (1980-08-08). "Producers Dig In for Long Actors' Strike". Green Bay Press-Gazette. p. A-6.
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