Breaking Silence

Breaking Silence

• Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, John Denver, Leonard Cohen, Kris Kristofferson, Judy Collins, Jim Croce, Carly Simon, David Crosby, Billy Preston, Kim Carnes, Phoebe Snow, Dolly Parton, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Jennifer Warnes, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Alison Krauss, Joan Baez, Janis Ian, Mac Davis, Rita Coolidge, Caetano Veloso, Joan Manuel Serrat, Violeta Parra, Pablo Milanes, Silvio Rodriguez, Mercedes Sosa

Ian's "comeback" after ten years of silence, the album received wonderful reviews (AMG gives it 4.5 stars) and a Grammy nomination. Filled with "impeccable" songs, Ian fully lives up to her promise with this beautifully recorded audiophile's dream. "Some People's Lives" became the title song of a double-platinum album for Bette Midler; "What About the Love" was featured on a platinum album by Amy Grant. "All Roads To the River" was recorded by John Mellencamp"Tattoo" was chosen by the government of Holland to represent their country in European festivities celebrating the 50th anniversary of World War II end. Also voted Album of the Year by the Nashville Music Awards. Ian's artistic endeavors in multiple fields (she has ten Grammy nominations in eight different fields, including jazz and spoken word) have more than lived up to her promise as a 15-year-old artist admired by the likes of Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini. She was cited by Prince as a major influence on his work. Tennessee Williams confessed he'd worn out three copies of her "Between the Lines". Her first children's book, "The Tiny Mouse", was a Booklist and Publisher's Weekly pick. Her first audio book, "Society's Child", won a Grammy and Audie Award. She is certainly an artist worth listening to, and this album is one of her best. Admired by artists as disparate as Leonard Cohen and Cher, Ian's reputation as a "songwriter's songwriter" is fully realized here. Out of print since 1995, Ian's own Rude Girl Records is proud to bring this title back into her varied catalogue!