Janis Ian's Last Album, 'The Light at the End of the Line'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 1, 2023

[REBROADCAST FROM January 27, 2022] Singer-songwriter Janis Ian released her self-titled debut album in 1967. Its single, "Society's Child," written by Ian when she was fourteen, would be one of her most lasting. In the next decade, she released the hit song, "At Seventeen." Now, she has said that her latest album, The Light at the End of the Line, will be her last. Ian joins us for a Listening Party, and we open the lines up for listeners to share their experiences with her music.

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