First Night (Jane Olivor album)
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| First Night | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 34:34 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Jason Darrow | |||
| Jane Olivor chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | C−[2] |
First Night is Jane Olivor's debut album.[3] It was released in 1976 via Columbia Records.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]William Ruhlmann stated in his AllMusic review that "Olivor seemed at the start of her career to be creating a new form of light pop music that plumbed the complex emotional depths first investigated by confessional singer/songwriters, yet employed a sophistication associated with an earlier generation of singers."[1]
Jonathan Frank of Talkin Broadway wrote, First Night was named Album of the Year by Stereo Review. Her early reviews compared her to Barbra Streisand and Edith Piaf.[5] Coast to Coast Tickets[6] and Corporate Artists[7] verified this as well.
The New York Times wrote that "within the stylistic context in which [Olivor] works, First Night is a fine record."[3]
Robert Christgau was critical of the album, writing that "her LP is marginally adventurous, but if she becomes a star it will be by embodying the half of Barbra Streisand that Bette Midler put in the garbage."[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My First Night Alone Without You" | Kin Vassy | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Come Softly to Me" |
| 2:16 |
| 3. | "Morning, Noon and Nighttime" |
| 3:50 |
| 4. | "Better Days" | 2:49 | |
| 5. | "L'important C'est La Rose" | 2:49 | |
| 6. | "Carousel of Love" |
| 2:30 |
| 7. | "Vincent" | Don McLean | 3:41 |
| 8. | "One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round" | 3:57 | |
| 9. | "Some Enchanted Evening" | 3:29 | |
| 10. | "Turn Away" |
| 4:13 |
| Total length: | 34:34 | ||
All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes.[8]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1976/77) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 70 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. First Night at AllMusic
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Jane Olivor". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Rockwell, John (September 10, 1976). "The Pop Life" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Howell, Daedalus; Chronicle, Special to The (December 1, 2000). "Singer Jane Olivor Follows Comeback Trail to Marin". SFGate.
- ^ Frank, Jonathan. "Interview with Jane Olivor". talkinbroadway.com. Talkin Broadway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Jane Olivor". corporateartists.com. The Bazel Group. 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Jane Olivor History". coasttocoasttickets.com. Coast to Coast Tickets. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Olivor, Jane. First Night. Columbia. 1976.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 223. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.