''Present Company'' is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter

Janis Ian Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit "Society's Child, Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" an ...

, and her solitary album for

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. After her break-up with original producer Shadow Morton, and the failure of her final two Verve albums ''

The Secret Life of J. Eddy Fink ''The Secret Life of J. Eddy Fink'' is the third studio album by American singer/songwriter Janis Ian, released in 1968. It was named after Janis Ian’s birth name, and was purportedly a concept album about Janis’ teenage life. Like her firs ...

'' and '' Who Really Cares'' to dent the ''Billboard'' albums chart, Ian moved to California in 1970 and continued writing songs. In the autumn of 1970, Ian began working without a recording contract with producer and musician Jerry Corbitt (of The Youngbloods) in California before signing with

in January. The sixteen songs, including three songwriting collaborations with Peter Cunningham, were released as ''Present Company'' early in 1971. Despite a lengthy period of touring extending into early 1972, ''Present Company'' did not sell much better than its two predecessors, although it did "bubble under" the top 200. Janis' contract with Capitol was not renewed, and apart from the single "He's a Rainbow" being performed during the tour in support of her comeback album ''

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'', nothing from ''Present Company'' is known to have been played live since 1972, nor has the album ever been represented on any of Janis Ian's compilations.

Track listing

References

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