At Seventeen

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"At Seventeen" is a 1975 song by Janis Ian, appearing on Between the Lines, her seventh studio album.

"At Seventeen" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and at #3 on the Pop Singles chart in 1975[1]. It also won a Grammy award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1976[2] and was nominated for "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year".

On October 11, 1975 Janis Ian performed "At Seventeen", along with "In the Winter", as a musical guest on the first episode of Saturday Night Live.[3]

The song, as performed by Tara MacLean[4] is used in the soundtrack of the 1999 film Teaching Mrs. Tingle.[5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Between the Lines > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.
  2. ^ Eskow, Gary. "Janis Ian's "At Seventeen"", Mix, June 1, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-05-11. 
  3. ^ Saturday Night Live Episode Guide. TV.com.
  4. ^ Soundtracks for Teaching Mrs. Tingle. imdb.com.
  5. ^ Janis Ian Career Highlights. janisian.com, Rude Girl Publishing. Retrieved on 2008-05-11.

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Preceded by
"I Honestly Love You" (Olivia Newton-John, 1975)		 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
1976		 Succeeded by
"Hasten Down the Wind" (Linda Rondstadt, 1977)
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