First Night (Jane Olivor album)

First Night is Jane Olivor's debut album.[3] It was released in 1976 via Columbia Records.[4]

First Night
Studio album by
Jane Olivor
Released1976
GenreFolk
Length34:34
LabelColumbia Records
ProducerJason Darrow
Jane Olivor chronology
First Night
(1976)		 Chasing Rainbows
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC−[2]

Critical reception

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
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My First Night Alone Without You"Kin Vassy5:00
2."Come Softly to Me"
  • Gretchen Christopher
  • Barbara Ellis
  • Gary Troxel
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"
  • Jeremy Stone
  • Jason Darrow
2:30
7."Vincent"Don McLean3:41
8."One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round"
3:57
9."Some Enchanted Evening"
3:29
10."Turn Away"
  • Jeremy Stone
  • Jason Darrow
4:13
Total length:34:34

All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes.[8]

Charts
Chart (1976/77) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 70

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. First Night at AllMusic
  2. "Robert Christgau: CG: Jane Olivor". www.robertchristgau.com.
  3. Rockwell, John (September 10, 1976). "The Pop Life" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. Howell, Daedalus; Chronicle, Special to The (December 1, 2000). "Singer Jane Olivor Follows Comeback Trail to Marin". SFGate.
  5. Frank, Jonathan. "Interview with Jane Olivor". talkinbroadway.com. Talkin Broadway. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. "Jane Olivor". corporateartists.com. The Bazel Group. 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. "Jane Olivor History". coasttocoasttickets.com. Coast to Coast Tickets. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  8. Olivor, Jane. First Night. Columbia. 1976.
  9. 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.
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