No doubt that Janis Ian is a very talented singer/ songwriter. In the mid 70's, requested by a Japanese singer, Kanashi Yousei, Janis Ian penned down 'I Love You Best' and gifted Kanashi the song which she recorded for her album called 'A Letter To Janis' in 1976. It was not only very successful in Japan, but also very popular in Hong Kong as well. But Janis Ian never recorded this song herself, and since those popular versions are all adapted with either Japanese or Chinese lyric, hence not many foreigners know the existence of this song, let alone the originality of it.