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Performers are known because of different qualities, like the ability to craft songs or sing with emotion. With folksingers like Judy Collins, there was never any question. In the '60s, her voice could always be counted on to amaze and astonish listeners. Collins also had the good taste to choose good songs by great writers like Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell. The only weak spot in this otherwise rosy scenario centered on occasional lapses in judgment when it came to arrangements. Early material like "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and "Suzanne" features little more than guitar and bass backup. These cuts still sound honest and fresh. Because Collins' vocals were so commanding, though, it was also easy to add busier arrangements to good effect. One of the best cuts on this album is Ian Tyson's "Someday Soon," featuring Buddy Emmons on pedal steel and James Burton on guitar. The band lays down a perfect country & western cushion for her emotive vocal and the results sound as lovely today as they did 30 years ago. For every song that she nails perfectly, however, there is another one that goes just as badly astray. The sluggish "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," complete with flute, sounds like a bizarre companion piece to "Suzanne." The harpsichord, rock drums, and orchestra of "Both Sides Now" seems a bit overblown -- though it certainly made a big splash on the radio at the time. Many of these songs misfire due to the odd mixtures of styles, attempting to marry folk and country to pop, and add out-of-place instruments. Oddly, the pop arrangement of "Send in the Clowns" works surprisingly well because it doesn't try to mix styles. The Very Best of Judy Collins is a good overview of Collins' journey from folksinger to singer/songwriter to pop diva.
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Judy Collins, MainArtist - Ecclesiastes, Writer - Seeger, Writer - Mark Abramson, Producer - Bill Takas, Bass Guitar - Jim MGuinn, Banjo, Guitar
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1969 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Jac Holzman, Producer - Mark Abramson, Sound Director - Eric Weissberg, Guitar - Mary Robbins, Adapter
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1965 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, MainArtist - Mark Abramson, Producer - Cohen, Writer - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, Arranger - Leonard Cohen, Writer
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1967 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, MainArtist - Bob Dylan, Writer - Mark Abramson, Producer - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, Arranger - Dylan, Writer
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1966 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, MainArtist - Joni Mitchell, Composer, Writer - Mark Abramson, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1967 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, Writer, MainArtist - Mark Abramson, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, Arranger
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1967 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, Writer, MainArtist - Mark Abramson, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, Arranger
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1967 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, Electric Piano, Writer, MainArtist - J. Collins, Writer - Chris Ethridge, Electric Bass Guitar - Stephen Stills, Electric Guitar - David Anderle, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer - James Gordon, Percussion - Michael Melvoin, Piano
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist - Van Dyke Parks, Piano - Ian Tyson, Writer - Stephen Stills, Electric Bass Guitar - James Burton, Electric Guitar - David Anderle, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer - James Gordon, Drums
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist - Chris Ethridge, Electric Bass Guitar - Stephen Stills, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - David Anderle, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer - James Gordon, Drums - Sandy Denny, Writer - Michael Sahl, Piano
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1968 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist - Gene Taylor, Bass Guitar - Joni Mitchell, Writer - Mark Abramson, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer - Richard Bell, Piano - Susan Evans, Drums, Percussion
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1971 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, Arranger, MainArtist - Traditional, Writer - Mark Abramson, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1970 Elektra/Asylum Records
Judy Collins, Piano, Writer, MainArtist - Gene Taylor, Bass Guitar - Ry Cooder, Electric Guitar - Mark Abramson, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer - Susan Evans, Drums, Percussion
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1971 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, MainArtist - Valerie Carter, Writer - Bucky Pizzarelli, Acoustic Guitar - Allan Schwartzberg, Drums, Percussion - Mark Abramson, Producer, Remixer - Jay Messina, Engineer - Jerry Mathews, Electric Guitar - Shelly Yakus, Engineer - Steve Mandell, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar - Eric Weissberg, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar - Bill Keith, Pedal Steel Guitar - Don Brooks, Harmonica - Don Payne, Bass Guitar - Russell George, Bass Guitar
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1973 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Judy Collins, MainArtist - Arif Mardin, Producer - Hugh McCracken, Guitar - Stephen Sondheim, Composer, Writer - Cissy Houston, Backing Vocals - Paul Griffin, Organ, Electric Piano - Sylvia Shemwell, Backing Vocals - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar - Denver Collins, Backing Vocals - Eunice Peterson, Backing Vocals - Eric Weissberg, Guitar - STEVE GOODMAN, Backing Vocals - Stephen Gadd, Drums
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Elektra Asylum Nonesuch Records, A Division of Warner Communications Inc.
Judy Collins, Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - Traditional, Composer, Writer - Judly Collins, Arranger - Mark Abramson, Producer - JOHN HAENY, Engineer
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1970 Elektra/Asylum Records
Album review
Performers are known because of different qualities, like the ability to craft songs or sing with emotion. With folksingers like Judy Collins, there was never any question. In the '60s, her voice could always be counted on to amaze and astonish listeners. Collins also had the good taste to choose good songs by great writers like Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell. The only weak spot in this otherwise rosy scenario centered on occasional lapses in judgment when it came to arrangements. Early material like "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and "Suzanne" features little more than guitar and bass backup. These cuts still sound honest and fresh. Because Collins' vocals were so commanding, though, it was also easy to add busier arrangements to good effect. One of the best cuts on this album is Ian Tyson's "Someday Soon," featuring Buddy Emmons on pedal steel and James Burton on guitar. The band lays down a perfect country & western cushion for her emotive vocal and the results sound as lovely today as they did 30 years ago. For every song that she nails perfectly, however, there is another one that goes just as badly astray. The sluggish "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues," complete with flute, sounds like a bizarre companion piece to "Suzanne." The harpsichord, rock drums, and orchestra of "Both Sides Now" seems a bit overblown -- though it certainly made a big splash on the radio at the time. Many of these songs misfire due to the odd mixtures of styles, attempting to marry folk and country to pop, and add out-of-place instruments. Oddly, the pop arrangement of "Send in the Clowns" works surprisingly well because it doesn't try to mix styles. The Very Best of Judy Collins is a good overview of Collins' journey from folksinger to singer/songwriter to pop diva.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:35
- Main artists: Judy Collins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
© 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2004 Elektra Entertainment Group Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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