- Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
- So Early, Early in the Spring
- Suzanne
- Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
- Both Sides Now
- Since You've Asked
- Albatross
- My Feather
- Someday Soon
- Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
- Chelsea Morning
- Farwell to Tarwathie
- Song for Judith (Open the Door)
- Cook With Honey
- Send in the Clowns
- Amazing Grace
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Ray Barretto Guest Artist,Congas,Recorder,Bongos
Van Dyke Parks Guest Artist,Piano
Eric Weissberg Guest Artist,Bass (Upright),Guitar (Acoustic)
Buddy Emmons Guest Artist,Pedal Steel
Stephen Stills Guest Artist,Bass (Electric),Guitar (Electric)
Sidney Weinberg Woodwind
Julie Held Violin
Abe Rosen Harp
Alvin Rogers Violin
Guy Lumia Violin
Mathilde Pincus Violin
Jerry Lee Smith Woodwind
Ann Barak Violin
Bob Daugherty Bass (Upright)
Hank Jaramillo Percussion
Norman Carr Violin
Elizabeth Thompson Choir/Chorus
George Brown Viola
Marilyn Wright Violin
Albert Richmond French Horn
Larry Wechsler French Horn
Al Miller Violin
Gene Taylor Choir/Chorus,Bass (Electric)
Sue Evans Drums,Percussion,Choir/Chorus
Michael Melvoin Piano
Russell George Bass (Electric)
Fritz Richmond Choir/Chorus
Kermit Moore Cello
Charles McCracken Cello
Don Payne Bass (Electric)
James Burton Guitar (Electric)
Cliff Morris Guitar
Ry Cooder Guitar (Electric)
John Beal Bass
Wayne Andre Trombone
Jonathan Tunick Conductor
Richard Bell Choir/Chorus
Joel Kaye Woodwind
Steve Mandell Guitar (Acoustic)
Bill Takas Bass (Upright)
Allan Schwartzberg Percussion
Garnett Brown Trombone
Joshua Rifkin Conductor
Harry Cykman Violin
Julien Barber Viola
Dan Reed Violin
Les Scott Woodwind
Thomas Pearson Piano,Celeste
Bob Steen Woodwind
Book of Ecclesiastes Composer
Gillian Gaar Liner Notes
Jimmy Edwards Project Assistant
Nancy L. Hopkins Design
Katherine DePaul Project Assistant
Alan Silverman Remastering
David Anderle Producer,Original Recording Producer
Daniel Goldmark Editorial Research
Arif Mardin Original Recording Producer
Patrick Milligan Compilation Producer
Traditional Composer
John Newton Composer
Bob Dylan Composer
Bill Inglot Project Assistant
Leonard Cohen Composer
Barry Alfonso Project Assistant
Hugh Brown Art Direction
Sandy Denny Composer
Jonathan Tunick Arranger
Pete Seeger Composer
Joni Mitchell Composer
Jimmie Haskell Orchestration
Richard Bell Arranger
Judy Collins Arranger,Composer,Adaptation,Liner Notes,Compilation Producer,Original Recording Producer
Valerie Carter Composer
Stephen Sondheim Composer
Ian Tyson Composer
Jac Holzman Original Recording Producer
David McLees Project Assistant
Joshua Rifkin Arranger
Mark Abramson Original Recording Producer
Guy Webster Photography


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Overview
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.
Product Details
Release Date: | 08/21/2001 |
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Label: | Elektra / Rhino |
UPC: | 0081227437428 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Judy Collins Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Piano (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic)Ray Barretto Guest Artist,Congas,Recorder,Bongos
Van Dyke Parks Guest Artist,Piano
Eric Weissberg Guest Artist,Bass (Upright),Guitar (Acoustic)
Buddy Emmons Guest Artist,Pedal Steel
Stephen Stills Guest Artist,Bass (Electric),Guitar (Electric)
Sidney Weinberg Woodwind
Julie Held Violin
Abe Rosen Harp
Alvin Rogers Violin
Guy Lumia Violin
Mathilde Pincus Violin
Jerry Lee Smith Woodwind
Ann Barak Violin
Bob Daugherty Bass (Upright)
Hank Jaramillo Percussion
Norman Carr Violin
Elizabeth Thompson Choir/Chorus
George Brown Viola
Marilyn Wright Violin
Albert Richmond French Horn
Larry Wechsler French Horn
Al Miller Violin
Gene Taylor Choir/Chorus,Bass (Electric)
Sue Evans Drums,Percussion,Choir/Chorus
Michael Melvoin Piano
Russell George Bass (Electric)
Fritz Richmond Choir/Chorus
Kermit Moore Cello
Charles McCracken Cello
Don Payne Bass (Electric)
James Burton Guitar (Electric)
Cliff Morris Guitar
Ry Cooder Guitar (Electric)
John Beal Bass
Wayne Andre Trombone
Jonathan Tunick Conductor
Richard Bell Choir/Chorus
Joel Kaye Woodwind
Steve Mandell Guitar (Acoustic)
Bill Takas Bass (Upright)
Allan Schwartzberg Percussion
Garnett Brown Trombone
Joshua Rifkin Conductor
Harry Cykman Violin
Julien Barber Viola
Dan Reed Violin
Les Scott Woodwind
Thomas Pearson Piano,Celeste
Bob Steen Woodwind
Technical Credits
Sheryl Farber Editorial SupervisionBook of Ecclesiastes Composer
Gillian Gaar Liner Notes
Jimmy Edwards Project Assistant
Nancy L. Hopkins Design
Katherine DePaul Project Assistant
Alan Silverman Remastering
David Anderle Producer,Original Recording Producer
Daniel Goldmark Editorial Research
Arif Mardin Original Recording Producer
Patrick Milligan Compilation Producer
Traditional Composer
John Newton Composer
Bob Dylan Composer
Bill Inglot Project Assistant
Leonard Cohen Composer
Barry Alfonso Project Assistant
Hugh Brown Art Direction
Sandy Denny Composer
Jonathan Tunick Arranger
Pete Seeger Composer
Joni Mitchell Composer
Jimmie Haskell Orchestration
Richard Bell Arranger
Judy Collins Arranger,Composer,Adaptation,Liner Notes,Compilation Producer,Original Recording Producer
Valerie Carter Composer
Stephen Sondheim Composer
Ian Tyson Composer
Jac Holzman Original Recording Producer
David McLees Project Assistant
Joshua Rifkin Arranger
Mark Abramson Original Recording Producer
Guy Webster Photography
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