The Very Best of Judy Collins

The Very Best of Judy Collins

The Very Best of Judy Collins

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
This definitive 16-track collection gathers signature singles and album cuts from her nine Elektra albums spanning 1964 to 1975. Co-produced by Judy Collins and featuring backing performances by Stephen Stills, Van Dyke Parks, Ray Baretto, and more.

The Very Best of Judy Collins,Judy Collins,Elektra / Wea,Contemporary Folk,Folk & Traditional,Folk Revival,Folk-Rock,Pop,Popular Music,Singer/Songwriter,Vocal
The Very Best of Judy Collins
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • She Does it Beautifully
  • NOT The Very Best of Judy Collins ...
  • Nice Sounds
  • The voice of an Angel...
  • A great single CD of Judy's music
The Very Best of Judy Collins
Judy Collins
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
RevivalRevival | Folk | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
Traditional PopTraditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
Folk RockFolk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005MLVE
Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

  1. Turn! Turn! Turn!/To Everything There Is a Season
  2. So Early, Early in the Spring
  3. Suzanne
  4. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
  5. Both Sides Now
  6. Since You've Asked
  7. Albatross
  8. My Father
  9. Someday Soon
  10. Who Knows Where the Time Goes
  11. Chelsea Morning (single version)
  12. Farewell to Tarwathie
  13. Song for Judith (Open the Door)
  14. Cook with Honey
  15. Send in the Clowns
  16. Amazing Grace

Album Description

This definitive 16-track collection gathers signature singles and album cuts from her nine Elektra albums spanning 1964 to 1975. Co-produced by Judy Collins and featuring backing performances by Stephen Stills, Van Dyke Parks, Ray Baretto, and more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars She Does it Beautifully.......2007-06-08

Judy Collins has great emotion in her graceful, harmonic voice.

She emits love, sorrow, and joy and peace.

Who Knows Where the Time Goes, Both Sides Now, Send in the Clowns and her wonderful rendition of Amazing Grace are classics

Highly recommended!


2 out of 5 stars NOT The Very Best of Judy Collins ..........2007-05-07

I sent my first copy of this CD back to Amazon because it sounded like it had been over-modulated when it was transferred from vinyl or tape. No problem with that ... Amazon's return/replacement policies are the best. The problem was that this replacement CD was also over-modulated; even more so than my original shipment.

For the non-technical, on this CD all of Ms. Collins' exquisite high notes sound "shattered" and blurry; a by-product of recording the material at too high a volume ... a sound engineering problem called 'Over-modulating.'

I like almost all of the songs on this CD (especially 'Someday Soon,' and have this album in a treasured LP. However, the process of re-mastering it onto CD was poorly engineered, resulting in the 'shattering,' blurring, and over-modulation problems I experienced.

Save your money and buy either the audio tape or the LP version of this fine and pioneering recording, which was the epitome of the flower-power era. I have not sent my replacement CD back to Amazon for another try. I'm too discouraged to try again.

5 out of 5 stars Nice Sounds.......2006-06-26

As I have stated on my other review of Judy Collins work this is noce sounds and eash to listen to whild working.
While they are songs from my past, at least you can understand the words and they are not hard on the years.

5 out of 5 stars The voice of an Angel..........2005-08-13

This is an exceptional album by any standards and ridiculous value.

While most of her classics are on here, there are many other tracks that blew me away - such as the ONLY example of the danceable, single version of Chelsea Morning to appear on an album.

The other two songs that were a surpsise sensation to me were Judy's own song, Since You've Asked, and her simply breathtaking version of the old whaling song Farewell To Tarwathie. This is made all the more haunting by the presence of whale song from humpback whales, which Judy added in herself, from a tape that came from a marine biologist friend, Dr. Roger Payne.

To cap it all, the mini booklet contains wonderful bio info and many stunning shots of this impossibly beautiful woman.

Invaluable.

5 out of 5 stars A great single CD of Judy's music.......2005-04-13

One of the most important folk-pop singers of the twentieth century, Judy recorded most of the songs for which she is best remembered in the sixties although she recorded plenty of great music in the seventies. Judy had three major international hits (Both sides now, Amazing grace, Send in the clowns) but she certainly deserved to have plenty more.

Among the other songs are Who knows where the time goes (written and first recorded by Sandy Denny), Chelsea morning (written, like Both sides now, by Joni Mitchell), Someday soon (a country song) and Turn turn turn (originally recorded by Pete Seeger with lyrics lifted from the biblical Book of Revelations, this song became famous when covered by the Byrds).

For a really in-depth Judy Collins compilation, go for the double-CD, Forever. If you only want a single CD of Judy's music, you'll find all the classic tracks here.
Seventies Feelings
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    Seventies Feelings
    James Taylor , The Captain & Tennille , Maureen McGovern , Olivia Newton-John , Harry Chapin , Melissa Manchester , Beverly Bremers , Rupert Holmes , Carly Simon , and Ambrosia
    Manufacturer: Mystic Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Soft RockSoft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000MZW2LS

    Product Description

    MYSTIC MUSIC presents Seventies Feelings, a 2 CD set w/ 40 of the best soft rock songs from the 70s. AS SEEN ON T.V. Disc 1 01. FIRE AND RAIN JAMES TAYLOR 02. IT'S A HEARTACHE BONNIE TYLER 03. DANCE WITH ME ORLEANS 04. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE 05. YOU AND ME ALICE COOPER 06. GET CLOSER SEALS & CROFTS 07. LONG LONG TIME LINDA RONSTADT 08. LONELY PEOPLE AMERICA 09. MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS MARIA MULDAUR 10. HOW MUCH I FEEL AMBROSIA 11. THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE CARLY SIMON 12. DON'T GIVE UP ON US DAVID SOUL 13. THE TIMES OF YOUR LIFE PAUL ANKA 14. I HONESTLY LOVE YOU OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 15. SOLITAIRE NEIL SEDAKA 16. THE MORNING AFTER MAUREEN MCGOVERN 17. JOANNE MICHAEL NESMITH 18. LOVIN' YOU MINNIE RIPERTON 19. FOR THE LOVE OF HIM BOBBIE MARTIN 20. DREAM WEAVER GARY WRIGHT Disc 2 01. TIME IN A BOTTLE JIM CROCE 02. DON'T CRY OUT LOUD MELISSA MANCHESTER 03. DIARY BREAD 04. SEND IN THE CLOWN JUDY COLLINS 05. RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD B.J. THOMAS 06. DEJA VU DIONNE WARWICK 07. SUSPICIONS EDDIE RABBITT 08. LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG MA THE NEW SEEKERS 09. HOBO'S LULLABY ARLO GUTHRIE 10. AIN'T NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY HELEN REDDY 11. VINCENT DON MCLEAN 12. GOOD TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES DANNY O'KEEFE 13. OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) LULU 14. COME SATURDAY MORNING THE SANDPIPERS 15. IF YOU LEAVE ME TONIGHT I'LL CRY JERRY WALLACE 16. DIAMONDS AND RUST JOAN BAEZ 17. REMEMBER WHEN THE MUSIC HARRY CHAPIN 18. DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER BEVERLY BREMERS 19. AFTER THE LOVIN ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK 20. ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) RUPERT HOLMES
    Guideposts (Reader's Digest) Music Presents Then Sings My Soul: The Greatest Hymns of the Church
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      Guideposts (Reader's Digest) Music Presents Then Sings My Soul: The Greatest Hymns of the Church
      Brenda Lee , Don Hustad Chorale with the NBC Orchestra of Chicago , Choir of the Royal Navy College Chapel , The Jack Halloran Male Chorus , Pat Boone , Dr. H. Vincent Mitzelfelt Chorale & Orchestra , The Larry Dalton Singers; Gwen Alley and Kyle Owen , The Fireside Singers , John Denver , and Choir of St. Marys Episcopal Cathedral
      Manufacturer: Readers Digest Association
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000MUOMIO

      Product Description

      Track Listing: Disc #1: 1. WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS, Brenda Lee 2. ABIDE WITH ME, The Don Hustad Chorale with the NBC Orchestra of Chicago 3. GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST, Choir of the Royal Navy College Chapel 4. I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY, Pat Boone 5. NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE, The Jack Halloran Male Chorus 6. HOW GREAT THOU ART, Lee Greenwood 7. BLESSED ASSURANCE, The Old Village Choir 8. A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD, Dr. H. Vincent Mitzelfelt Chorale & Orchestra 9. HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION, The Larry Dalton Singers 10. ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, Dr. H. Vincent Mitzelfelt Chorale & Orchestra 11. FAIREST LORD JESUS, The Jack Halloran Male Chorus 12. TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE, The Larry Dalton Singers; Gwen Alley and Kyle Owen 13. MY FAITH LOOKS UP TO THEE, The Fireside Singers 14. FAITH OF OUR FATHER, Larry Dalton, His Chorus & Orchestra 15. HE LEADETH ME, Pat Boone 16. I NEED THEE EVERY HOUR, The Nathan Scott Singers 17. WORSHIP THE KING, The Fireside Singers 18. BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS, The Fireside Singers 19. BE STILL, MY SOUL, The John McCarthy Chorus 20. THE LORDS PRAYER, Dr. H. Vincent Mitzelfelt Chorale & Orchestra Disc #2: 1. PRECIOUS MEMORIES, The Old Village Choir 2. TENDERLY CALLING, John Denver 3. IN THE GARDEN, David Houston 4. PEACE IN THE VALLEY, The Jordanaires 5. ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE, Ferlin Husky 6. THE OLD RUGGED CROSS, Mickey Gilley 7. ONE DAY AT A TIME, Marty Raybon 8. THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION, The Tennessee Gospel Society 9. JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE, Brenda Lee 10. FAMILY BIBLE, Claude Gray 11. HE TOUCHED ME, The Larry Dalton Singers 12. THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH IN THE VALE, The Gaslight Singers 13. WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, The Old Village Choir 14. THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD, Pat Boone 15. COME, ANGEL BAND, The New Faith Trio 16. TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD, Bill Shepherd Male Quartet 17. WHISPERING HOPE, Jim Ed Brown 18. FARTHER ALONG, Rachel Robinson Plus 2 more CDs w/ 37 more songs!

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