Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Re-Configured) [Box set]

Who Knows Where the Time Goes (Re-Configured) [Box set]

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Known Stateside principally as the female voice on Led Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore" and the author of the Judy Collins- covered "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," Sandy Denny's stature has continued to grow since her accidental death in 1978. This three-CD set has been distilled into a single disc (The Best of...) that makes for a great first date with the Brit folk goddess, but her artistry demands the depth of a box. Cherry-picked from her solo recordings and stints with the Strawbs, Fairport Convention, and Fotheringay, this collection beautifully balances her reworkings of trad songs ("Tam Lin," "Banks of the Nile"), covers (from Bob Dylan, Richard Farina, and Ernest Tubb), and meditative originals. --Ben Edmonds

Tracks:

Hello, Hooray
Story Of Isaac
My Father
Someday Soon
Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Poor Immigrant
First Boy I Loved
Bird On The Wire
Pretty Polly

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By the time this 1967 title hit the racks, Judy Collins was earning a deserved reputation for having an ear for promising songwriters. The album's predecessor, In My Life, provided early exposure to a couple of young songsmiths named Leonard Cohen and Randy Newman. With Who Knows, the folkie princess turned her luminous gaze toward up-and-coming British folk-rockers Sandy Denny (who penned the title track) and the Incredible String Band's Robin Williamson ("First Boy I Loved"). Toss in the hit version of Ian Tyson's "Someday Soon," a couple more Cohen numbers ("Story of Isaac" and "Bird on a Wire"), and Collins's own "My Father," along with a crack crew of players (including Van Dyke Parks and Stephen Stills), and you have an estimable early singer-songwriter record. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

a classic that stands the test of time.......2007-07-15

The second you hear the first chords of "Hello Hooray" you know you're in for something great. I don't know if I'd call it folk, more like modern American Standards (Dylan and Leonard Cohen, indeed). Judy Collins uses her seemingly flawless vocals to conjure up a patchwork of rich emotions -- taking you through optimism, sadness, regret, longing and innocent hope. That's typical for Judy Collins though. What seems unique about this album is that she sings in a lower register and with more definite phrasing, so she sounds more like a story teller than on other albums (a lot like in the 9/11 tribute song she wrote). The stories become rich under her command, so we are grabbed by the urgency of "Story of Isaac", the hope in "Someday Soon" and the mixed pensive sentiment in the beautiful "My Father". If you've ever liked Judy Collins but perhaps aren't familiar with the songs on this album, give it a try -- she sounds great.

Collins' rock record.......2007-05-09

Recorded live in the studio, and what a dream team for the sessions! The heaviest cat, of course, is Stills - right between Buffalo Springfield and CSN - and his guitar work rates with the best of his career. (His coda solo on "First Boy I Loved" must have been on Mark Knopfler's turntable for weeks.) "Hello Hooray," later covered (perhaps nuked) by Alice Cooper, is splendid fun - and shows off just what a great singer Collins was. Her own compositions are, justifiably, a bit simpler with the rock context than other, arty and orchestrated sessions. Not as wonderous as In My Life or Whales and Nightingales but this record is another quintessential piece of the Sixties jigsaw - of which Collins played a major part.

"WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES": JUDY COLLINS' FOLK-ROCK MASTERPIECE.......2007-01-17

Judy Collins' 1968 release "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" is a true folk-rock masterpiece which may very well have set the standard and was the template for the modern folk-rock wave that took hold of the music scene by by dawning of the 1970s. Filled with masterly covers of songs by Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Fairport Convention, The Incredible String Band and Ian Tyson, "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" has a country-rock edge to it and a smattering of her classical inclinations mixed into its folkiness.

The album starts out with "Hello, Hooray", a rousing number about performing, something the hard-working Collins knows quite a bit about.

Next up is Cohen's bizarre tale, "Story Of Isaac", with its religious overtones and its haunting harpsichord accompaniment. On this album, she's also covered (what I feel) is the premier cover of his "Bird On A Wire", done in a countrified style, as is Ian and Sylvia's "Someday Soon", a hit for Judy.

Collins' beautiful soprano floats on Dyaln's "Pity The Poor Immigrant" and The Incredible String Band's "First Boy I Loved".

The title track is by the late Sandy Denny of Fairport Convention and is a shining example of how Judy Collins' artistry can make a song her very own.

The eerie "Pretty Polly" (a "traditional" song and, again, I don't know where Collins digs up some of these interesting things she's recorded over the years) is a staggering account of physical abuse and murder with a moral to it.

Her own composition, "My Father", is truly magnificent and shows what a polished songwriter and keyboardist she is.

"Who Knows Where The Time Goes" really moves and is another album from Judy Collins' pinnacle of fame that has stood the test of time, sounding as modern as ever amidst the new trend of Americana-flavored music which has made headway in recent years and is a great example of the influence she has had on the music world.

A Landmark.......2005-06-11

On this album, Judy Collins interprets a varied collection of the most memorable songs of the time. This masterful album still rates amongst her very best, although in style it veers towards pop and rock, a step away from her folkie repertoire. The opener, Hello Hooray, even sounds like music hall. The playing and the arrangements here are of the highest order.

She exquisitely renders Leonard Cohen's Story Of Isaac and Bird On A Wire (also check out her album of Cohen covers). Her own composition, the autobiographical My Father, is stately and poignant. Other highlights include the masterpiece Who Knows Where The Time Goes (first recorded by Fairport Convention) and First Boy I Loved, written by Robin Williamson of The Incredible String Band. Someday Soon also stands out, a wistful and yearning song of lost love and hope.

She had few hits (I remember only Amazing Grace and Send In The Clowns), but Collins made an enormous contribution in the pure folk, pop and the art singer genres. She stands out, along with luminaries like Joan Baez and Emmylou Harris, as one of truly great female singers of the last 5 decades. I also highly recommend the compilation Forever, a 2-disc set of the very best of her magic.

FolkRockin.......2005-03-25

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe this is the only album of it's kind in Judy's entire catalog. At the time of this album's making, Judy was living with Steven Stills, pre CSN. The music shows, as Mr. Stills stripped down the production, and gave Judy a broader canvas to paint not only her folk hooks on, but importantly her Rock hooks as well. This direction wasn't fully used after this one lp, but showed that Judy was in very strong form vocally, straying from her trademark falsetto singing, to really push her deep rich alto voice. Some songs suggest she listened to Grace Slick and Mama Cass in this time period to great effect. Check out Hello-Horray,latered covered by Alice Cooper! and the great climax of Pretty Polly. Should Ms. Collins chose this path, she could have become one of the defenative Female rockers of the sixties. Check this out to see what could have been. Collins alto voice was as powerful as any in the period and boy could she rock!

Wildflowers/Who Knows Where the Time Goes

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Judy's two best albums

Wildflowers/Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Judy Collins
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ASIN: B000E97YZG
Release Date: 2006-02-20

Tracks:

Michael from Mountains
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Both Sides Now
Chanson des Vieux Amants (The Song of Old Lovers)
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Hello, Hooray
Story of Isaac
My Father
Someday Soon
Who Knows Where the Time Goes
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First Boy I Ever Loved
Bird on the Wire
Pretty Polly

Album Description

Import single-disc coupling of Judy's 1967 album Wildflowers with Who KNows Where The TIme Goes (1968). Includes the song's 'Pretty Polly', 'Hello, Hooray', 'Both Sides Now' and 'Since You Asked'. Warner. 2006.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Issue of Two Original Classic Albums from the Singer/Songwriter's Classic Elektra Records Catalog on a Single CD. "Wildflowers" was the Album that Made Collins a Household Name in the 1960's, Thanks to the Chart Topping Single "Both Sides Now", Written by Joni Mitchell. It was the First Time that Both Mitchell and Leonard Cohen Songs Had Been Covered on an Album Marketed to a Mainstream Audience. Both of These Albums also Presented Collins' First Self Penned Songs, "Since You Asked", "Sky Fell", "Albatross" from "Wildflowers" and the Touching "my Father" and "Hello Hooray" (Later Covered by of all People, Alice Cooper!) from "Who Knows....". The Other Songs on Both Albums were Carefully Chosen from the Canons of the Aforementioned Leonard Cohen, Jacques Brel, Bob Dylan, Sandy Denny and More. Collins Treated Each One with Tender Care and the Performances Here Most Assuredly Rank Among the Best of her Career.

Customer Reviews:

Judy's two best albums.......2007-02-23

I own each of these albums separately and have just discovered that they are now combined into one. If you don't already know these albums, I highly recommend them.
Judy is well known as the champion of Leonard Cohen's songs, and she does them beautifully. My favorites ones by Leonard Cohen - on these albums - are "Priests" and "Bird on the Wire".
Judy can write songs, too. Note especially "My Father".
Sandy Denny's song "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" is my all-around favorite - one of the greatest songs and performances of all time, IMO.

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A very nice listening experience for Sandy Denny fans.
Essential
Sandy, Earthangel
A FITTING RETROSPECTIVE TO ONE OF THE GREATS
Will never be forgotten

Who Knows Where the Time Goes
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Known Stateside principally as the female voice on Led Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore" and the author of the Judy Collins- covered "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," Sandy Denny's stature has continued to grow since her accidental death in 1978. This three-CD set has been distilled into a single disc (The Best of...) that makes for a great first date with the Brit folk goddess, but her artistry demands the depth of a box. Cherry-picked from her solo recordings and stints with the Strawbs, Fairport Convention, and Fotheringay, this collection beautifully balances her reworkings of trad songs ("Tam Lin," "Banks of the Nile"), covers (from Bob Dylan, Richard Farina, and Ernest Tubb), and meditative originals. --Ben Edmonds

Customer Reviews:

A very nice listening experience for Sandy Denny fans........2005-06-28

`Who Knows Where the Time Goes' is a 3 CD collection of material from various phases of Sandy Denny's career, beginning with The Strawbs in the last third of the 1960s, followed by four albums with Fairport Convention with Richard Thompson, then her own group, Fotheringay and solo appearances. She died (I believe, by suicide) in 1978 and is still fondly remembered, especially for her Fairport Convention work and the title song of this collection.

One only has to look at Joni Mitchell's career to imagine what Sandy Denny could have done in the last 27 years. Instead, we have one great song, a few very good songs, and a body of very talented vocals comparable to Mitchell in power, if not quite up to Joan Baez in purity of sound.

While this album is something of an historical collection, including several previously unreleased cuts, the music on its three CDs is organized more for pleasant listening than for tracking the artist's career chronologically. There is a nice mix of traditional songs, Sandy Denny compositions, and compositions by other modern songwriters such as Bob Dylan (`Knockin' On Heaven's Door') and Richard Thompson.

The value of this album is based a lot on how many other albums you have with Sandy Denny performances. If you have all her Fairport Convention and Fotheringay recordings, you will get a lot of overlap. If you have none of these, or at least have none on CD, and Sandy Denny is what you like best about Fairport Convention, then this album is a pretty good buy. If you are unsure of how much you like Sandy Denny, then I strongly suggest you get Fairport Convention's `Unhalfbricking' first, as it has her best performance of her signature song, which is the title of this album.

Essential.......2002-04-11

First, one minor caveat (and the only reason for 4 instead of 5 stars rated). A few of her most popular songs here do not appear in their classic form, most notably the title track, in a live version, not Fairport's studio version. It's especially confusing if you are coming to this set from the rykodisc Best of collection, which has all tracks in studio versions, but seems to be a one-disc condensation of "Who Knows". I don't want to give this too much weight, however. The collection is full of rare and wonderful delights, and any Kate Rusby, Loreena Mckennitt, or even Natalie Merchant fan should check it out, Sandy Denny was the template for all anglo (and anglophile) folk rock women singers who followed. I'm not sure there was even such a category before her. And how many other women have sung with both The Who and Led Zeppelin?

Sandy, Earthangel.......2000-11-05

While many will remember her as the soaring voice in Led Zep's "Battle of Evermore" (which was my unexpected introduction to her as well), Sandy Denny's best works were in her self-penned songs. This is the very best compilation of her work and at a very good price. A voice of truly timeless beauty...

A FITTING RETROSPECTIVE TO ONE OF THE GREATS.......2000-06-20

Sandy remains in my mind, nearly as influential as Joni Mitchell. She wrote her own wonderfull material, as well as doing incredible interpretations of traditional folk songs of the British Isles. She could also rock with the best of them, though she rarely did. There are quite a few tracks here that I hadn't heard prior to listening to this. Some are somewhat muddy sounding live recordings and yes, there are a few tracks that seem conspicuously absent, but these are minor qualms. I have to agree that she possessed one of those rare voices that could send shivers up your spine. "Now And Then" is a prime example of the way another reviewer descibed her ability to adorn her vocal phrasing with such difficult ornaments, and yet make it sound as nartual as breathing itself. She had the abilty to convey sadness with an inner strength like nobody ever did before or has been able to do since.

Will never be forgotten.......2000-05-29

Having listened once again to this instantly recognizable voice, feeling the shivers up and down the spine, it becomes obvious: Excellent female vocalists abound, singing excellent songs. But there was only one Sandy Denny. And the expression she formed, well documented in this compilation, sounds stronger, deeper and more relevant now than ever. All this talk about morbid death cults of Sandy Denny and Nick Drake misses the mark: They were, and are, irreplacable. Deeply missed - all the more privileged we are to have a documentation of what we lost in Sandy Denny, and the opportunity to let this voice tug at heart strings, over and over again.

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Omit Grapevine
30 years on, Fairport is better than ever

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Customer Reviews:

Omit Grapevine.......2000-02-27

This album, with such great songs as "John Gaudie", "Wishfulness Waltz" and "Dangerous," is marred by the inclusion of "Heard It Through the Grapevine." The Grapevine song, while perhaps fun, is jarring & out of place -- otherwise I'd give the album 5 stars.

30 years on, Fairport is better than ever.......1999-11-24

This 1997 recording of the chaps is fantastic! The songs are well chosen and played as only the kings of British folk-rock can. This recording kicks off with a tune by Chris Leslie, John Guadie that is lively and lots of fun. With two fiddle players as Ric Sanders and Chris Leslie and great vocals and guitar played by Simon Nicol, songs such as the wonderful Sailing Boat and Fairport's version of Jethro Tull's; Life's a long song make this a very good addition to your music library. The CD closes with the band's version of heard it through the grapevine sung by Richard Thompson at Cropredy 95 and the classic Sandy Denny tune Who knows where the time goes. This is a fantastic disc and if you enjoy great music played by a great band (see them live!) don't pass this up.

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