Portrait of an American Girl

Portrait of an American Girl is an album by Judy Collins, released in 2005.

Portrait of an American Girl
Studio album by Judy Collins
Released	March 29, 2005
Genre	Vocal
Label	Wildflower
Producer	Judy Collins, Alan Silverman
Judy Collins chronology
Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy (2004) Portrait of an American Girl (2005) Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney (2007)

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Track listing

1. "Singing Lessons" (Collins) - 4:05
2. "That Song About the Midway" (Joni Mitchell) - 4:09
3. "Can't Cry Hard Enough" (Marvin Etzioni, David Williams) - 3:18
4. "You Can't Buy Love" (Collins) - 3:13
5. "Pacing the Cage" (Bruce Cockburn) - 4:02
6. "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" (Abner Spector) - 3:27
7. "Voyager" (Collins) - 3:01
8. "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Colin, Hotchkiss, Monihan, Stafford, Underwood) - 4:03
9. "Wedding Song (Song for Louis)" (Collins) - 3:51
10. "Checkmate" (Collins) - 6:07
11. "Liberté" (John Bettis, Steve Dorff) - 3:08
12. "Lincoln Portrait" (Aaron Copland) - 7:13
13. "How Can I Keep from Singing?" (Collins, Robert Lowry, Pete Seeger) - 3:53

Personnel

• Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano, arranger, narrator
• Gary Anderson – synthesizer, arranger
• Tony Beard – drums
• Hugh McCracken – guitar
• Lee Musiker – piano
• Zev Katz – bass
• Russell Walden – piano, keyboards, arranger
• Johnson Flucker – arranger, conductor

Production notes

• Produced by Judy Collins and Alan Silverman
• Engineered by Alan Silverman, Arnold Mischkulnig, Roy Hendrickson
• Mixed by Alan Silverman
• Cover photo by Annie Leibovitz