Wildflowers (Judy Collins album)

Wildflowers is the seventh studio album by Judy Collins, released in 1967. It is her highest charting album to date, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.[2] It included her Top 10 hit version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now".[3]

Wildflowers
Studio album by
Judy Collins
ReleasedOctober 1967
RecordedNew York City, 1967
GenreFolk
Length35:44
LabelElektra
ProducerMark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
In My Life
(1966)		 Wildflowers
(1967)		 Who Knows Where the Time Goes
(1968)
Singles from Wildflowers
  1. "Both Sides Now"
    Released: October 1967
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone(favorable) [1]
AllMusic link

The album was arranged by Joshua Rifkin and produced by Mark Abramson. Collins' recording "Albatross" was used in the 1968 film adaptation of The Subject Was Roses. It was one of three self-penned tracks that appeared on the album, the first time that Collins wrote her own material.[4]

Wildflowers was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1969, for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US.[5]

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Michael from Mountains" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:10
  2. "Since You Asked" (Judy Collins) – 2:34
  3. "Sisters of Mercy" (Leonard Cohen) – 2:31
  4. "Priests" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:55
  5. "A Ballata of Francesco Landini" (ca. 1335 - 1397) Lasso! di Donna – 4:34

Side two
  1. "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:14
  2. "La chanson des vieux amants (The Song of Old Lovers)" (Jacques Brel) – 4:40
  3. "Sky Fell" (Judy Collins) – 1:47
  4. "Albatross" (Judy Collins) – 4:51
  5. "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" (Leonard Cohen) – 3:28

Personnel
  • Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Joshua Rifkin – arranger, conductor ("Priests" arranged by Robert Sylvester and Robert Dennis[6])
  • Other musicians uncredited

Production

References
  1. Christman, James (10 February 1968). "Records". Rolling Stone (5).
  2. "Judy Collins - Awards - AllMusic".
  3. "Judy Collins - Chart history - Billboard".
  4. ""Albatross"". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  5. "American album certifications – Judy Collins". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  6. June 30, 2013 Joshua Rifkin interview with David Garland WNYC
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