Judith is the tenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released in 1975 by Elektra Records in both stereo (7E-1032) and CD-4 quadraphonic (EQ-1032) versions. Collins recorded Judith three years after her precedent album True Stories and Other Dreams, having been focused during the interim on producing Antonia: a Portrait of the Woman a documentary about Antonia Brico.[2]
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| Released | 17 March 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1975, A&R Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 43:39 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
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Peaking at No. 17 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart,[3] Judith became Collins' best-selling studio album to date: certified Gold by the RIAA in 1975, for sales of over 500,000 copies, Judith would be certified Platinum in 1996, for sales of over 1,000,000 copies.[4]
Collins received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for her cover of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns".[5] Sondheim won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year that same year, based on the popularity of Collins' performance of the song on this album.[6] The single peaked at No. 36 on Billboard's Pop singles chart in 1975, and then reentered the chart in 1977, reaching No. 19; it spent a total of 27 non-consecutive weeks on this chart.[7]
The album also includes material by Steve Goodman, Danny O'Keefe, Wendy Waldman, Jimmy Webb, the Rolling Stones, and the 1930s standard "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?", as well as three of Collins' own compositions- "Houses", "Song for Duke", and "Born to the Breed".[8]
Track listing
edit- "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" (Jimmy Webb) – 2:59
- "Angel Spread Your Wings" (Danny O'Keefe) – 3:05
- "Houses" (Judy Collins) – 4:32
- "The Lovin' of the Game" (Pat Garvey) – 3:03
- "Song for Duke" (Judy Collins) – 3:33
- "Send in the Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) – 3:57
- "Salt of the Earth" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:59
- "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Jay Gorney) – 3:13
- "City of New Orleans" (Steve Goodman) – 4:07
- "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) – 3:44
- "Pirate Ships" (Wendy Waldman) – 2:42
- "Born to the Breed" (Judy Collins) – 4:45
Personnel
edit- Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano
- George Marge – English horn, flute, recorder
- Bill Slapin – alto flute
- Romeo Penque – flute, bass flute
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Gene Orloff – violin
- Kenny Ascher – electric piano
- Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza, Steve Burgh, Charlie Brown, Steve Goodman – guitar
- Tony Levin – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Kenneth Bichel – ARP synthesizer
- Eric Weissberg – bass, guitar, steel guitar, dobro
- Pat Rebillot, Paul Griffin – organ, electric piano
- Don Brooks – harmonica
- Arthur Clarke, Seldon Powell, Tony Studd, Frank Wess, Randy Brecker, Garnett Brown – horns
- Steve Goodman, Denver Collins, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Eunice Peterson, Eric Weissberg – background vocals
- Corky Hale – harmonica, harp
- Dom Cortes – accordion
- George Ricci – cello
- and many more
Production notes
edit- Arif Mardin – producer
- Jonathan Tunick – arranger, conductor ("Houses", "Send in the Clowns" and "I'll Be Seeing You")
- Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor (remaining songs)
- Phil Ramone – recording engineer
- Glenn Berger – assistant recording engineer
- Glen Christensen – art direction
- David Larkham, Ron Wong– design
- Francesco Scavullo – photography
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ "E/A/N Sets March LPs" (PDF). Record World. 30 (1446). New York, NY, USA: Record World Publishing Co., Inc.: 20 1975-03-08. ISSN 0034-1622. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
Set for national release on March 17 are Judy Collins' first Elektra album of newly-recorded songs in two years, "Judith"
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Detroit Free Press 10 August 1975 "The Diverse Judy Collins is Much More Than a Folkie" by Christine Brown p.7-D
- ^ "US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "American album certifications – Judy Collins". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Grammy Award Nominees 1976 - Grammy Award Winners 1976".
- ^ "Judy Collins' Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
- ^ "Judy Collins - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
- ^ "Judith - Judy Collins | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.