Whales & Nightingales is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1970. It peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.[3]
| Whales & Nightingales | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Fedco Audio Labs, Providence, Rhode Island | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 42:32 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Mark Abramson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Village Voice | C+[2] |
The album includes material by Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Jacques Brel and Joan Baez, as well as Collins' top-forty version of "Amazing Grace",[4] and the traditional "Farewell to Tarwathie", on which Collins sang to the accompaniment of humpback whales.[5]
In 1971, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US.[6]
Track listing
editSide one
- "A Song for David" (Joan Baez) – 3:25
- "Sons Of" (Eric Blau, Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman; arranged and adapted by Joshua Rifkin) – 2:21
- "The Patriot Game" (Dominic Behan) – 4:05
- "Prothalamium" (Michael Sahl, Aaron Kramer; arranged and adapted by Rifkin) – 1:37
- "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" (Pete Seeger) – 3:55
- "Gene's Song" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Gene Murrow) – 1:23
- "Farewell to Tarwathie" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Judy Collins) – 5:13
Side two
- "Time Passes Slowly" (Bob Dylan) – 3:30
- "Marieke" (Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest; arranged and adapted by Rifkin) – 3:12
- "Nightingale I" (Collins) – 2:14
- "Nightingale II" (Collins, Rifkin) – 5:16
- "Simple Gifts" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Collins) – 1:28
- "Amazing Grace" (John Newton; arranged and adapted by Collins) – 4:04
Personnel
edit- Judy Collins – guitar, keyboards, vocals[5]
Additional musicians
All duties are unspecified in liner notes.
- Richard Bell
- Susan Evans
- David Grisman
- Paul Harris
- Bill Lee
- Jerry Matthews
- Gene Murrow
- John Nagy
- Paul Prestopino
- David Rea
- Joshua Rifkin
- Warren Smith
- Gene Taylor
- Greg Thomas
Technical
- Mark Abramson – producer
- John Haeny – engineer, assistant producer
- Joshua Rifkin – arranger and conductor (tracks 2, 4, 9, 11)
- John Nagy – string arrangement (track 8)
- William S. Harvey – cover concept, art direction
- Herb Goro – photography
- Greg Fulginiti – recording assistant
References
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r96074
- ^ Christgau, Robert (January 7, 1971). "Consumer Guide (15)". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ "US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Judy Collins - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
- ^ a b Chrispell, James. "Judy Collins - Whales & Nightingales Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Judy Collins". Recording Industry Association of America.