Released May 1972 Length 46:58 Release date 8 May 1972 Genre Folk music | Recorded 1966–1970 Artist Judy Collins Label Elektra Records | |
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Colors of the Day
(1972) True Stories and Other Dreams
(1973) Producers Mark Abramson, David Anderle Similar Judy Collins albums, Folk music albums | ||
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Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins, (or simply Colors of the Day) is a compilation album by the American folk singer Judy Collins, released in 1972. It peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
Contents
It was produced by Mark Abramson of Elektra Records and contains 12 tracks, including her U.S. top-forty hit cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", her recording of "Amazing Grace", Sandy Denny's "Who Knows Where the Time Goes", and Collins' own composition "Albatross" (the latter two recordings were included in the film adaptation of The Subject Was Roses). Former United States president Bill Clinton has called the album an all-time favorite.
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1974, for sales of over 500,000 copes. It was later certified Platinum in 1997, for sales of over 1,000,000 copies.
Track listing
- "Someday Soon" (Ian Tyson) – 3:44
- "Since You Asked" (Judy Collins) – 2:33
- "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:14
- "Sons Of" (Eric Blau, Jacques Brel, Gerard Jouannest, Mort Shuman) – 2:26
- "Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:24
- "Farewell to Tarwathie" (Traditional) – 5:31
- "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny) – 4:40
- "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan) – 2:56
- "My Father" (Judy Collins) – 5:02
- "Albatross" (Judy Collins) – 4:50
- "In My Life" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:53
- "Amazing Grace" (Traditional) – 4:06
Personnel
Songs
1SomeDay Soon3:46
2Since You Asked2:35
3Both Sides Now3:16