Wildflowers (Judy Collins album)

Wildflowers
Studio album by Judy Collins
Released	October 1967
Recorded	New York City, 1967
Genre	Folk
Length	35:44
Label	Elektra
Producer	Mark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
In My Life (1966) Wildflowers (1967) Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1968)

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Wildflowers is an 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]

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]

The album 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 Silvester and Robert Dennis^[6])
• Other musicians uncredited

Production

• Mark Abramson - producer
• John Haeny - engineer
• PJim Frawley - photography
• William S. Harvey - art direction and design
• Guy Webster - cover photography

References