Colors of the Day

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Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins
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Compilation album by
Judy Collins
ReleasedMay 1972
Recorded1966–1970
Genre Folk
Length46:58
Label Elektra
Producer Mark Abramson, David Anderle
Judy Collins chronology
Living
(1971)		Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins
(1972)		 True Stories and Other Dreams
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C+ [2]
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins (or simply Colors of the Day) is a compilation album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1972. In the United Kingdom, it was released as Amazing Grace: The Best of Judy Collins [5] (not to be confused with her 1985 UK album Amazing Grace ). The album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. [6]

Contents

The compilation was produced by Elektra's Mark Abramson and contains 12 tracks, including Collins' U.S. top-forty hit cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", [7] 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 . [8] [ better source needed ]) Former United States president Bill Clinton has called the album an all-time favorite. [9]

In 1974, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. In 1997, it was certified Platinum for sales of over 1,000,000 copies. [10]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Someday Soon" (Ian Tyson) Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1968)3:44
2."Since You Asked" (Judy Collins) Wildflowers (1967)2:33
3."Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell)Wildflowers3:14
4."Sons Of" (Eric Blau, Jacques Brel, Gerard Jouannest, Mort Shuman) Whales & Nightingales (1970)2:23
5."Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen) In My Life (1966)4:24
6."Farewell to Tarwathie" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Collins)Whales & Nightingales5:34

Side two

No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Who Knows Where the Time Goes" (Sandy Denny)Who Knows Where the Times Goes4:40
2."Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan)In My Life2:56
3."My Father" (Collins)Who Knows Where the Time Goes5:02
4."Albatross" (Collins)Wildflowers4:50
5."In My Life" (Lennon–McCartney)In My Life2:53
6."Amazing Grace" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Collins)Whales & Nightingales4:07

Personnel

Instrumental duties are unspecified in liner notes.

Technical

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Colors of the Day
Chart (1972)Peak
position
Canada Top 100 Albums ( RPM ) [11] 24
US Top LP's & Tapes ( Billboard ) [12] 37
US Top 100 Albums ( Cash Box ) [13] 39
US The Album Chart ( Record World ) [14] 33

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Colors of the Day
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Greenwald, Matthew. "Judy Collins - Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 23, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). "Collins, Judy". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). New York: Muze UK Ltd. pp. 338–339. ISBN   978-1-84609-856-7.
  4. ↑ Evans, Paul (1992). "Judy Collins". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist (3rd ed.). New York: Random House. p. 154. ISBN   0-679-73729-4.
  5. ↑ Amazing Grace (The Best Of Judy Collins) (liner notes). Judy Collins. UK: Elektra Records. 1972. K 42110.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ "US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins". Billboard . Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Judy Collins - Chart history". Billboard . Archived from the original on August 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ "The Subject Was Roses (1968) - IMDb". IMDb .
  9. ↑ Pareles, Jon (February 17, 1993). "In the Kitchen With - Judy Collins; Clinton's Troubadour: Still Another Side". The New York Times . Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  10. 1 2 "American album certifications – Judy Collins – Colors of the Day". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  11. ↑ "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 17, no. 22. July 15, 1972. p. 16. ISSN   0315-5994.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Top LP's & Tapes" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 84, no. 28. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. July 8, 1972. p. 58. ISSN   0006-2510.
  13. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. XXXIV, no. 4. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. July 15, 1972. p. 33. ISSN   0008-7289.
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