Fires of Eden | ||||
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Released | September 1990 | |||
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Length | 49:00 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Singles from Fires of Eden | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Fires of Eden is the eighteenth studio album by American singer Judy Collins, released in September 1990 by Columbia Records. It was Collins' first and only release for Columbia. The album was produced by Joel Dorn and Lucy Simon.
For the album, Collins wrote the album's opening seven-minute track "The Blizzard"; she also contributed to the songs "Fortune of Soldiers", "Home Before Dark", "City of Cities", "Queen of the Night", mostly with songwriters Robin Batteau and David Buskin. A studio version of the song "From a Distance" was included; it was presented on the previous album in a live version.
The album failed to chart in any country, but the title track single peaked at number 31 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Blizzard" | Judy Collins | 7:31 |
2. | "Fortune of Soldiers" |
| 4:15 |
3. | "Test of Time" |
| 5:12 |
4. | "Fires of Eden" | 4:20 | |
5. | "Home Before Dark" |
| 4:30 |
6. | "The Air That I Breathe" | 4:22 | |
7. | "City of Cities" |
| 3:35 |
8. | "Dreaming" | Amanda McBroom | 4:27 |
9. | "Queen of the Night" |
| 4:06 |
10. | "From a Distance" | Julie Gold | 4:14 |
11. | "The Blizzard" (Reprise) | Collins | 2:18 |
Total length: | 49:00 |
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