Living (Judy Collins album)

Living
Live album by Judy Collins
Released	November 1971
Recorded	1970, various US concert dates
Genre	Folk
Length	42:43
Label	Elektra
Producer	Mark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
Whales & Nightingales (1970) Living (1971) Colors of the Day (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Living is a 1971 live album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1971. The album is taken from performances on the singer's 1970 concert tour. It peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard 200 charts. ^[4]

In addition to Collins' own work, the album includes songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, as well as a song co-written with Stacy Keach.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Joan of Arc" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:55
2. "Four Strong Winds" (Ian Tyson) – 3:45
3. "Vietnam Love Song" (Arnold Black, Eric Bentley) – 3:56
4. "Innisfree" (W. B. Yeats, Hamilton Camp) – 3:16
5. "Song for Judith (Open the Door)" (Judy Collins) – 4:05

Side two

1. "All Things Are Quite Silent" (Arranged and adapted by Collins) – 2:47
2. "Easy Times" (Stacy Keach, Collins) – 3:25
3. "Chelsea Morning" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:15
4. "Famous Blue Raincoat" (Cohen) – 5:34
5. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Bob Dylan) – 6:45

Personnel

• Judy Collins – piano (tracks 2, 4–5), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–9), vocals

Additional musicians

• Ry Cooder – second guitar (track 2), electric guitar (tracks 5, 10), acoustic guitar (track 7)
• Susan Evans – drums and percussion (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–9), vocals
• Gene Taylor – bass (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–9), vocals
• Richard Bell – piano (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–9), vocals

Chorus singers on "Song for Judith"

• Nancy Carlen, Randy Nauert, Fritz Richmond, Bob Zachary, Cheryl, Eileen, Elizabeth Thompson, Susan Evans, Richard Bell, Gene Taylor, Jac Holzman, Vanessa Chartoff, John Cooke
• Big Sur Choir: Ruth Stevens, Rita Gatti, Tom Carvey, Paul Johnson, Glenda Bickel

Technical

• Mark Abramson – producer
• John Haeny – engineer
• Bill Harvey – cover design
• Peter Lerner – cover photo
• Judy Collins – collage design
• Wally Heider – remote recording facilities

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Living

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Canada Top 100 Albums ( RPM ) [5]	49
US Top LP's ( Billboard ) [6]	64
US Top 100 Albums ( Cash Box ) [7]	45
US The Album Chart ( Record World ) [8]	47

References

1. Chrispell, James. "Living Review". AllMusic . Retrieved December 8, 2024.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins". Billboard . Retrieved February 28, 2022.
5. "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 16, no. 26. January 12, 1972. p. 12. ISSN   0315-5994.
6. "Billboard Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 84, no. 5. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. January 29, 1972. p. 74. ISSN   0006-2510.
7. "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. XXXIII, no. 32. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. January 28, 1972. p. 33. ISSN   0008-7289.
8. "The Album Chart" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 26, no. 1285. New York: Record World Pub. Co. February 5, 1972. p. 34. ISSN   0034-1622.

External links

• Living at Discogs (list of releases)