Living (Judy Collins album)

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Living
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Live album by
Judy Collins
ReleasedNovember 1971
Recorded1970, various US concert dates
Genre Folk
Length42:43
Label Elektra
Producer Mark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
Whales & Nightingales
(1970)		Living
(1971)		 Colors of the Day
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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]

Contents

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

Additional musicians

Chorus singers on "Song for Judith"

Technical

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

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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.
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