Portrait of an American Girl

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Portrait of an American Girl
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Studio album by Judy Collins
Released March 29, 2005
Genre Vocal
Label Wildflower
Producer Judy Collins, Alan Silverman
Judy Collins chronology
Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy
(2004)
Portrait of an American Girl
(2005)
Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney
(2007)
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Portrait of an American Girl is an album by Judy Collins, released in 2005.

Judy Collins American singer and songwriter

Judith Marjorie Collins is an American singer and songwriter known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records and for her social activism.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Singing Lessons" (Collins) - 4:05
  2. "That Song About the Midway" (Joni Mitchell) - 4:09
  3. "Can't Cry Hard Enough" (Marvin Etzioni, David Williams) - 3:18
  4. "You Can't Buy Love" (Collins) - 3:13
  5. "Pacing the Cage" (Bruce Cockburn) - 4:02
  6. "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" (Abner Spector) - 3:27
  7. "Voyager" (Collins) - 3:01
  8. "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Colin, Hotchkiss, Monihan, Stafford, Underwood) - 4:03
  9. "Wedding Song (Song for Louis)" (Collins) - 3:51
  10. "Checkmate" (Collins) - 6:07
  11. "Liberté" (John Bettis, Steve Dorff) - 3:08
  12. "Lincoln Portrait" (Aaron Copland) - 7:13
  13. "How Can I Keep from Singing?" (Collins, Robert Lowry, Pete Seeger) - 3:53

Personnel

Hugh Carmine McCracken was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally an arranger and producer.

Production notes

Annie Leibovitz American photographer

Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer. She is best known for her engaging portraits—particularly of celebrities—which often feature subjects in intimate settings and poses. She photographed John Lennon on the day he was murdered, and her work has been used on numerous album covers and magazines. She became the first woman to hold an exhibition at Washington's National Portrait Gallery in 1991.

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