Spellbound (Judy Collins album)

Spellbound
Studio album by Judy Collins
Released	February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Recorded	2016–2022 [1]
Genre	Folk
Length	51:48
Label	Cleopatra
Producer	Judy Collins Alan Silverman Russell Walden
Judy Collins chronology
White Bird: Anthology of Favorites (2021) Spellbound (2022)
Singles from Spellbound
"When I Was a Girl in Colorado" Released: February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07) "Grand Canyon" Released: February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)

Spellbound is the twenty ninth studio album by American folk singer-songwriter Judy Collins, released on February 25, 2022 by Cleopatra Records. The album is Collins' first to contain completely original material. ^[2] It earned Collins a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, her second in the category. Spellbound would also chart #60 on the Top Current Album Sales chart. Debuting on March 12, 2022 spending 1 week on the chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Album of the Year	68/100 [3]
Metacritic	67/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Arts Desk	[5]
Folk Alley	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
Mojo	[8]
PopMatters	[9]
Uncut	7/10 [10]

Upon release, Spellbound received positive acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received a score of 67, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Judy Collins.

Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spellbound"	3:37
2.	"Grand Canyon"	3:36
3.	"So Alive"	4:56
4.	"Hell on Wheels"	3:03
5.	"Shipwrecked Mariner"	3:59
6.	"When I Was a Girl in Colorado"	5:00
7.	"Thomas Merton"	4:47
8.	"Wild with Mist"	3:15
9.	"Gilded Rooms"	5:03
10.	"Prairie Dream"	5:09
11.	"City of Awakening"	3:26
12.	"Arizona"	5:57
Total length:		51:48

CD edition (bonus track) ^[12]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Blizzard"

LP edition (bonus tracks) ^[13]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Blizzard"
14.	"Slow Burn"
15.	"In the Twilight"
16.	"Mountain Girl"

References

1. Graff, Gary (January 6, 2022). "Why Judy Collins Is Releasing Her First Album of Original Songs at 82". Billboard . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. Minsker, Evan (January 6, 2022). "Judy Collins Announces Spellbound, Her First Album of All Original Songs". Pitchfork . Retrieved March 14, 2022.
3. "Judy Collins - Spellbound - Reviews". Album of The Year. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
4. "Spellbound by Judy Collins Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
5. Thomson, Liz (February 23, 2022). "Album: Judy Collins - Spellbound". The Arts Desk . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
6. Carrigan, Henry (February 25, 2022). "Album Review: Judy Collins, 'Spellbound'". Folk Alley. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
7. Simpson, Dave (February 25, 2022). "Judy Collins: Spellbound review – nostalgic first album of originals". The Guardian . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
8. Irwin, Colin (February 15, 2022). "Judy Collins — Spellbound". Mojo . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
9. Cober-Lake, Justin (March 1, 2022). "Judy Collins: Spellbound (Album Review)". PopMatters . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
10. Wirth, Jim (February 17, 2022). "Judy Collins — Spellbound". Uncut . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
11. "Spellbound by Judy Collins Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
12. "Judy Collins – Spellbound (CD) – Cleopatra Records Store". Cleopatra Records Store. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
13. "Judy Collins – Spellbound (Limited Edition Colored Vinyl) Pre-Order – Cleopatra Records Store". Cleopatra Records Store. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

External links

• Spellbound at Discogs (list of releases)