The Judy Collins Concert

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The Judy Collins Concert
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ReleasedJuly 1964
RecordedMarch 21, 1964
Venue The Town Hall, New York City
Genre Folk
Label Elektra
Producer Jac Holzman, Mark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
Judy Collins #3
(1963)
The Judy Collins Concert
(1964)
Fifth Album
(1965)
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The Judy Collins Concert is a 1964 live album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, which included combined traditional folk material with songs by Bob Dylan and Tom Paxton. It was recorded on March 21, 1964 at the Town Hall in New York City.

Contents

With the exception of "Hey, Nelly, Nelly", none of the songs had been previously recorded by Collins. [4]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Winter Sky" (Billy Edd Wheeler) – 3:44
  2. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) – 3:25
  3. "Tear Down the Walls" (Fred Neil) – 2:18
  4. "Bonnie Boy Is Young" – 4:11
  5. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 2:46
  6. "Wild Rippling Water" – 3:23
  7. "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" (Bob Dylan) – 5:28

Side two

  1. "My Ramblin' Boy" (Paxton) – 4:58
  2. "Red-Winged Blackbird" (Wheeler) – 2:15
  3. "Coal Tattoo" (Wheeler) – 2:48
  4. "Cruel Mother" – 5:43
  5. "Bottle of Wine" (Paxton) – 2:23
  6. "Medgar Evers Lullaby" (Richard Weissman) – 3:35
  7. "Hey, Nelly, Nelly" (Jim Friedman, Shel Silverstein) – 2:59

Personnel

Additional musicians

Technical

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