Whales & Nightingales

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Whales & Nightingales
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Studio album by
Judy Collins
ReleasedNovember 1970
Recorded1970
StudioFedco Audio Labs, Providence, Rhode Island
Genre Folk
Length42:32
Label Elektra
Producer Mark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
Who Knows Where the Time Goes
(1968)		Whales & Nightingales
(1970)		 Living
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Village Voice C+ [4]

Whales & Nightingales is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1970. It peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. [5]

Contents

The album includes material by Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Jacques Brel and Joan Baez, as well as Collins' top-forty version of "Amazing Grace", [6] and the traditional "Farewell to Tarwathie", on which Collins sang to the accompaniment of humpback whales. [7]

In 1971, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US. [8]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "A Song for David" (Joan Baez) – 3:25
  2. "Sons Of" (Eric Blau, Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman; arranged and adapted by Joshua Rifkin) – 2:21
  3. "The Patriot Game" (Dominic Behan) – 4:05
  4. "Prothalamium" (Michael Sahl, Aaron Kramer; arranged and adapted by Rifkin) – 1:37
  5. "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" (Pete Seeger) – 3:55
  6. "Gene's Song" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Gene Murrow) – 1:23
  7. "Farewell to Tarwathie" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Judy Collins) – 5:13

Side two

  1. "Time Passes Slowly" (Bob Dylan) – 3:30
  2. "Marieke" (Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest; arranged and adapted by Rifkin) – 3:12
  3. "Nightingale I" (Collins) – 2:14
  4. "Nightingale II" (Collins, Rifkin) – 5:16
  5. "Simple Gifts" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Collins) – 1:28
  6. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton; arranged and adapted by Collins) – 4:04

Personnel

Additional musicians
All duties are unspecified in liner notes.

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Whales & Nightingales
Chart (1970–1971)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [9] 26
Canada Top 100 Albums ( RPM ) [10] 14
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 16
US Top LP's ( Billboard ) [12] 17
US Top 100 Albums ( Cash Box ) [13] 15
US The Album Chart ( Record World ) [14] 14

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Whales & Nightingales
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r96074
  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. ↑ Christgau, Robert (January 7, 1971). "Consumer Guide (15)". The Village Voice . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ "US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins". Billboard . Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Judy Collins - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard . Archived from the original on August 11, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Chrispell, James. "Judy Collins - Whales & Nightingales Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "American album certifications – Judy Collins – Whales & Nightingales". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  9. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. p. 69. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  10. ↑ "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM . Vol. 14, no. 25. February 6, 1971. p. 14. ISSN   0315-5994.
  11. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Billboard Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 83, no. 6. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. February 6, 1971. p. 60. ISSN   0006-2510.
  13. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. XXXII, no. 32. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. January 30, 1971. p. 39. ISSN   0008-7289.
  14. ↑ "The Album Chart" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 25, no. 1234. New York: Record World Pub. Co. January 30, 1971. p. 40. ISSN   0034-1622.
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