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Liner Notes

Singing Lessons (Judy Collins)
Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)
The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
(Administered by Universal Music Corp.)
Arranged by Judy Collins
Judy: Vocals, piano
Russell Walden: keyboards

That Song About the Midway (Joni Mitchell)
Crazy Crow Music
(Administered by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Judy: vocals, piano
Tony Beard: drums
Zev Katz: bass
Hugh McCracken: guitar
Russell Walden: keyboards

I Can’t Cry Hard Enough (David Williams & Marvin Etzoni)
PSO Limited Publishing Co. (ASCAP)
Arranged by Judy Collins
Judy: Vocals, piano

You Can’t Buy Love (Judy Collins)
Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)
The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
(Administered by Universal Music Corp.)
Arranged by Judy Collins
Judy Collins: vocals, guitar, piano
Pacing the Cage (Bruce Cockburn)
Golden Mountain Music Corp. (Socan)
Judy: vocals, piano
Tony Beard: drums
Zev Katz: bass
Hugh McCracken: guitar
Russell Walden: keyboards

Sally Go ‘Round the Roses (Abner Spector)
Bonnyview Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Arranged by Judy Collins
Judy: guitar, vocals
Voyager (Judy Collins)
The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
Arranged by Russell Walden
Judy: vocals, piano
Russell Walden: keyboards

Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) (Pat Monihan, Scott Underwood, Rob Hotchkiss, James Stafford, Charlie Colin)
EMI April Music, Inc. (BMI)
P. Timon Music/ Mr. Clean Music
Schweet Music/ Desert Tent Music EMI
Blackwood Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
Wunderwood Music
Judy: vocals, piano
Tony Beard: drums
Zev Katz: bass
Hugh McCracken: guitar
Russell Walden: keyboards

Wedding Song (Song for Louis) (Judy Collins)
The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
Arranged by Judy Collins
Judy: vocals

Checkmate (Judy Collins)
The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
Arranged by Judy Collins
Judy: vocals, piano

Liberte (Steve Dorff and John Bettis)
CalKait Music (BMI)
Doorway Music (ASCAP)
From Josephine: Projected opening on Broadway in 2006: Produced by Kenneth Waissman. Based on book by Ellen Weston
Arrangement and synthestration by Gary Anderson
Judy: vocals
Lee Musiker: piano

Lincoln Portrait (Aaron Copland)
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (ASCAP)
Judy: narration
Russell Walden: piano, keyboards, piano reduction, score realization

How Can I Keep From Singing (Lyrics written by Robert Lowry (1826-1899), alt. Pete Seeger. Music written by Robert Lowry, alt. Judy Collins)
Melody Trails, Inc. (BMI)
The Wildflowers Company (ASCAP)
Conducted and Arranged by Johnson Flucker
Judy: lead vocal
Russell Walden: keyboards
Choir: Donald Barnum, Frank Barr, Gervatcio Basa-Ong, Jr., Brian Dougherty, Johnson Flucker, Katie Geissinger, Susan Lewis, Alexandra Montano, Elizabeth Norman, Alan Paddle, Jacqueline Presti, Peter Stewart, David Vanderwal.

Producer: Judy Collins
Co-producer: Alan Silverman
Project Producer: Katherine DePaul
Project Director: Bridget Maybury
Cover Photographs: Annie Leibovitz
Inside Photographs: Collins Family Collection
Package Design: Amy Bennick
Wildflower logo Design: Louis Nelson
Mastered at The Arf! Lounge

All songs engineered at Wildflower Studio and mixed at Arf! Digital by Alan Silverman except:

That Song About the Midway, Pacing the Cage, Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) engineered by Roy Hendrickson at Sound On Sound and mixed by Roy Hendrickson at Avatar Studios, mixed by Alan Silverman at Arf! Digital, and Liberte engineered by Arnold Mischkulnig at Score Productions and mixed by Alan Silverman at Arf! Digital.

Track Listing

1. Singing Lessons
2. That Song About the Midway
3. I Can.t Cry Hard Enough
4. You Can.t Buy Love
5. Pacing the Cage
6. Sally Go. Round the Roses
7. Voyager
8. Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)
9. Wedding Song (Song for Louis)
10. Checkmate
11. Liberte
12. Lincoln Portrait
13. How Can I Keep From Singing