So Early in the Spring... The Fist 15 years
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Liner Notes
Writers:
Pretty Polly (Arranged and Adopted by Judy Collins and Michael Sahl)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Michael Sahl: Organ; Van Dyke Parks, Electric Piano
Stephen Stills and James Burton: Electric Guitars
Buddy Emmons: Pedal Steel Guitar
Chris Ethridge: Bass
James Gordon: Drums
Producer: David Anderle
Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Engineer: John Haeny
So Early, Early In The Spring (Adapted by Mary Robbins)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Eric Weissberg: Acoustic Guitar
Producer: Mark Abramson
Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Remix: Mark Abramson
Pretty Saro
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar.
Fred Hellerman: Acoustic Guitar
Producer: Jac Holzman
Editing: Mark Abramson
Golden Apples Of The Sun (William Butler Yeats)
Music Adapted by Judy Collins.
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Producer: Mark Aramson
Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Bonnie Ship The Diamond (Arranged and Adapted by Judy Collins)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Walter Raim: Acoustic Guitar
Bill Lee: Bass
Producer: Mark Abramson
Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Farewell To Tarwathie
Judy Collins: Main Vocals
Humpback Whales: Second Vocals
Judy Collins recorded June, 1970 at St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, New York.
Producer: Mark Abramson
Engineer and Assistant Producer: John Haeny
Remixed for this album by: Glenn Berger, A&R Recording Studios, New York.
The Hostage (Words and Music by Tom Paxton)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Jerry Matthews: Electric Guitar
Bill Keith: Pedal Steel; Russell George, Bass
Steve Mandell: Acoustic Guitar, Banjo
Ray Barretto: congas Bongos
Allan Schwartzberg: Drums, Percussion
Produced by: Mark Abramson and Judy Collins
Engineering: Shelly Yakus, Jay Messina
Remixing: Mark Abramson
La Colombe (English lyric by Alasdair Clayre' Music and French lyric by Jacques Brel)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Orchestra arranged and conducted by: Joshua Rifkin
Producer: Mark Abramson
Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Engineer: John Wood
Remix: Mark Abramson
Coal Tattoo (Words and Music by Billy Edd Wheeler)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Steve Mandell: Banjo
Chuck Israels: Bass
Produced by: Jac Holzman and Mark Abramson
Engineering: David B. Jones
Carry It On (Words and Music by Gil Turner)
Judy Collins: Vocal
Richard Farina: Dulcimer
Producer: Mark Abramson
Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Bread and Roses (Music by Mimi Farina. Words by James Oppenheim)
Judy Collins: Lead vocal
Tony Levin: Bass
Stephen Gadd Drums;
Dominic Cortese: Accordion
Urbie Green, Mickey Gravine, Sy Berger: Trombones
Alex Blachly: Choir Director
Choir: Yasmin Aga Khan, Betsy Blachly, Iris Hiskey, Audrey Klar, Abigail Lewis, Natasha Lutov, Linda Mahoney, Margaret Ann Martin, Marjorie Minnis, Josephine Mongiardo, Ann Sease Monoyios, Dora Ohrenstein, Lucy Shelton
Vocal Arrangement by Alex Blachly
Musical Arrangement by Arif Mardin
Producer: Arif Mardin
General Recording Supervisor and Recording Engineer: Phil Ramone
Remixed for this Album by: Glenn Berger, A & R Recording Studios, New York.
Mara/Sade (Music by Richard Peaslee)
Original German Language Version of play and text by Peter Weiss.
English version by Geoffrey Skelton.
Verse adaptation and lyrics by Adrian Mitchell.
Judy Collins: Lead vocal
Orchestra and Chorus arranged and conducted by: Joshua Rifkin
Producer: Mark Abramson
Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Engineer: John Wood
Remix: Mark Abramson
Special Delivery (Words and Music by Billy Mernit)
Judy Collins: Lead vocal
Ken Bichel: Electric Piano and Synthesizers
Andy Pratt: Piano
Hugh McCracken: Electric Guitar
Mark Doyle: Acoustic Guitar
Tony Levin: Bass
Stephen Gadd: Drums
Rubens Bassini: Percussion
Strings arranged by: Arif Mardin
Background Vocals by: Merle Miller, Gail Kantor, and Erin Dickens
Producer: Arif Mardin
General Recording Supervisor: Phil Ramone
Engineer: Glenn Berger
The Lovin' Of The Game (Words by Pat Garvey, Music by Victoria Garvey Armstrong)
Judy Collins: Vocals
David Spinozza, Charlie Brown: Guitars
Eric Weissberg: Steel Guitar, Dobro
Pat Rebillot: Organ
Don Brooks: Harmonica
Tony Levin: Bass
Stephen Gadd: Drums
Producer: Arif Mardin
Recording Engineer and General Recording Supervisor: Phil Ramone
Both Sides Now
Judy Collins: Vocal
Orchestra arranged and conducted by: Joshua Rifkin
Producer: Mark Abramson
Engineer: John Haeny
Marieke (Words by Jacques Brel, Music by Jacques Brel and Gerard Jouannest)
Judy Collins: Vocal (sung in Fren)h and Flemish)
Orchestra arranged and conducted by: Joshua Rifkin
Producer: Mark Abramson
Engineer and Assistant Production: John Haeny
Send In The Clowns (Words and Music by: Stephen Sondheim)
Judy Collins: Vocal
Orchestra arranged and conducted by: Jonathan Tunik
Producer: Arif Mardin
Recording Engineer and General Recording Supervisor: Phil Ramone
Bird On the Wire (Words and Music by Leonard Cohen)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Acoustic Guitar
Michael Sahl: Piano
Stephen Stills and James Burton: Electric Guitar
Chris Ethridge: Bass
James Gordon: Drums
Buddy Emmons: Pedal Steel
Producer: David Anderle
Prod. Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Recording Engineer: John Haeny
Since You've Asked (Words and Music by Judy Collins)
Judy Collins: Vocal
Orchestra arranged and conducted by: Joshua Rifkin
Producer: Mark Abramson
Engineer: John Haeny
Born To Breed (Words and Music by Judy Collins)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Piano
Pat Rebillot: Organ
Eric Weissberg, Charlie Brown: Guitars
Tony Levin: Bass
Stephen Gadd: Drums
Don Brooks: Harmonica
Producer: Arif Mardin
General Recording Supervisor and Engineer: Phil Ramone
My Father (Words and Music by Judy Collins)
Judy Collins: Vocals and Electric Piano
Michael Melvoin: Piano
Stephen Stills: Electric Guitar
Chris Ethridge: Bass
James Gordon: Percussion
Producer: David Anderle
Prod. Supervisor: Jac Holzman
Engineer: John Haeny
Holly Ann (Words and Music by Judy Collins)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Piano
Eric Weissberg: Acoustic Guitar
Russell George: Bass
Produced by: Mark Abramson and Judy Collins
Engineering: Jay Messina and Shelly Yakus
Remix: Mark Abramson
Houses (Words and Music by Judy Collins)
Judy Collins: Vocal
With an Orchestra arranged and conducted by: Jonathan Tunick
Producer: Arif Mardin
General Recording Supervisor and Engineering: Phil Ramone
Secret Gardens (Words and Music by Judy Collins)
Judy Collins: Vocal and Piano
Russell George: Bass
Orchestra arranged by: Richard Bell
Conducted by: Abba Bogin
Produced by: Mark Abramson and Judy Collins
Engineering: Shelly Yakus and Jay Messina
Remix: Mark Abramson
Produced by Judy Collins with Ann Purtill.
Compiled from the Judy Collins Catalogue of Elektra Albums issued 1961-1976.
Remixed for this album by Glenn Berger.
Engineering by Glenn Berger, A & R Recording Studios, New York
Mastered by Bob Ludwig, Masterdisk, New York
Cover Photographs by Richard Avedon
Designed by Tony Lane.
Track Listing
1. Pretty Polly
2. So Early, Early in the Spring
3. Pretty Saro
4. Golden Apples of the Sun
5. Bonnie Ship the Diamond
6. Farewell to Tarwathie
7. The Hostage
8. La Colombe
9. Coal Tattoo
10. Carry It On
11. Bread & Roses
12. Marat-Sade
13. Special Delivery
14. The Lovin. of the Game
15. Both Sides Now
16. Marieke
17. Send in the Clowns
18. Bird on the Wire
19. Since You.ve Asked
20. Born to the Breed
21. My Father
22. Holly Ann
23. Houses
24. Secret Gardens