So Early in the Spring (Judy Collins album)
Appearance
So Early in the Spring... The First 15 Years | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Label | Elektra | |||
Producer | Mark Abramson, David Anderle, Jac Holzman, Ann Purtill, Arif Mardin | |||
Judy Collins chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
So Early in the Spring... The First 15 Years, (or simply So Early in the Spring) is a compilation album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, first released as a double LP in 1977. It peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.[4] The LP featured album portraits by renowned photographer Richard Avedon.
Although it is out-of-print, all the songs are available on other releases or compilations.
(LP Side One; Cassette Side One)
- "Pretty Polly" (on LP, not on Cassette release) (Traditional) 5:49
- "So Early, Early in the Spring" (Traditional) 3:10
- "Pretty Saro" (Traditional) 3:05
- "Golden Apples of the Sun" (William Butler Yeats, "Song of the Wandering Oengus") 3:55
- "Bonnie Ship the Diamond" (Traditional, arranged by Judy Collins) 2:17
- "Farewell to Tarwathie" (Traditional) 5:08
(LP Side Two; Cassette Side One, continued)
- "The Hostage" (Tom Paxton) 2:49
- "La Colombe" (Jacques Brel) 5:05
- "Coal Tattoo" (Billy Edd Wheeler) 3:04
- "Carry It On" (Gil Turner) 2:49
- "Bread and Roses" (Music, 1976, by Mimi Fariña; Poem, 1912, by James Oppenheim) 3:06
- "Marat/Sade" (Musical setting by Richard Peaslee, Peter Weiss, Geoffrey Skelton and Adrian Mitchell; Play by Peter Shaffer) 5:38
(LP Side Three; Cassette Side Two)
- "Special Delivery" (Billy Mernit) 3:50
- "The Lovin' of the Game" (Pat Garvey and Victoria Garvey Armstrong) 3:05
- "Both Sides Now" (Joni Mitchell) 3:14
- "Marieke" (Jacques Brel, Gerard Jouannest) 3:14
- "Send In The Clowns" (Stephen Sondheim) 4:01
- "Bird on the Wire" (Leonard Cohen) 4:39
(LP Side Four; Cassette Side Two, continued)
- "Since You Asked" (Judy Collins) 2:34
- "Born To The Breed" (Judy Collins) 4:50
- "My Father" (Judy Collins) 5:02
- "Holly Ann" (Judy Collins) 4:47
- "Houses" (Judy Collins) 4:37
- "Secret Gardens" (Judy Collins) 5:35
Personnel
[edit]- Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
Production notes
[edit]- Produced by Mark Abramson, David Anderle, Jac Holzman, Ann Purtill, Arif Mardin
- Engineered by Glenn Berger, John Haeny, David Jones, Jay Messina, Phil Ramone, John Wood, Shelly Yakus
Charts
[edit]Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums (RPM)[6] | 59 |
US Top LPs & Tape (Billboard)[7] | 42 |
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[8] | 38 |
US The Album Chart (Record World)[9] | 72 |
References
[edit]- ^ Eder, Bruce. "So Early in the Spring...The First 15 Years Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ Times and composer names added per original LP label
- ^ "RPM Top Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 28, no. 10. December 3, 1977. p. 34. ISSN 0315-5994.
- ^ "Billboard Top LPs & Tape" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 42. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. October 22, 1977. p. 98. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 22. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. October 16, 1977. p. 57. ISSN 0008-7289.
- ^ "The Album Chart" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 35, no. 1574. New York: Record World Pub. Co. September 3, 1977. p. 42. ISSN 0034-1622.
External links
[edit]- So Early in the Spring at Discogs (list of releases)