Wildflowers (Judy Collins album)

1967 studio album by Judy Collins

Wildflowers

Studio album by

Judy Collins

Released| October 1967
Genre| Folk
Length| 35:44
Label| Elektra
Producer| Mark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
| In My Life
(1966)  | Wildflowers
(1967)  | Who Knows Where the Time Goes
(1968)

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Singles from  Wildflowers

1. "Both Sides Now"
Released: October 1968

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide| [2]

Wildflowers is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1967. It is her highest charting album to date, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard 200.[3] It includes Collins' version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now", which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

The album was arranged by Joshua Rifkin and produced by Mark Abramson. Collins' recording of "Albatross" was used in the 1968 film adaptation of The Subject Was Roses. It was one of three self-penned tracks that appeared on the album, the first time that Collins wrote her own material.[4] The collection also features three Leonard Cohen-penned tracks, including "Priests", a composition Cohen never released himself.[citation needed]

In 1969, Wildflowers was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US.[5]

## Track listing

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Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Michael from Mountains"| Joni Mitchell| 3:10
2.| "Since You Asked"| Judy Collins| 2:34
3.| "Sisters of Mercy"| Leonard Cohen| 2:31
4.| "Priests"| Cohen| 4:55
5.| "A Ballata of Francesco Landini - Lasso! di donna"| Francesco Landini| 4:34

Side twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Both Sides Now"| Mitchell| 3:14
2.| "La chanson des vieux amants (The Song of Old Lovers)"| Jacques Brel| 4:40
3.| "Sky Fell"| Collins| 1:47
4.| "Albatross"| Collins| 4:51
5.| "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye"| Cohen| 3:28

## Personnel

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* Judy Collins – guitar, keyboards, vocals[1]

Technical

* Joshua Rifkin – arranger (tracks 1–3, 5–10), conductor
* Robert Sylvester – arranger (track 4)
* Robert Dennis – arranger (track 4)
* Mark Abramson – producer
* John Haeny – engineer
* Guy Webster – front cover photography
* Jim Frawley – back cover photography
* William S. Harvey – art direction, design

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Wildflowers | Chart (1968–1969)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top 50 Albums (RPM)[6] | 5
US Top LP's (Billboard)[7] | 5
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[8] | 8
US Top 100 LP's (Record World)[9] | 7

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Wildflowers | Chart (1969)  | Position

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US Top LP's (Billboard)[10] | 74
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[11] | 32

## Certifications and sales

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Certifications for Wildflowers Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold  | 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b Haney, Shawn M. "Judy Collins - Wildflowers Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ a b "US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
4. ^ ""Albatross"". Songfacts. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
5. ^ a b "American album certifications – Judy Collins – Wildflowers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
6. ^ "Top 50 Albums" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 10, no. 19\. January 6, 1969. p. 14\. ISSN 0315-5994.
7. ^ "Billboard Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 52\. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. December 28, 1968. p. 54\. ISSN 0006-2510.
8. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXX, no. 24\. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. January 11, 1969. p. 35\. ISSN 0008-7289.
9. ^ "Top LP's" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 23, no. 1126\. New York: Record World Pub. Co. January 11, 1969. p. 26\. ISSN 0034-1622.
10. ^ "Top LP's – 1969" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 52\. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. December 28, 1968. p. 16\. ISSN 0006-2510.
11. ^ "Best Albums of 1969" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXXI, no. 22\. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. December 27, 1969. p. 36\. ISSN 0008-7289.

## External links

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* Wildflowers at Discogs (list of releases)

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Judy Collins

Discography

Studio albums|

* A Maid of Constant Sorrow (1961)
* Golden Apples of the Sun (1962)
* Judy Collins #3 (1963)
* Fifth Album (1965)
* In My Life (1966)
* Wildflowers (1967)
* Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1968)
* Whales & Nightingales (1970)
* True Stories and Other Dreams (1973)
* Judith (1975)
* Bread and Roses (1976)
* Hard Times for Lovers (1979)
* Running for My Life (1980)
* Times of Our Lives (1982)
* Home Again (1984)
* Fires of Eden (1990)
* Voices (1995)
* Portrait of an American Girl (2005)
* Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney (2007)
* Paradise (2010)
* Bohemian (2011)
* Silver Skies Blue with Ari Hest (2016)
* A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim (2017)
* Everybody Knows with Stephen Stills (2017)
* Winter Stories with Jonas Fjeld and Chatham County Line (2019)
* Spellbound (2022)

Live albums|

* The Judy Collins Concert (1964)
* Living (1971)
* Sanity and Grace (1989)
* Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2012)

Compilation albums|

* Colors of the Day (1972)
* So Early in the Spring (1977)
* Forever: An Anthology (1997)
* Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy (2004)
* White Bird: Anthology of Favorites (2021)

Singles|

* "Both Sides, Now"
* "Someday Soon"
* "Chelsea Morning"

Related|

* Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman
* Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins
* Stephen Stills

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