Judy Collins - Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins

Fans of this most unsullied of folksingers have strong options when it comes to retrospectives. Colors of the Day first arrived in record stores in 1972 and serves as a primer to her earliest, most time-honored recordings, including the hits "Someday Soon," "Both Sides Now," "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" and "Suzanne." Those four tracks, as well as four others, turn up on Elektra's 1997 two-disc Forever...The Judy Collins Anthology, which is by far the superior career overview. Still, those who treasure Collins's earlier folk-based recordings over her later art-song experiments will find Colors to their liking. --Steven Stolder Amazon.com

JUDY COLLINS ALIVE AGAIN!

I first heard Judy Collins when I was about 15 years old. My Grandparents had one of her albums. Most teens don't like their Grandparents music and I was usually no exception! Hearing her was like hearing the music of my soul.. I use to buy all her albums, and listened to her for many years. Time and music changed..and some reason, I thought of her again recently and got this CD. It was like revisiting a part of my soul that I thought I forgot about! I still knew all the songs by heart and still loved "Sons of.." the best. Amazing Grace and Farewell to Tarwathie mellows me out so! I don't know why I lost her, "but now I'm found"- Judys voice and choices of songs are like listening to a flowing crystal stream.. I can't imagine anyone not loving her just listening to her once! I'm 50 now and am a renewed fan! June 13, 2008

Brilliant

This CD is absolutely amazing. I love it. Vocally Judy is at her best and the song collection is unique and ecclectic. Well worth the money. October 21, 2007

(It's) this one (if going via 'greatest hits')

I'd suggest just going all the way and getting In My Life and Whales & Nightingales, but if you're uncertain or cheap or whatever, this is the best of the comps.

No "Send In The Clowns"!

Ok, it's true - Collins managed to bring fame to Joni Mitchell by mangling "Both Sides Now" (it's just drenched). Dialectically enough, her take on "In My Life" strips the the studio artifice of the original and gets vividly deep into the tune's soul.

The best thing about this collection, however, is the generous amount of Collins' own compositions. "Since You Asked," "Sons Of" and "Albatross" are three serious 1960's art song contenders.

Also: the version here of "Who Knows Where The Times Goes" removes the Stephen Stills' electric guitar, shines up his acoustic and lets Collins free to do her storytelling best.

Nice. April 18, 2007

Lovely, enduring classic

One of my most loved albums in university in the early 70s, and now my 17 year old daughter feels the same way. Her extraordinary clear voice and range of emotion, and flawless delivery compliment an amazing variety of styles, pure folk, country. Broadway, classic ballads (Suzanne), or spirituals (Amazing Grace) and not a bad song on the album. Jacque Brel's "Sons of..." still brings tears to my eyes after all these years.

She was, simply, a treasure, and this album is a must to own. March 15, 2007

Great album, worthless audio

Buyer beware: this Elektra version of the wonderful Judy Collins "Colors of the day" has bad mastering. The tape Elektra used was obviously played back with Dolby-C, while not encoded as such. This disc should have been taken off the market. Try and find the gold disc instead. March 15, 2004

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