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Colors Of The Day
''Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins'' (or simply ''Colors of the Day'') is a compilation album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1972. In the United Kingdom, it was released as ''Amazing Grace: The Best of Judy Collins'' (not to be confused with her 1985 UK album ''Amazing Grace''). The album peaked at No. 37 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums charts. The compilation was produced by Elektra's Mark Abramson and contains 12 tracks, including Collins' U.S. top-forty hit cover of Joni Mitchell's " Both Sides Now", her recording of "Amazing Grace", Sandy Denny's " Who Knows Where the Time Goes", and Collins' own composition "Albatross". (The latter two recordings were included in the film adaptation of '' The Subject Was Roses''.) Former United States president Bill Clinton has called the album an all-time favorite. In 1974, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. In 1997, it was certified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Album
A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single workâsuch as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology. Content and scope Songs included on a compilation album may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |