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, it was released as ''Amazing Grace: The Best of Judy Collins'' (not to be confused with her 1985 UK album ''

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''). 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 "

", 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

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has called the album an all-time favorite. In 1974, the album was certified

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by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. In 1997, it was certified

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for sales of over 1,000,000 copies.

Track listing

Side one Side two

Personnel

* Judy Collins Instrumental duties are unspecified in liner notes. Technical * Mark Abramson – producer, additional mixing * David Anderle – producer *

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– arranger, conductor * John Haeny – engineer * Betty Beaird – photography

References

{{Authority control 1972 greatest hits albums Judy Collins compilation albums Albums arranged by Joshua Rifkin Albums produced by David Anderle Albums produced by Mark Abramson Elektra Records compilation albums