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, many of the songs on the album feature orchestral arrangements, a departure from Collins' previous albums, which consist of more straightforward folk music. The album includes work by

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and

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, William Ruhlmann stated, "Judy Collins was already an accomplished interpretive singer before recording this album, but ''In My Life'' found her widening her horizons and revealing an even greater gift than one might have imagined; for the most part, it's a superb album and still one of her best." In 1970, the album was certified

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by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US.

Track listing

Personnel

* Judy Collins – guitar, keyboards, vocals Technical *

– arranger, conductor (tracks 1–3, 6–8, 10) *

Mark Abramson Mark Kerner Abramson (March 16, 1934 – May 20, 2007) was an American record producer and artist. He produced recordings of Judy Collins, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bob Gibson, Love, Phil Ochs, Tom Rush, Judy Henske, Josh White, The ...

– producer *

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– production supervisor * William S. Harvey – front cover photo, design *

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– back cover photo

References

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