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, taken from performances on the singer's 1970 concert tour. It peaked at No. 64 on the

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Pop Albums charts. In addition to Collins' own work, the album included songs by

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and Leonard Cohen, as well as a song co-written with Stacy Keach.

Track listing

# "Joan of Arc" ( Leonard Cohen) – 5:55 # " Four Strong Winds" ( Ian Tyson) – 3:45 # "Vietnam Love Song" (Eric Bentley, Arnold Black) – 3:56 # "Innisfree" ( Hamilton Camp,

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) – 3:16 # "Song for Judith (Open The Door)" (Judy Collins) – 4:05 # "All Things Are Quite Silent" (Judy Collins) – 2:47 # "Easy Times" ( Stacy Keach, Judy Collins) – 3:25 # " Chelsea Morning" (

) – 3:15 # " Famous Blue Raincoat" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:34 # "

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" (

) – 6:45

Personnel

*Judy Collins – vocals * Richard Bell – guitar, piano *

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– guitar *Gene Taylor - bass * Sue Evans - drums, percussion

Production notes

*Produced by

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 W ...

*Engineered by

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*Art direction, cover design by Bill Harvey *Photography by Peter Lerner

References

{{Judy Collins Judy Collins live albums Albums produced by Mark Abramson 1971 live albums Elektra Records live albums