Whales & Nightingales

Whales & Nightingales is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1970. It peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.[3]

Whales & Nightingales
Studio album by
Judy Collins
ReleasedNovember 1970
Recorded1970
StudioFedco Audio Labs, Providence, Rhode Island
GenreFolk
Length42:32
LabelElektra
ProducerMark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
Who Knows Where the Time Goes
(1968)		 Whales & Nightingales
(1970)		 Living
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Village VoiceC+[2]

The album includes material by Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Jacques Brel and Joan Baez, as well as Collins' top-forty version of "Amazing Grace",[4] and the traditional "Farewell to Tarwathie", on which Collins sang to the accompaniment of humpback whales.[5]

In 1971, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US.[6]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "A Song for David" (Joan Baez) – 3:25
  2. "Sons Of" (Eric Blau, Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman; arranged and adapted by Joshua Rifkin) – 2:21
  3. "The Patriot Game" (Dominic Behan) – 4:05
  4. "Prothalamium" (Michael Sahl, Aaron Kramer; arranged and adapted by Rifkin) – 1:37
  5. "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" (Pete Seeger) – 3:55
  6. "Gene's Song" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Gene Murrow) – 1:23
  7. "Farewell to Tarwathie" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Judy Collins) – 5:13

Side two

  1. "Time Passes Slowly" (Bob Dylan) – 3:30
  2. "Marieke" (Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest; arranged and adapted by Rifkin) – 3:12
  3. "Nightingale I" (Collins) – 2:14
  4. "Nightingale II" (Collins, Rifkin) – 5:16
  5. "Simple Gifts" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Collins) – 1:28
  6. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton; arranged and adapted by Collins) – 4:04

Personnel

Additional musicians
All duties are unspecified in liner notes.

Technical

  • Mark Abramson – producer
  • John Haeny – engineer, assistant producer
  • Joshua Rifkin – arranger and conductor (tracks 2, 4, 9, 11)
  • John Nagy – string arrangement (track 8)
  • William S. Harvey – cover concept, art direction
  • Herb Goro – photography
  • Greg Fulginiti – recording assistant

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r96074
  2. Christgau, Robert (January 7, 1971). "Consumer Guide (15)". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  3. "US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  4. "Judy Collins - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
  5. Chrispell, James. "Judy Collins - Whales & Nightingales Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  6. "American album certifications – Judy Collins". Recording Industry Association of America.
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