Wildflowers (Judy Collins album) explained

Wildflowers
Type:studio
Artist:Judy Collins
Cover:Judy Collins - Wildflowers.png
Released:October 1967
Genre:Folk
Length:35:44
Label:Elektra
Producer:Mark Abramson
Prev Title:In My Life
Prev Year:1966
Next Title:Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Next Year:1968

Wildflowers is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1967. It is her highest charting album to date, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard 200.[1] It includes Collins' version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now", which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

The album was arranged by Joshua Rifkin and produced by Mark Abramson. Collins' recording of "Albatross" was used in the 1968 film adaptation of The Subject Was Roses. It was one of three self-penned tracks that appeared on the album, the first time that Collins wrote her own material.[2] The collection also features three Leonard Cohen-penned tracks, including "Priests", a composition Cohen never released himself.

In 1969, Wildflowers was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US.

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1968–1969)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canada Top 50 Albums (RPM)[3] 5
US Top LP's (Billboard)[4] 5
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[5] 8
US Top 100 LP's (Record World)[6] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1969)! scope="col"
Position
US Top LP's (Billboard)[7] 74
US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[8] 32

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins. Billboard. 2022-02-28.
  2. Web site: "Albatross" . Songfacts . 2010-03-29.
  3. January 6, 1969. Top 50 Albums. RPM. 10. 19. 14. 0315-5994.
  4. December 28, 1968. Billboard Top LP's. Billboard. New York. Billboard Publications Inc. 80. 52. 54. 0006-2510.
  5. January 11, 1969. Cash Box Top 100 Albums. Cash Box. New York. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc.. XXX. 24. 35. 0008-7289.
  6. January 11, 1969. Top LP's. Record World. New York. Record World Pub. Co.. 23. 1126. 26. 0034-1622.
  7. December 28, 1968. Top LP's – 1969. Billboard. New York. Billboard Publications Inc. 81. 52. 16. 0006-2510.
  8. December 27, 1969. Best Albums of 1969. Cash Box. New York. The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc.. XXXI. 22. 36. 0008-7289.