Fifth Album – JUDY COLLINS****

Pack Up Your Sorrows/The Coming Of The Roads/So Early Early In The Spring/Tomorrow Is A Long Time/ Daddy You’ve Been On My Mind/Thirsty Boots/Mr Tambourine Man/Lord Gregory/In The Heat Of The Summer/ Early Morning Rain/Carry It On/It Isn’t Nice

Judy Collins' Fifth Album cemented her status as the foremost interpreter of compositions from many of the best songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk revival. (US:69)

"This is one of the loveliest, most moving albums of sixties folk. Collins was one of the music's great interpreters, and with all apologies to The Byrds her version of Mr Tambourine Man is to me definitive. Other highlights include the heartbreaking Coming Of The Roads. Phil Ochs' scathing In The Heat Of The Summer, and the great Richard Farina's joyful Pack Up Your Sorrows."

"The famous Collins voice was never better, never clearer, and never allowed to dominate more than in this set of recordings. Her voice was in a lower octave than later, and conveys a sense of intimacy rare for any album."

"There's not a bad recording on here. Collins's music has always been able to transport me emotionally, and she covers a full range of emotions here."

"Judy Collins began her career recording almost exclusively traditional folk songs, then turned to contemporary writers and eventually became something of a pop chanteuse. This album comes as close as any to finding her at a balance between those two worlds."

"It is rare to like a particular album much better than the best of album for an artist but this is one of the exceptions. This album is wonderful and will return you to the heart of the sixties. One of my all time favourites."

"This is classic Judy Collins from her early career and contains her versions of songs by Phil Ochs, Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot et al, plus a couple of traditional numbers. As always her voice is beautiful and her interpretation sublime."

"The choice of songs very much reflects the tenor of the times, with several being strong pleas for civil rights, while others ie The Coming Of The Roads are very forward looking in their expression of what are now universal ecological concerns."