''Portrait of an American Girl'' is an album by
Judy Collins, released in 2005.
Track listing
#"Singing Lessons" (Collins) - 4:05
#"That Song About the Midway" (
Joni Mitchell) - 4:09
#"
Can't Cry Hard Enough
"Can't Cry Hard Enough" is a song written by David Williams and Marvin Etzioni. Williams originally recorded a version titled "I Can't Cry Hard Enough" with Victoria Williams for the latter's 1990 album ''Swing the Statue!''. The following year, ...
" (
Marvin Etzioni
Marvin Elan Etzioni is an American singer, mandolinist, bassist, and record producer. Also known as the Mandolin Man, Etzioni is best known as a founder of, and bassist for, the band Lone Justice. He is a noted record producer and has released th ...
, David Williams) - 3:18
#"You Can't Buy Love" (Collins) - 3:13
#"Pacing the Cage" (
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, p ...
) - 4:02
#"
Sally Go 'Round the Roses
"Sally Go 'Round the Roses" is the name of a 1963 hit by The Jaynetts, a Bronx-based one-hit wonder girl group, released by J&S Records on the Tuff label.
Background
The producer of "Sally Go 'Round the Roses", Abner Spector, was an A&R man for ...
" (Abner Spector) - 3:27
#"Voyager" (Collins) - 3:01
#"
Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Colin, Hotchkiss, Monihan, Stafford, Underwood) - 4:03
#"Wedding Song (Song for Louis)" (Collins) - 3:51
#"Checkmate" (Collins) - 6:07
#"Liberté" (
John Bettis
John Gregory Bettis (born October 24, 1946) is an American lyricist. He was originally part of the band Spectrum, which also featured Richard and Karen Carpenter. He wrote the lyrics for " Top of the World", a hit for both Lynn Anderson and Th ...
,
Steve Dorff) - 3:08
#"Lincoln Portrait" (
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland (, ; November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer, composition teacher, writer, and later a conductor of his own and other American music. Copland was referred to by his peers and critics as "the Dean of American Com ...
) - 7:13
#"
How Can I Keep from Singing?
"How Can I Keep From Singing?" (also known by its first line "My Life Flows On in Endless Song") is an American folksong originating as a Christian hymn. The author of the lyrics was known only as 'Pauline T', and the original tune was composed ...
" (Collins,
Robert Lowry,
Pete Seeger
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...
) - 3:53
Personnel
*Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano, arranger, narrator
*Gary Anderson – synthesizer, arranger
*Tony Beard – drums
*
Hugh McCracken
Hugh Carmine McCracken (March 31, 1942 – March 28, 2013) was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally a ...
– guitar
*Lee Musiker – piano
*Zev Katz – bass
*Russell Walden – piano, keyboards, arranger
*Johnson Flucker – arranger, conductor
Production notes
*Produced by Judy Collins and Alan Silverman
*Engineered by Alan Silverman, Arnold Mischkulnig, Roy Hendrickson
*Mixed by Alan Silverman
*Cover photo by
Annie Leibovitz
Anna-Lou Leibovitz ( ; born October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer best known for her engaging portraits, particularly of celebrities, which often feature subjects in intimate settings and poses. Leibovitz's Polaroid photo of Jo ...
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Judy Collins albums
2005 albums