Collins experienced the biggest success of her career with her recording of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from her tenth studio album Judith (1975). The single peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1975 and then again in 1977 at No. 19, spending 27 non-consecutive weeks on the chart and earning her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, as well as a Grammy Award for Sondheim for Song of the Year.[4] Judith would also become her best-selling studio album; it was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1975 for sales of over 500,000 copies and Platinum in 1996 for sales of over 1,000,000 copies.[5]
Julie [1975 – FLAC]
In 1971, Collins issued her second live album, Living, and the compilation album Colors of the Day: The Best of Judy Collins followed a year later. Collins' ninth studio album True Stories and Other Dreams (1973) found her in a contemplative mood, featuring an original song about a friend who took his own life ("Song for Martin") and another about the life of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara ("Che"). For her tenth studio album Judith (1975), she collaborated with producer Arif Mardin, who gave the album a sophisticated sound. Judith produced her biggest hit single with her mournful version of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns", and it would become her best-selling record, eventually going platinum.
Track listing1 Hurricane (Plymouth 1975-10-31)2 Isis (Plymouth 1975-10-31)3 Mozambique (San Antonio 1976-05-11)4 One More Cup Of Coffee (Plymouth 1975-10-31)5 Oh, Sister (Plymouth 1975-10-31)6 Joey (Copenhagen 1987-09-217 Romance in Durango (Plymouth 1975-10-31)8 Sara (Plymouth 1975-10-31)
Ratso's was one of Chicago's leading jazz restaurant-clubs in the 1970s. It stood on Lincoln Avenue, between West Altgeld and West Montana streets. Bob Briggs owned the club from 1969 to 1977 and named the place after Ratso Rizzo, the Dustin Hoffman character in Midnight Cowboy (1969). By 1975, several major Chicago jazz clubs had folded, including Mr. Kelly's, the Happy Medium and the London House. Ratso's was among those that survived by diversifying. Rather than showcase just jazz, other music styles and acts favored by those who still went out to hear live music were featured.
The Songs For Rebecca studio recordings are, as per the title of this series, lost, but Leonard Cohen performed the seven songs listed above at his Nov 23, 1975 show at The Main Point in Bryn Mawr, PA. While this audience recording is suboptimal, it does offer a taste of what might have been.
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