“Colors of the day – The Best of Judy Collins” on Quad 4.0 Hybrid SACD

Marshall Blonstein’s Audio Fidelity will be releasing the ultimate “best of” collection by folk legend Judy Collins on Quad 4.0 Hybrid SACD. Colors of the day – The Best of Judy Collins first arrived in record stores in 1972. The recording features Collins’ earliest, most time-honored recordings. The song that propelled the album sales was her number one hit, “Both Sides Now,” an alluring Joni Mitchell tune that dominated the charts for months.

Collins’ voice is remarkably beautiful, her phrasing, her ability to enunciate and her vocal range place her in a category by herself. Her amazing talent is on full display in this excellent collection that includes Collins’ explorations into folk-pop, country-pop (“Someday Soon,” an Ian Tyson classic), British folk (“Sunny Goodge Street,” The Beatles “In My Life”), and gospel (“Amazing Grace”) that clearly show her eclecticism.

The thoughtfully programmed collection includes the Leonard Cohen classic, “Suzanne.” Cohen’s haunting and evocative lyrics are masterfully interpreted by Collins who was an early champion of his amazingly poetic folk songs. Some of the record’s finest moments are from her exquisite 1968 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes including that album’s title track. Also included are two of her lovely autobiographical compositions, “My Father” and “Albatross.”

“This anthology brings the ‘best-of’ collection to a new art form.”

Track listing:

Someday Soon

Since You Asked

Both Sides Now

Sons Of

Suzanne

Farewell to Tarwathie

Who Knows Where the Time Goes

Sunny Goodge Street

My Father

Albatross

In My Life

Amazing Grace

Produced by Mark Abramson, David Anderle

Mastered: Stereo CD, SACD mastering and 4.0

Analog to Hi Definition DSD Digital Transfer: Steve Hoffman and Stephen Marsh

Source: www.audiofidelity.net