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Living (Judy Collins album)

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{{Infobox album

| name = Living

| type = live album

| artist = Judy Collins

| cover = Judyliving.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 1971

| recorded = 1970, various US concert dates

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Folk

| length = 42:43

| label = Elektra

| producer = Mark Abramson

| prev_title = Whales & Nightingales

| prev_year = 1970

| next_title = Colors of the Day

| next_year = 1972

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/living-mw0000198821|title=Living Review|last=Chrispell|first=James|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 8, 2024}}

| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book|first=Colin|last=Larkin|author-link=Colin Larkin|chapter=Collins, Judy|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpo0000unse_v3u2/page/338/mode/2up|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|location=New York|publisher=Muze UK Ltd.|year=2007|edition=5th Concise|pages=338–339|isbn=978-1-84609-856-7}}

| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Evans|chapter=Judy Collins|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonealbu0000unse/page/154/mode/2up|title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist|editor-last1=DeCurtis|editor-first1=Anthony|editor-link1=Anthony DeCurtis|editor-first2=James|editor-last2=Henke|editor-first3=Holly|editor-last3=George-Warren|edition=3rd|location=New York|publisher=Random House|year=1992|page=154|isbn=0-679-73729-4}}

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Living is a 1971 live album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1971. The album is taken from performances on the singer's 1970 concert tour. It peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard 200 charts.{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/judy-collins/ |title=US Albums and Singles Charts > Judy Collins |work=Billboard |access-date=February 28, 2022}}

In addition to Collins' own work, the album includes songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, as well as a song co-written with Stacy Keach.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Joan of Arc" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:55
  2. "Four Strong Winds" (Ian Tyson) – 3:45
  3. "Vietnam Love Song" (Arnold Black, Eric Bentley) – 3:56
  4. "Innisfree" (W. B. Yeats, Hamilton Camp) – 3:16
  5. "Song for Judith (Open the Door)" (Judy Collins) – 4:05

Side two

  1. "All Things Are Quite Silent" (Arranged and adapted by Collins) – 2:47
  2. "Easy Times" (Stacy Keach, Collins) – 3:25
  3. "Chelsea Morning" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:15
  4. "Famous Blue Raincoat" (Cohen) – 5:34
  5. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Bob Dylan) – 6:45

Personnel

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  • Judy Collins – piano (tracks 2, 4–5), acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–9), vocals

Additional musicians

  • Ry Cooder – second guitar (track 2), electric guitar (tracks 5, 10), acoustic guitar (track 7)
  • Susan Evans – drums and percussion (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–9), vocals
  • Gene Taylor – bass (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–9), vocals
  • Richard Bell – piano (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8–9), vocals

Chorus singers on "Song for Judith"

Technical

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Charts

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Living

! scope="col"| Chart (1972)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Canada Top 100 Albums (RPM){{cite magazine|date=January 12, 1972|title=RPM 100 Albums|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/RPM/70s/1972/RPM-1972-02-12.pdf#page=12|magazine=RPM|location=|publisher=|volume=16|issue=26|page=12|issn=0315-5994}}

| 49

scope="row"| US Top LP's (Billboard){{cite magazine|date=January 29, 1972|title=Billboard Top LP's|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1972/BB-1972-01-29.pdf#page=74|magazine=Billboard|location=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc|volume=84|issue=5|page=74|issn=0006-2510}}

| 64

scope="row"| US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box){{cite magazine|date=January 28, 1972|title=Cash Box Top 100 Albums|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1972/Cash-Box-1972-01-28.pdf#page=33|magazine=Cash Box|location=New York|publisher=The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc.|volume=XXXIII|issue=32|page=33|issn=0008-7289}}

| 45

scope="row" | US The Album Chart (Record World){{cite magazine|date=February 5, 1972|title=The Album Chart|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/72/Record-World-1972-02-05.pdf#page=34|magazine=Record World|location=New York|publisher=Record World Pub. Co.|volume=26|issue=1285|page=34|issn=0034-1622}}

| 47

References

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External links

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Category:Judy Collins live albums

Category:Albums produced by Mark Abramson

Category:1971 live albums

Category:Elektra Records live albums