Whales & Nightingales
1970 studio album by Judy Collins
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Whales & Nightingales is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1970. It peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.[5]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studios | Fedco Audio Labs, Providence, Rhode Island | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 42:32 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Mark Abramson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
| The Village Voice | C+[4] |
The album includes material by Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Jacques Brel and Joan Baez, as well as Collins' top-forty version of "Amazing Grace",[6] and the traditional "Farewell to Tarwathie", on which Collins sang to the accompaniment of humpback whales.[7]
In 1971, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US.[8]
Track listing
Side one
- "A Song for David" (Joan Baez) – 3:25
- "Sons Of" (Eric Blau, Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman; arranged and adapted by Joshua Rifkin) – 2:21
- "The Patriot Game" (Dominic Behan) – 4:05
- "Prothalamium" (Michael Sahl, Aaron Kramer; arranged and adapted by Rifkin) – 1:37
- "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread" (Pete Seeger) – 3:55
- "Gene's Song" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Gene Murrow) – 1:23
- "Farewell to Tarwathie" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Judy Collins) – 5:13
Side two
- "Time Passes Slowly" (Bob Dylan) – 3:30
- "Marieke" (Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest; arranged and adapted by Rifkin) – 3:12
- "Nightingale I" (Collins) – 2:14
- "Nightingale II" (Collins, Rifkin) – 5:16
- "Simple Gifts" (Traditional; arranged and adapted by Collins) – 1:28
- "Amazing Grace" (John Newton; arranged and adapted by Collins) – 4:04
Personnel
- Judy Collins – guitar, keyboards, vocals[7]
Additional musicians
All duties are unspecified in liner notes.
- Richard Bell
- Susan Evans
- David Grisman
- Paul Harris
- Bill Lee
- Jerry Matthews
- Gene Murrow
- John Nagy
- Paul Prestopino
- David Rea
- Joshua Rifkin
- Warren Smith
- Gene Taylor
- Greg Thomas
Technical
- Mark Abramson – producer
- John Haeny – engineer, assistant producer
- Joshua Rifkin – arranger and conductor (tracks 2, 4, 9, 11)
- John Nagy – string arrangement (track 8)
- William S. Harvey – cover concept, art direction
- Herb Goro – photography
- Greg Fulginiti – recording assistant
Charts
| Chart (1970–1971) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 26 |
| Canada Top 100 Albums (RPM)[10] | 14 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[11] | 16 |
| US Top LP's (Billboard)[12] | 17 |
| US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[13] | 15 |
| US The Album Chart (Record World)[14] | 14 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||