In My Life (Judy Collins album)

In My Life is an album by American folk singer Judy Collins, released in 1966. It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts in 1967.

Working with arranger Joshua Rifkin, many of the songs on the album featured dramatic orchestral arrangements, a departure from Collins' previous albums, which had all been more straightforward folk music. The album included work by Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Richard Farina. Collins' version of the song "Suzanne" is considered to be the recording that first introduced Leonard Cohen's music to a wide audience.^[2]

Allmusic stated "Judy Collins was already an accomplished interpretive singer before recording this album, but In My Life found her widening her horizons and revealing an even greater gift than one might have imagined; for the most part, it's a superb album and still one of her best."

Track listing

1. "Tom Thumb's Blues" (Bob Dylan) – 5:03
2. "Hard Lovin' Loser" (Richard Fariña) – 2:37
3. "Pirate Jenny" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 4:02
4. "Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:21
5. "La Colombe" (Jacques Brel, Alasdair Clayre) – 5:03
6. "Marat/Sade" (Richard Peaslee) – 5:33
7. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) – 2:46
8. "Sunny Goodge Street" (Donovan) – 2:55
9. "Liverpool Lullaby" (Stan Kelly, aka Stan Kelly-Bootle) – 2:57
10. "Dress Rehearsal Rag" (Leonard Cohen) – 5:19
11. "In My Life" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:53

Personnel

• Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Joshua Rifkin – arranger, conductor
• Other musicians uncredited

Notes