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Singer and songwriter Judy Collins is credited with having
"discovered" Leonard Cohen in 1966. She was the first person to record
the classic "Suzanne" and "Dress Rehearsal Rag," launching the career
of one of popular music's most profoundly talented singer/songwriters
and enigmatic figures. Collins was revered at the dawn of the baby
boom for her crystalline, breathtaking voice and her ability to
emotionally translate even the most elliptical forms of musical
poetry. Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy collects ten
performances of these tunes from the singer's Elektra catalog, one
from her fine 2000 album Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap, one from her
1967 album, Wildflowers, and three new recordings. The sweep in years
is covered almost seamlessly. The title tack opens the record with its
jarring modernity of programmed drums and keyboards and is immediately
followed by the original recording of "Suzanne," only to be book-ended
with a stunning reading of "A Thousand Kisses Deep," full of modern
production and Collins' emotionally loaded, sensual performance. The
set moves to "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" from Wildflowers.
This and "Priests" both come from this seminal album where Collins
covered not only Cohen, but Joni Mitchell as well, and scored big with
"Both Sides Now." The album is given added significance because it was
the first to feature her own songs. These songs were inspired,
according to Collins' unflinchingly honest, elegant and moving liner
notes, by Cohen himself; she states that he exhorted her to write her
own material. Given the beauty of these notes, one wishes she would
still. There are no weak or substandard selections here; Some of the
other standouts are a rollicking country-rock read of "Bird on the
Wire," and her acoustic reading of "Famous Blue Raincoat," accompanied
only by her acoustic guitar. There is one near-rarity here: Collins'
gorgeous reading of "Take This Longing," from her Bread and Roses
collection with bassist Tony Levin, is breathtaking. Ultimately, this
collection speaks volumes not only to Collins' considerable gifts as
an interpretive singer, but more than this, to the fact that her
voice, at once instantly recognizable, has lost none of its empathy,
its steely conviction, or its aching vulnerability. This album, in
past and present tenses, underscores Collins' under-celebrated
contribution to excellence and history.
http://www.judycollins.com
Tracks:
01. Democracy (6:55)
02. Suzanne (4:23)
03. A Thousand Kisses Deep (5:42)
04. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (3:33)
05. Dress Rehearsal Rag (5:23)
06. Priests (4:57)
07. Night Comes On (4:02)
08. Sisters Of Mercy (2:34)
09. Story Of Isaac (3:33)
10. Bird On The Wire (4:40)
11. Famous Blue Raincoat (5:37)
12. Joan Of Arc (5:57)
13. Take This Longing (5:26)
14. Song Of Bernadette (Live) (4:12)
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