![]() ![]() “The truth is, I didn’t do an album like this sooner because I had other projects on my mind. ![]() “They say after the plague came the Renaissance,” Judy says with a good-natured laugh, loosely referencing the pandemic. It unfolds as if Judy curated a museum exhibit of her life, and welcomed us into a retrospective of her most formative moments, some big and public, and some intensely personal and intimate. It features 12 new recently-written modern folk songs, and a bonus track of her evergreen, “The Blizzard.” Spellbound is an introspective and impressionistic album. It marks the first time ever she wrote all the songs on one of her albums. The 13 song album is a special entry in her oeuvre. ![]() ![]() The cultural treasure’s 55th release, Spellbound, out February 25, 2022, finds Judy enjoying an artistic renaissance. Now, in her 6th decade as a singer and songwriter, Judy is experiencing a profound level of growth and prolific creativity. Her discerning palette, and her literary gifts, have enabled her to evolve into a poetic, storyteller songwriter. On her landmark 1967album, Wildflowers, she curated a stunning collection featuring originals alongside songs by not-yet household names such as Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen, and adventurous selections by Jacques Brel and Francesco Landini. In her 50-plus years in music, Judy Collins has always exhibited impeccable taste in songcraft. ![]()
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