True Stories and Other Dreams
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| Released | January 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Studio | The Record Plant, New York City | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 40:17 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Mark Abramson | |||
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True Stories and Other Dreams is an album by American singer Judy Collins, released in 1973.[1] It peaked at No 27 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.[2]
The album included Valerie Carter's "Cook With Honey", which returned Collins to the U.S. pop singles top-forty, as well as Tom Paxton's song "The Hostage" about the 1971 Attica Prison riots. It also included a number of Collins' own compositions, including "The Fisherman Song", which she would later perform on Sesame Street.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Judy Collins; except where indicated
- "Cook With Honey" (Valerie Carter) – 3:29
- "So Begins the Task" (Stephen Stills) – 3:11
- "Fisherman Song" – 3:56
- "The Dealer (Down and Losin')" (Bob Ruzicka) – 3:55
- "Secret Gardens" – 5:30
- "Holly Ann" – 4:47
- "The Hostage" (Tom Paxton) – 2:52
- "Song for Martin" – 5:05
- "Che" – 7:32
Personnel
- Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
- Bob Daugherty – bass
- Russell George – bass
- Bill Keith – steel guitar
- Louis Killen – concertina
- Steve Mandell – guitar
- Jerry Matthews – guitar
- Ray Barretto – conga
- Don Brooks – harmonica
- Larry Packer – fiddle
- Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
- Paul Prestopino – harp
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums, percussion
- Eric Weissberg – guitar, banjo, bass
Production notes
- Produced by Mark Abramson
- Engineered by Shelly Yakus and Jay Messina
