release on 28/06/2010
1. Once I Was 2. Ghost Riders In The Sky 3. Dens Of Yarrow 4. Weight Of The World 5. Emilio 6. Last Thing On My Mind - Collins, Judy & Stephen Stills 7. Diamonds And Rust - Collins, Judy & Joan Baez 8. Kingdom Come 9. Gauguin 10. Over The Rainbow
JUDY COLLINS Paradise (2010 UK 10-track CD album - Folk icon Judy Collins' new album is a collection of songs with universal themes, desires and cries of a human being searching for paradise here on earth. 'Paradise' provides a modern take on the times, with brand new renditions of archetypal songs made fresh with Collins' striking arrangements and intimate, breathtaking vocals. The material here is drawn from great sources such as Jimmy Webb, Tom Paxton, Joan Baez, Tim Buckley and Stan Jones, to name a few. The duet of Collins and Baez singing 'Diamonds and Rust', Baez's 1975 hit single, is stunning as you listen to their angelic harmonies revealing sincere feelings on the complexity of love in haunting words and melody. And, with the often-recorded Tom Paxton song 'Last Thing on My Mind', Judy Collins pairs up with Stephen Stills to create a fresh and sweetly melodic track, beautifully weaving their complementary voices together with soft and jangly guitars of a song reminiscing a couple's breakup. The poignant duet from these two former lovers, singing 'I could've loved you better…didn't mean to be unkind, don't you know that was the last thing on my mind' make for a wonderfully lilting and bittersweet tune!).