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Spellbound (Judy Collins album)

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Spellbound
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Recorded2016–2022[1]
GenreFolk
Length51:48
LabelCleopatra
Producer
  • Judy Collins
  • Alan Silverman
  • Russell Walden
Judy Collins chronology
White Bird: Anthology of Favorites
(2021)
Spellbound
(2022)
Singles from Spellbound
  1. "When I Was a Girl in Colorado"
    Released: February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07)
  2. "Grand Canyon"
    Released: February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)

Spellbound is the twenty ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Judy Collins, released on February 25, 2022 by Cleopatra Records. The album is Collins' first to contain completely original material.[2] It earned Collins a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, her second in the category. Spellbound would also chart #60 on the Top Current Album Sales chart. Debuting on March 12, 2022 spending 1 week on the chart.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year68/100[3]
Metacritic67/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts Desk[5]
Folk Alley[6]
The Guardian[7]
Mojo[8]
PopMatters[9]
Uncut7/10[10]

Upon release, Spellbound received positive acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received a score of 67, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Judy Collins

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Spellbound"3:37
2."Grand Canyon"3:36
3."So Alive"4:56
4."Hell on Wheels"3:03
5."Shipwrecked Mariner"3:59
6."When I Was a Girl in Colorado"5:00
7."Thomas Merton"4:47
8."Wild with Mist"3:15
9."Gilded Rooms"5:03
10."Prairie Dream"5:09
11."City of Awakening"3:26
12."Arizona"5:57
Total length:51:48
CD edition (bonus track)[12]
No.TitleLength
13."The Blizzard" 
LP edition (bonus tracks)[13]
No.TitleLength
13."The Blizzard" 
14."Slow Burn" 
15."In the Twilight" 
16."Mountain Girl" 

References

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  1. ^ Graff, Gary (January 6, 2022). "Why Judy Collins Is Releasing Her First Album of Original Songs at 82". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Minsker, Evan (January 6, 2022). "Judy Collins Announces Spellbound, Her First Album of All Original Songs". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Judy Collins - Spellbound - Reviews". Album of The Year. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Spellbound by Judy Collins Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Thomson, Liz (February 23, 2022). "Album: Judy Collins - Spellbound". The Arts Desk. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Carrigan, Henry (February 25, 2022). "Album Review: Judy Collins, 'Spellbound'". Folk Alley. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Simpson, Dave (February 25, 2022). "Judy Collins: Spellbound review – nostalgic first album of originals". The Guardian. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Irwin, Colin (February 15, 2022). "Judy Collins — Spellbound". Mojo. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  9. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (March 1, 2022). "Judy Collins: Spellbound (Album Review)". PopMatters. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Wirth, Jim (February 17, 2022). "Judy Collins — Spellbound". Uncut. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Spellbound by Judy Collins Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "Judy Collins – Spellbound (CD) – Cleopatra Records Store". Cleopatra Records Store. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Judy Collins – Spellbound (Limited Edition Colored Vinyl) Pre-Order – Cleopatra Records Store". Cleopatra Records Store. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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