Adapters: Judy Collins; Steve Skinner.
Personnel: Judy Collins (piano, keyboards); Trinity Boys Choir (vocals); Steve Skinner, Russell Walden (keyboards).
Audio Mixer: Alan Silverman.
Recording information: Wolf Trap Performing Arts Center (1999).
Arrangers: Tony Britten; Judy Collins; Steve Skinner.
Although a solid collection, THE ESSENTIAL JUDY COLLINS is perhaps less comprehensive than the grand title suggests. Focusing as it does on her most commercially popular (and, many would argue, artistically successful) period, it's a very good sampler of some of Collins's most beloved songs. Besides hits "Send In The Clowns" and "Both Sides Now," THE ESSENTIAL JUDY COLLINS also includes longtime fan favorites like her brilliant version of "Amazing Grace" and the touching "Song For Bernadette." Since Wildflower Records is Collins's private label, it seems likely that this is a personal best-of, which explains the selection of lovely but little-known tracks like "The Blizzard" that wouldn't appear on a more corporate-driven compilation. minimize