Wildflowers (Judy Collins album)

Wildflowers is the sixth studio album by American singer and songwriter Judy Collins, released by Elektra Records in 1967. It is her highest charting album, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard 200.^[4] It includes Collins' version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now", which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4]

Wildflowers
Studio album by Judy Collins
Released	October 1967
Genre	Folk
Length	35:44
Label	Elektra
Producer	Mark Abramson
Judy Collins chronology
In My Life (1966) Wildflowers (1967) Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1968)
Singles from Wildflowers
"Both Sides Now" Released: October 1968

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

The album was arranged by Joshua Rifkin and produced by Mark Abramson. Collins' recording of "Albatross" was used in the 1968 film adaptation of The Subject Was Roses. It was one of three self-penned tracks that appeared on the album, the first time that Collins wrote her own material.^[5] The collection also features three Leonard Cohen-penned tracks, including "Priests", a composition Cohen never released himself.^{[citation needed]}

In 1969, Wildflowers was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US.^[6]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Michael from Mountains"	Joni Mitchell	3:10
2.	"Since You Asked"	Judy Collins	2:34
3.	"Sisters of Mercy"	Leonard Cohen	2:31
4.	"Priests"	Cohen	4:55
5.	"A Ballata of Francesco Landini - Lasso! di donna"	Francesco Landini	4:34

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Both Sides Now"	Mitchell	3:14
2.	"La chanson des vieux amants (The Song of Old Lovers)"	Jacques Brel	4:40
3.	"Sky Fell"	Collins	1:47
4.	"Albatross"	Collins	4:51
5.	"Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye"	Cohen	3:28

Personnel

• Judy Collins – guitar, keyboards, vocals

Technical

• Joshua Rifkin – arranger (tracks 1–3, 5–10), conductor
• Robert Sylvester – arranger (track 4)
• Robert Dennis – arranger (track 4)
• Mark Abramson – producer
• John Haeny – engineer
• Guy Webster – front cover photography
• Jim Frawley – back cover photography
• William S. Harvey – art direction, design

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Wildflowers Chart (1968–1969) Peak position Canada Top 50 Albums (RPM)[7] 5 US Top LP's (Billboard)[8] 5 US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[9] 8 US Top 100 LP's (Record World)[10] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Wildflowers Chart (1969) Position US Top LP's (Billboard)[11] 74 US Top 100 Albums (Cash Box)[12] 32

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Wildflowers

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.