Spellbound (Judy Collins album)

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 12th, 2022 spending only 1 week on the chart.

Spellbound
Studio album by
Judy Collins
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Recorded2016–2022[1]
GenreFolk
Length51:48
LabelCleopatra
Producer
  • Judy Collins
  • Alan Silverman
  • Russell Walden
Judy Collins chronology
Winter Stories
(2019)		 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)

Critical reception
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

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
  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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