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Judy Collins

real name Judith Marjorie Collins

Seattle, United States · b. 1939-05-01

Judy Collins is credited on 904 releases across 187 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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904

Credits

187

Albums

7

Decades active

117

In collections

Biography

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American folk and pop singer and songwriter.
Born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
She charted sixteen times as a singer and twice as a songwriter between 1967 and 1990. Her cover of "Amazing Grace" in 1970 hit #15 overall (#5 Adult Contemporary) and #5 in the U.K. "Both Sides Now" in 1968 hit #8 in the U.S. (#3 A/C) and #14 in the U.K. The song she is best known for came in 1975/1977 with "Send in the Clowns", which charted to #19 U.S. (#8 A/C) and #6 U.K.
As a songwriter, she charted with two songs she also sang: in 1971 with "Open the Door (Song for Judith)"; The song hit #90 in the U.S. (#23 A/C). Her other songwriting song that charted was "Secret Gardens"; The song hit #122 in 1973.
Married to Peter Taylor (1958-1965) and Louis Nelson (1996-2024).

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Credited work

904 releases · 187 albums · active 1962–2023

  • Performance · 1,787
  • Other credits · 352
  • Production · 181

Studios: Elektra Sound Recorders · Electric Lady Studios · Allegro Sound Studios · Studio Katy

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