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.
Spellbound Released February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25 ) Recorded 2016–2022[ 1] Genre Folk Length 51 :48 Label Cleopatra Producer
Judy Collins
Alan Silverman
Russell Walden
"When I Was a Girl in Colorado" Released: February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07 )
"Grand Canyon" Released: February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18 )
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]
All tracks are written by Judy Collins
Standard edition Title 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] Title 13. "The Blizzard"
LP edition (bonus tracks) [ 13] Title 13. "The Blizzard" 14. "Slow Burn" 15. "In the Twilight" 16. "Mountain Girl"
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^ Simpson, Dave (February 25, 2022). "Judy Collins: Spellbound review – nostalgic first album of originals" . The Guardian . Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
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^ Wirth, Jim (February 17, 2022). "Judy Collins — Spellbound" . Uncut . Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
^ "Spellbound by Judy Collins Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic . Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
^ "Judy Collins – Spellbound (CD) – Cleopatra Records Store" . Cleopatra Records Store . Retrieved March 14, 2022 .
^ "Judy Collins – Spellbound (Limited Edition Colored Vinyl) Pre-Order – Cleopatra Records Store" . Cleopatra Records Store . Retrieved March 14, 2022 .