Judy Collins provided Stephen Stills with the inspiration for "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," a song he composed in 1969 as their relationship was coming to an end.
Lovers no more, the two remained friends over the years and decided to strike up a musical partnership nearly 50 years later, releasing Everybody Knows in September of 2017.
The album deliberately plays off their past, with the duo reviving songs from their individual albums -- "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" from Collins; "So Begins the Task" from Stills -- and selecting covers from their peers, including the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle with Care," Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe," Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country," and Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows," which also lends its name to the album title.
It's a clean and crisp production, so much so that its transparency reveals the disparity between Collins' sweet voice and Stills' scraggly singing, a pairing that can sound as smooth as sandpaper.
Nevertheless, there's an inherent warmth to Everybody Knows.
Stills and Collins have a gentle, easy chemistry and the studio-slick supporting performances provide a nice bed for a project that is less nostalgia than a reassuring reminder of the comfort of growing old together.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Handle With CareBob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | So Begins the TaskStephen Stills | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | River of GoldJudy Collins | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | JudyJudy Collins, Stephen Stills | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Everybody Knows | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | HousesJudy Collins | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Reason to BelieveTim Hardin | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Girl From the North CountryBob Dylan | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Who Knows Where the Time GoesSandy Denny | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 05:40 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Questions | Judy Collins, Stephen Stills | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Amason | Guitar Technician |
| 2 | Tony Beard | Drums |
| 3 | Judy Collins | Composer, Guitar (12 String), Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 4 | Sandy Denny | Composer |
| 5 | Katherine DePaul | Executive Producer |
| 6 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 7 | Marvin Etzioni | Mandocello, Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, Producer |
| 8 | Michael Golub | Mixing |
| 9 | Tim Hardin | Composer |
| 10 | George Harrison | Composer |
| 11 | Frode Karlsen | Artwork, Design |
| 12 | Jesse Lauter | Mixing |
| 13 | Jeff Lynne | Composer |
| 14 | Eleni Maltas | Mastering |
| 15 | Kevin McCormick | Bass |
| 16 | Roy Orbison | Composer |
| 17 | Tom Petty | Composer |
| 18 | Paul Rolnick | Mixing |
| 19 | Alan Silverman | Mixing, Producer |
| 20 | Stephen Stills | Arranger, Composer, Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 21 | Mike Tierney | Mixing |
| 22 | Russell Walden | Arranger, Associate Producer, Organ (Hammond), Piano |
| 23 | Alex Williams | Associate Producer, Engineer, Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |