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Fires of Eden (album)

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Fires of Eden
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1990
Genre
Length49:00
LabelColumbia
Producer
Judy Collins chronology
Sanity and Grace
(1989)
Fires of Eden
(1990)
Baby's Bedtime
(1990)
Singles from Fires of Eden
  1. "Fires of Eden"
    Released: October 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Fires of Eden is the eighteenth studio album by American singer Judy Collins, released in September 1990 by Columbia Records. It was Collins' first and only release for Columbia. The album was produced by Joel Dorn and Lucy Simon.

Overview

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For the album, Collins wrote the album's opening seven-minute track "The Blizzard"; she also contributed to the songs "Fortune of Soldiers", "Home Before Dark", "City of Cities", "Queen of the Night", mostly with songwriters Robin Batteau and David Buskin. A studio version of the song "From a Distance" was included; it was presented on the previous album in a live version.

The album failed to chart in any country, but the title track single peaked at number 31 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Blizzard"Judy Collins7:31
2."Fortune of Soldiers"4:15
3."Test of Time"
  • Batteau
  • Judy David
  • Collins
5:12
4."Fires of Eden"4:20
5."Home Before Dark"
  • Batteau
  • Buskin
  • Collins
4:30
6."The Air That I Breathe"4:22
7."City of Cities"
  • Batteau
  • Buskin
  • Collins
3:35
8."Dreaming"Amanda McBroom4:27
9."Queen of the Night"
  • Batteau
  • Buskin
  • Collins
4:06
10."From a Distance"Julie Gold4:14
11."The Blizzard" (Reprise)Collins2:18
Total length:49:00

References

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  1. ^ Eder, Bruce. Fires of Eden Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). "Collins, Judy". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th Concise ed.). New York: Muze UK Ltd. pp. 338–339. ISBN 978-1-84609-856-7.
  3. ^ Robbins, Ira (12 October 1990). "Fires of Eden". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ Evans, Paul (1992). "Judy Collins". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist (3rd ed.). New York: Random House. p. 154. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  5. ^ "Adult Contemporary Chart". Billboard. 8 December 1990. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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