Portrait of an American Girl explained

Portrait of an American Girl
Type:	Album
Artist:	Judy Collins
Cover:	Judy Collins - Portrait of an American Girl Coverart.jpg
Released:	March 29, 2005
Genre:	Vocal
Label:	Wildflower
Producer:	Judy Collins, Alan Silverman
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney
Next Year:	2007

Portrait of an American Girl is an album by Judy Collins, released in 2005.

Track listing

1. "Singing Lessons" (Collins) - 4:05
2. "That Song About the Midway" (Joni Mitchell) - 4:09
3. "Can't Cry Hard Enough" (Marvin Etzioni, David Williams) - 3:18
4. "You Can't Buy Love" (Collins) - 3:13
5. "Pacing the Cage" (Bruce Cockburn) - 4:02
6. "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" (Abner Spector) - 3:27
7. "Voyager" (Collins) - 3:01
8. "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (Colin, Hotchkiss, Monihan, Stafford, Underwood) - 4:03
9. "Wedding Song (Song for Louis)" (Collins) - 3:51
10. "Checkmate" (Collins) - 6:07
11. "Liberté" (John Bettis, Steve Dorff) - 3:08
12. "Lincoln Portrait" (Aaron Copland) - 7:13
13. "How Can I Keep from Singing?" (Collins, Robert Lowry, Pete Seeger) - 3:53

Personnel

• Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano, arranger, narrator
• Gary Anderson – synthesizer, arranger
• Tony Beard – drums
• Hugh McCracken – guitar
• Lee Musiker – piano
• Zev Katz – bass
• Russell Walden – piano, keyboards, arranger
• Johnson Flucker – arranger, conductor

Production notes

• Produced by Judy Collins and Alan Silverman
• Engineered by Alan Silverman, Arnold Mischkulnig, Roy Hendrickson
• Mixed by Alan Silverman
• Cover photo by Annie Leibovitz