Trust Your Heart Explained

Trust Your Heart
Type:	studio
Artist:	Judy Collins
Cover:	Judy-Collins-1987-Trust-Your-Heart-Album-cover.jpg
Alt:	Cover art for Trust Your Heart - a photo of Judy Collins and some jewelry on a dresser top
Released:	1987
Recorded:	"The Life You Dream", "Trust Your Heart" and "Moonfall" recorded at Blank Tapes, New York City.
Genre:	Folk, Pop/Rock
Length:	35:47
Label:	Gold Castle
Producer:	Judy Collins
Prev Title:	Amazing Grace
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	The Stars of Christmas
Next Year:	1988

Trust Your Heart is an album by Judy Collins, released in 1987 by Gold Castle. The album liner notes credit Judy Collins with "overall production".^[1] It was released simultaneously with her autobiography of the same name. It is composed of seven of the 16 songs from an album she made for the British label, Telstar, titled Amazing Grace. In addition, she recorded two original songs, Trust Your Heart, and The Life You Dream, as well as a cover of Moonfall from the 1985 Broadway musical, Drood, aka "The Mystery of Edwin Drood".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Trust Your Heart" (Judy Collins) – 3:21
2. "Amazing Grace" (John Newton) – 3:50
3. "Jerusalem" (William Blake, Hubert Parry) – 2:19
4. "Day by Day (Godspell)" (Stephen Schwartz, John-Michael Tebelak) – 3:11
5. "The Life You Dream" (Judy Collins) – 5:49
6. "The Rose" (Amanda McBroom) – 5:04
7. "Moonfall" (Rupert Holmes) – 3:30
8. "Morning Has Broken" (Eleanor Farjeon, Cat Stevens) – 2:48^[3]
9. "When a Child is Born" (Fred Jay (translator), Ciro Dammicco (alias Zacar)) – 3:23
10. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 2:45

Personnel

• Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Warren Odze - drums, percussion
• Shelton Becton - Piano, vocals
• Lou Volpe - Guitar
• Zev Katz - bass

Production

• Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20061107140003/http://judycollins.com/timeline/content.php3?the_year=1987 see liner notes
2. William Ruhlmann, Allmusic.com review
3. Ed Hogan review on AllMusic.com for Cat Steven's version of Morning Has Broken,

External links section

1. Judy Collins official website
2. Warren Odze discography at Artist Direct
3. Warren Odze discography Discogs
4. Shelton Becton official website
5. Lou Volpe official website
6. Zev Katz bio
7. Zev Katz history with Roxy Music