Judy Collins - Strangers Again (CD)

On ‘Strangers Again’ Judy revisits “Send In The Clowns” with Don McLean, a song she first recorded in 1975 and helped to etch her name into the firmament of American icons. “Such fun to finally have some company after singing it alone for all these years!” she says. When Judy asked Jeff Bridges to sing with her, she was delighted that he chose Leonard Bernstein’s “Makes Our Garden Grow,” from ‘Candide.’ Judy is perhaps one of the best-suited singers to record “Hallelujah” given her long history with Leonard Cohen (she was one of the first to record his work), and does so on the album with rising star Bhi Bhiman. She’s also joined by Thomas Dybdahl, Ari Hest and Academy Award-winner Glen Hansard, interpreting songs penned by each.