I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the surface; they come from the deep down. The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart.

The album also featured Collins' composition "My Father" and one of the first covers of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire". She is an alumna of MacMurray College Jacksonville Illinois. Collins was also instrumental in bringing little-known musicians to a wider public.

Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins (born May 1 1939) is an American singer and songwriter known for her eclectic tastes in the material Judy Collins records (which has included folk show tunes pop rock and roll and standards) and for her social activism.