Collaboration
by Shawn Phillips
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Shawn Phillips bestography
Collaboration is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Shawn Phillips on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Shawn Phillips is Second Contribution which is ranked number 23802 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 41.
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Collaboration track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (2 out of 12 tracks have been rated).
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Collaboration rankings summary
Overall rank: 24,788th | 1970s rank: 2,823rd | 1971 rank: 311th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2025 | Toffuey | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 75/100 | 22 |
| 2023 | Toffuey | Top 46 Music Albums of the 1970s | 10/46 | 16 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Top 80 Music Albums of 1971 | 72/80 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 39 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/04/2023 17:31 | TonySayers61 | 25,737 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2022 06:45 | Moondance | 20,823 | 72/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2022 20:09 | Toffuey | 490 | 79/100 |
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Collaboration forum mentions
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From bobbyb5 10/31/2017 07:41 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!
bobbyb5 10/31/2017 07:41 in Greatest Metal According to Gowi/LedZep/Repo/Rocky and I!“You should consider these excellent albums for your 1971 list. They are all very worthwhile.”
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BorderFreeAndrew 05/13/2022 20:11 | #285312
I'm guessing that if Shawn Phillips had ever achieved mainstream success, the comedians of the day would have mocked him relentlessly. He's almost a caricature of the sensitive/mystical hippy-dippy folk-rocker. Kinda like an American Donovan, but with less hooks and even more soy. Suffice to say that if Phillips had tried to warble any of his gentle odes at John Belushi's frat house, his acoustic guitar would not have survived the encounter.
I'm not a fan of Second Contribution, Phillip's prior (and best-known) album. But I kinda like this one. Sure, there's some cringe-worthy lyrics here and there, but for the most part, the album achieves what it sets out to do. Phillips' voice is fairly nondescript but he works up a nice falsetto on a couple tracks. And tasteful orchestration adds an interesting ambience to a few of the others. So the 54 minute running time goes by pleasantly, if not particularly memorably. If you're jonesing for that pastoral and vaguely spiritual early-70's vibe, this will definitely give you your fix.
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