NASA ARTS PROGRAM - SONG BY JUDY COLLINS HONORING
COMMANDER EILEEN COLLINS TO BE RELEASED BY
WILDFLOWER RECORDS
ON WWW.JUDYCOLLINS.COM FOR FREE THROUGH 8.31.05

NEW YORK: In May of 1999, Judy Collins was commissioned to write "Beyond the Sky" by the NASA Arts Program. Judy Collins wrote the song to honor Commander Eileen Collins, the first woman Commander of a Space Shuttle. In honor and celebration of the current Space Shuttle exploration, Wildflower Records has made the song available as a free digital download. The song will be available on the site - www.JudyCollins.com - through August 31, 2005.

Once there was a girl with a dream in her heart
Wild as the wind was her hope
In those far off days she could dream all she would
No one but her heart believed her hope
All she could do was to hold to her dream
Catching every rainbow's light
Praying for the miracle to come to pass
Even on the darkest night

That she would fly beyond the sky
Beyond the stars beyond the heavens
Beyond the dawn she'd carry on
Until her dreams had all come true

The NASA Arts Program was established in 1962 by NASA Administrator James Webb and has documented America's major accomplishments in aeronautics and space. More than 200 artists have generously contributed their time and talent to record their impressions of the U.S. aerospace program in paintings, drawings and other media. Not only do these art works provide a historic record of NASA projects, they give the public a new and fuller understanding of advancements in aerospace.

NASA's art collection includes works by Robert Rauschenberg, Annie Leibovitz, Vija Celmins, Doug and Mike Starn, William Wegman, Andy Warhol, Robert McCall and Jamie Wyeth. The works depict a wide range of subjects including Space Shuttle launches, aeronautics research, probes to Mars, the Hubble Space Telescope and even virtual reality.

Currently, Judy Collins in on a 20-city tour in support of her new release, Portrait of an American Girl, Collins' first studio album in nearly a decade. As has become one of her trademarks, Judy has recorded an eclectic group of songs for this album, which includes personal songs she has written on her own, along with resounding covers of such songs as the Motown hit "Sally Go 'Round the Roses," Train's "Drops of Jupiter" and Bruce Cockburn's "Pacing the Cage". Portrait of an American Girl is currently in stores.

Promotional highlights include an appearances on Good Morning America, World Cafe, WFUV's Mix Bag, West Coast Live, and ETOWN.

Please contact Katherine DePaul at Wildflower Records for information, interviews, press passes, artwork, or review copies -- 212-749-7221