Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark [CD]
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark [CD]
Joni Mitchell's sixth and most commercially successful studio album on CD. Court and Spark (January 17, 1974) reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and is certified Platinum in the US — Mitchell's most popular album during her lifetime. Produced entirely by Mitchell herself at A&M Studios, Hollywood, it weaves folk songwriting with jazz, pop, and R&B textures in a seamless and lyrical exploration of love, freedom, and honesty in relationships.
Features backing from Tom Scott (woodwinds), Robbie Robertson, Larry Carlton, Joe Sample, and Cheech & Chong. Ranked #111 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Features Help Me (Mitchell's only Top 10 Billboard single, peaking at #7), Free Man in Paris, Raised on Robbery, Down to You, People's Parties, and Twisted. Released via Asylum Records / Elektra / WEA.
Format: CD (HDCD Remaster — 11 tracks — 36:58)
Label: Asylum Records / Elektra / WEA
Tracklist:
- 1. Court and Spark (2:46)
- 2. Help Me (3:22)
- 3. Free Man in Paris (3:02)
- 4. People's Parties (2:20)
- 5. The Same Situation (3:05)
- 6. Car on a Hill (2:58)
- 7. Down to You (5:36)
- 8. Just Like This Train (4:23)
- 9. Raised on Robbery (3:05)
- 10. Trouble Child (3:57)
- 11. Twisted (2:18)
