On January 1, 1974, “Asylum” label released “Court and Spark”, the sixth Joni Mitchell studio album.  It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Joni Mitchell.  The album was certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA” and was voted the best album of the year for 1974 in “The Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critics Poll.” In 2003, the album was ranked at number 113 in “Rolling Stone” magazine list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

• Joni Mitchell– lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano,  clavinet
• Larry Carlton– electric guitar
• Wayne Perkins– electric guitar
• Dennis Budimir – electric guitar
• Robbie Robertson– electric guitar
• José Feliciano– electric guitar
• Joe Sample– electric piano, clavinet
• Wilton Felder– bass
• Max Bennett– bass
• Jim Hughart – bass
• John Guerin– drums, percussion
• Milt Holland– chimes
• Tom Scott– woodwinds, reeds
• Chuck Findley– trumpet
• David Crosby– backing vocals
• Graham Nash– backing vocals
• Susan Webb – backing vocals
• Cheech Marin– backing voice
• Tommy Chong– backing voice

Track listing:

All track by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.

1. Court and Spark
2. Help me
3. Free Man in Paris
4. People’s Parties
5. Same Situation
6. Car on a Hill
7. Down to You
8. Just Like This Train
9. Raise on Robbery
10. Trouble Child
11. Twisted – Annie Rose, Wardell Gray