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.
- Court and Spark
- Help me
- Free Man in Paris
- People’s Parties
- Same Situation
- Car on a Hill
- Down to You
- Just Like This Train
- Raise on Robbery
- Trouble Child
- Twisted – Annie Rose, Wardell Gray
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