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Court and Spark

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Track Listings

1 Court and Spark
2 Help Me
3 Free Man in Paris
4 People's Parties
5 The Same Situation
6 Car on a Hill
7 Down to You
8 Just Like This Train
9 Raised on Robbery
10 Trouble Child
11 Twisted

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Certified at 2 million units by the RIAA. (2/01)

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Painter-turned-folksinger Joni Mitchell had slipped stark saxophone solos into her prior album, For the Roses, and her singing had often hinted at a capacity for bluesier fare than her guitar- and piano-framed confessional ballads offered. None of those hints prepared fans for this sudden, expansive shift toward a much larger canvas--a sleeker, orchestrated pop style pulsing with jazz elements. Court & Spark found Mitchell casting aside her earth mother affectations and revealing herself as the thoroughly modern, thoroughly complicated woman she is; the songs sustained familiar preoccupations with relationships but replaced courtly settings and naturalistic imagery with recognizably modern locales. Deeply romantic, constantly questioning, classic tracks like the title song, "Help Me," "Free Man in Paris," "Same Situation," and "Raised on Robbery" display a more liberated Mitchell, ready to rumble with unbridled electric guitars (guest Robbie Robertson on "...Robbery"), even willing to poke fun at her own oh-so-sensitive rep with a hip cover of Annie Ross's hilarious "Twisted." --Sam Sutherland

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 5.55 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Elektra Off Roster
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2013411
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1990
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 12, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Elektra Off Roster
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002GXL
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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ANDERSON S OLIVEIRA
5.0 out of 5 stars Um dos melhores discos que conheço.
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Alan White
5.0 out of 5 stars Muscial Masterpiece hi
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Angel melendez lasheras
5.0 out of 5 stars La más de mas
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pubblicato nel '74: 50 anni e n0n sentirli.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Joni Mitchell - always excellent
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