1974 Joni Mitchell – Court And Spark
Court And Spark is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It was an immediate commercial and critical success—and remains her most successful album. Released in January 1974, it has been described as pop, but also infuses Mitchell’s folk rock style, which she had developed through her previous five albums, with jazz inflections.
It reached No. 2 in the United States and No. 1 in Canada and eventually received a double platinum certification by the RIAA, the highest of Mitchell’s career. It also reached the Top 20 in the UK and was voted the best album of the year for 1974 in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Tracks
1 Court And Spark (Joni Mitchell) 2:46
2 Help Me (Joni Mitchell) 3:22
3 Free Man In Paris (Joni Mitchell) 3:03
4 People’s Parties (Joni Mitchell) 2:15
5 Same Situation (Joni Mitchell) 2:57
6 Car On A Hill (Joni Mitchell) 3:02
7 Down To You (Joni Mitchell) 5:38
8 Just Like This Train (Joni Mitchell) 4:24
9 Raised On Robbery (Joni Mitchell) 3:06
10 Trouble Child (Joni Mitchell) 4:00
11 Twisted (Annie Ross; Wardell Grey) 2:21
Musicians
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Piano | Joe Sample |
| Piano | Joni Mitchell |
| Woodwinds | Tom Scott |
| Percussion | John Guerin |
| Vocals | Joni Mitchell |
Other Musicians
1 Court And Spark
| Bass | Max Bennett |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Chimes | Milt Holland |
2 Help Me
| Bass | Max Bennett |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
3 Free Man In Paris
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Guitar | Jose Feliciano |
| Background Vocals | David Crosby |
| Background Vocals | Graham Nash |
4 People’s Parties
| Bass | Wilton Felder |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
5 Same Situation
| Bass | Max Bennett |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
6 Car On A Hill
| Bass | Max Bennett |
| Guitar | Wayne Perkins |
7 Down To You
| Bass | Max Bennett |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Clavinet | Joni Mitchell |
| Background Vocals | David Crosby |
| Background Vocals | Susan Webb |
8 Just Like This Train
| Bass | Max Bennett |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
9 Raised On Robbery
| Bass | Max Bennett |
| Guitar | Robbie Robertson |
10 Trouble Child
| Bass | Jim Hughart |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
11 Twisted
Liner Notes
Producer – Joni Mitchell
Arranged By (Strings) – Tom Scott (Tracks 5, 7)
Arranged By (Strings) – Joni Mitchell (Track 7)
Engineer – Henry Lewy
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Art Direction, Design – Anthony Hudson
Photography By – Norman Seeff
Record Company – Warner Communications Inc.
Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Asylum Records
Copyright (c) – Asylum Records
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
