Mitchell, Joni - 1974 - Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell reached her commercial high point with Court and Spark, a remarkably deft fusion of folk, pop, and jazz which stands as her best-selling work to date. While as unified and insightful as Blue, the album -- a concept record exploring the roles of honesty and trust in relationships, romantic and otherwise -- moves away from confessional songwriting into evocative character studies: the hit "Free Man in Paris," written about David Geffen, is a not-so-subtle dig at the machinations of the music industry, while "Raised on Robbery" offers an acutely funny look at the predatory environment of the singles bar scene. Much of Court and Spark is devoted to wary love songs: both the title cut and "Help Me," the record's most successful single, carefully measure the risks of romance, while "People's Parties" and "The Same Situation" are fraught with worry and self-doubt (standing in direct opposition to the music, which is smart, smooth, and assured from the first note to the last).

		1		Court and Spark	Mitchell	2:46
		2		Help Me	Mitchell	3:22
		3		Free Man in Paris	Mitchell	3:02
		4		People's Parties	Mitchell	2:20
		5		The Same Situation	Mitchell	3:05
		6		Car on a Hill	Mitchell	2:58
		7		Down to You	Mitchell	5:36
		8		Just Like This Train	Mitchell	4:23
		9		Raised on Robbery	Mitchell	3:05
		10		Trouble Child	Mitchell	3:57
		11		Twisted	Hendricks, Lambert, Ross	2:18

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