Court and Spark

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Court and Spark is Joni Mitchell's January 1974 full-length release. Her most commercially successful album, Court and Spark infused her folk-rock style with jazz inflection, and generated three singles: "Help Me", "Free Man in Paris" (about David Geffen), and "Raised on Robbery". It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll. In 2003, the album was ranked number 111 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track listing

"Court and Spark" - 2:46
"Help Me" - 3:22
"Free Man in Paris" - 3:02
"People's Parties" - 2:15
"Same Situation" - 2:57
"Car on a Hill" - 3:02
"Down to You" - 5:38
"Just Like this Train" - 4:24
"Raised on Robbery" - 3:06
"Trouble Child" - 4:00
"Twisted" - 2:21

Personnel

Joni Mitchell - Vocals, including background; acoustic guitar; piano; clavinet on "Down to You"
John Guerin - Drums and percussion
Wilton Felder - Bass
Max Bennett - Bass on "Trouble Child"
Jim Hughart - Bass on "People's Parties" and "Free Man in Paris"
Milt Holland - Chimes on "Court and Spark"
Tom Scott - Woodwinds and reeds
Chuck Findley - Trumpet on "Twisted" and "Trouble Child"
Joe Sample - Electric piano
David Crosby - Background vocals on "Free Man in Paris" and "Down to You"
Graham Nash - Background vocals on "Free Man in Paris"
Susan Webb - Background vocals on "Down to You"
Larry Carlton - Electric guitar
Wayne Perkins - Electric guitar on "Car on a Hill"
Dennis Budimir - Electric guitar on "Trouble Child"
Robbie Robertson - Electric guitar on "Raised on Robbery"
Jose Feliciano - Electric guitar on "Free Man in Paris"
Cheech Marin - Background voice on "Twisted"
Tommy Chong - Background voice on "Twisted"

Production

Joni Mitchell - Cover Painting

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