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Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Urge for Going
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
recording of:
Urge for Going (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
45:06
2Chelsea Morning
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Chelsea Morning
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music
3.52:32
3Big Yellow Taxi
acoustic guitar [guitar] and lead vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1970)
percussion:
Milt Holland (in 1970)
choir vocals and other vocals [Bop vocals]:
The Saskatunes (in 1970)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 217)
recording of:
Big Yellow Taxi (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Siquomb Pub. Corp.
4.252:15
4Woodstock
electric piano:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Woodstock
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.955:28
5The Circle Game
acoustic guitar [guitar] and lead vocals:
Joni Mitchell
choir vocals:
The Lookout Mountain United Downstairs Choir
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Circle Game
lyricist, writer and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music
44:52
6Carey
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
Appalachian dulcimer:
Joni Mitchell
bass and guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1971)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
Carey (in 1971)
publisher:
Joni Mitchell
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
3.253:03
7California
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
Appalachian dulcimer:
Joni Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1971)
guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1971)
pedal steel guitar:
Sneaky Pete (in 1971)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
California (in 1971)
publisher:
Joni Mitchell
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.753:50
8You Turn Me on I'm a Radio
sound engineer:
Henry Lewy
harmonica:
Graham Nash
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You Turn Me On I’m a Radio
publisher:
Joni Mitchell (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
BMI (in 1972)
42:40
9Raised on Robbery
sound engineer:
Henry Lewy
engineer:
Henry Lewy and Ellis Sorkin
producer:
Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Guerin (in 1973)
electric guitar:
Robbie Robertson (in 1973)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1974)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1973)
recording of:
Raised on Robbery (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
3.753:05
10Help Me
sound engineer:
Henry Lewy
engineer:
Henry Lewy and Ellis Sorkin
producer:
Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Guerin (in 1973)
electric guitar:
Larry Carlton (in 1973)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1974)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1973)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 282) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 464)
recording of:
Help Me (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
4.23:22
11Free Man in Paris
sound engineer:
Henry Lewy
engineer:
Henry Lewy and Ellis Sorkin
producer:
Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jim Hughart (in 1973)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
John Guerin (in 1973)
electric guitar:
Larry Carlton (in 1973) and José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano) (in 1973)
background vocals:
David Crosby (in 1973) and Graham Nash (in 1973)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1974)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1973)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 470)
recording of:
Free Man in Paris (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
4.253:03
12River
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
piano:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 247)
recording of:
River (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
quotes music from:
Jingle Bells
4.054:04
13Chinese Café/Unchained Melody
bass:
Larry Klein
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
piano and lead vocals:
Joni Mitchell
synthesizer:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
recording of:
Chinese Cafe
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music
partial cover recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH (do not use as a release label! this is a music publisher), North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
35:18
14Come in From the Cold
engineer:
Dan Marnien
producer:
Larry Klein and Joni Mitchell
mixer:
Dan Marnien and Mike Shipley (audio engineer, mixer, producer)
acoustic guitar and keyboard:
Joni Mitchell (from 1989 until 1990)
bass, guitar and percussion:
Larry Klein (from 1989 until 1990)
membranophone:
Vinnie Colaiuta (drummer) (from 1989 until 1990)
percussion:
Alex Acuña (from 1989 until 1990)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (from 1989 until 1990)
recording of:
Come In From the Cold (from 1989 until 1990)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music
37:30
15Both Sides, Now
guitar family:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 170) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 225)
recording of:
Both Sides Now
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
arranger:
Benedikt Jahnel
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music, Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd., Siquomb Pub. Corp., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3.854:35

Credits

Release

art direction:Robbie Cavolina
Joni Mitchell
design/illustration:Joni Mitchell
photography:Norman Seeff
Baron Wolman
mastering:Joe Gastwirt
copyrighted (©) by:Joni Mitchell (in 1996)
manufactured by and distributed by:Warner Music Canada Ltd (not for release label use! company, ca. late 1988–2004)
copyrighted (©) by:Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary) (in 1972, in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1982, in 1991)
Reprise Records (in 1996)
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1996)
mastered at:Ocean View Digital Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/554902 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002N9Z [info]