Court and Spark
1974 studio album by Joni Mitchell / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Court and Spark is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in January 1974, it infuses the folk rock style of her previous albums with jazz elements.
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Released | January 17, 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | A&M, Hollywood[1] | |||
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Length | 36:58 | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Producer | Joni Mitchell | |||
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It was an immediate commercial and critical success—and remains her most successful album. 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.[7] 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.[8] In 2020, it was ranked at number 110 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[9]
In 2004, Court and Spark was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[10]