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Dreamland (Joni Mitchell Album)
''Dreamland'' is a compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 2004 by Rhino. The songs for the album were selected by the singer herself. The booklet contains an essay by Cameron Crowe on Mitchell's career and several paintings by Joni Mitchell. , the album has sold 78,000 copies in the US. Track listing All tracks composed by Joni Mitchell; except where indicated # "Free Man in Paris" – 3:03 # "In France They Kiss on Main Street" – 3:19 # "Dreamland" – 4:38 # "The Jungle Line" – 4:24 # "Furry Sings the Blues" – 5:06 # " You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" – 2:39 # "Carey" – 3:04 # "Big Yellow Taxi" – 2:17 # "California" – 3:51 # " Help Me" – 3:24 # "Nothing Can Be Done" – 4:51 (Mitchell, Larry Klein) # "Dancin' Clown" – 3:51 # "Come in from the Cold" – 7:30 # "Amelia" (2002 orchestral version) – 6:46 # "For the Roses" (2002 orchestral version) – 7:29 # "Both Sides Now "Both Sides, Now" is a song by Canadian singer-songw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her starkly personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate pop music, pop and jazz music, jazz influences. She has received many accolades, including ten Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. ''Rolling Stone'' called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century". Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and throughout western Canada, before moving on to the nightclubs of Toronto, Ontario. She moved to the United States and began touring in 1965. Some of her original songs ("Urge for Going", "Chelsea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio
"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" is a song written and originally recorded by Canadian singer songwriter Joni Mitchell. It was released on her fifth studio album entitled '' For the Roses'' and was issued as a single as well. Background Joni Mitchell originally wrote the song in response to her record label's desire for her to write a hit song. The song was recorded in preparation for Mitchell's then-upcoming fifth studio album in Hollywood, California at A&M Studios. Although Graham Nash, David Crosby, and Neil Young all contributed to the recording session for the song, only the harmonica piece performed by Graham Nash was included on the official release. "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" was released as a single in November 1972 via Asylum Records. The song became Mitchell's first top-ten hit in Canada, reaching the tenth position on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart. Additionally, the single became her first top-forty hit in the United States, reaching number twenty-five on the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joni Mitchell Compilation Albums
Joni may refer to:is Given name *Joni Anwar (born 1981), Thai singer and actor *Joni Eareckson Tada (born 1949), American author and Christian ministry founder *Joni Ernst (born 1970), American senator from Iowa *Joni Haverinen (born 1987), Finnish professional ice hockey player *Joni Isomaki (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player *Joni Jaako (born 1986), Swedish sprinter *Joni James (1930-2022), American singer of traditional pop music *Joni T. Johnson (1934–1988), American painter *Joni Liljeblad (born 1989), Finnish ice hockey player *Joni Mitchell (born 1943), Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter *Joni Montiel (born 1998), Spanish footballer *Joni Pitkänen (born 1983), Finnish hockey player *Joni Robbins (born Joan Eva Rothman), American voice actress *Joni Sternbach, American photographer *Joni A. Yoswein (born 1955), New York politician Nickname *Joni (footballer) (born 1970), Angolan footballer, real name Osvaldo Roque Gonçalves da Cruz Others * ''Joni'' (film), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circle Game (song)
"The Circle Game" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell composed in 1966. One of her most-covered songs, it was originally recorded by Ian & Sylvia and Buffy Sainte-Marie in 1967, and by Tom Rush for his 1968 album of the same name. Mitchell recorded it for her 1970 album '' Ladies of the Canyon'', it also appears on her album Miles of Aisles. Background Mitchell has said that "The Circle Game" was written as a response to the song " Sugar Mountain" by Neil Young, whom she had befriended on the Canadian folk-music circuit in the mid-1960s. Young wrote "Sugar Mountain" in 1964 on his 19th birthday, lamenting the end of his teenage years: "''You can't be 20 on Sugar Mountain''." "The Circle Game" offers a more hopeful conclusion: "''So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty / Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true / There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty / Before the last revolving year is through.''" In a concert at the Paris T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Both Sides, Now
"Both Sides, Now" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. First recorded by Judy Collins, it appeared on the US singles chart during the fall of 1968. The next year it was included on Mitchell's album ''Clouds'', and became one of her best-known songs. It has since been recorded by dozens of artists, including Dion in 1968, Clannad with Paul Young in 1991, and Mitchell herself who re-recorded the song with an orchestral arrangement on her 2000 album ''Both Sides Now''. In 2004, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked "Both Sides, Now" at number 170 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs. Background Mitchell has said that "Both Sides, Now" was inspired by a passage in ''Henderson the Rain King'', a 1959 novel by Saul Bellow.I was reading ... ''Henderson the Rain King'' on a plane and early in the book Henderson ... is also up in a plane. He's on his way to Africa and he looks down and sees these clouds. I put down the book, looked out the window and saw clouds too, and I immedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Klein
Larry Klein (born March 17, 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is based in Los Angeles. He began his career as a bassist, playing with jazz artists Willie Bobo, Freddie Hubbard, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin, and Dianne Reeves. As a bass player he has also worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Peter Gabriel, Don Henley, Lindsey Buckingham, and Randy Newman. As a record producer, Klein is a four-time Grammy Award winner, for his work on albums by Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock, and has been nominated for six additional Grammy Awards, including three nominations for Producer of the Year. Klein has produced more than 100 albums during his career, for musicians such as Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Shawn Colvin, Holly Cole, Madeleine Peyroux, Melody Gardot, Walter Becker and Tracy Chapman. Early life and musical career Klein grew up in Monterey Park, Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Help Me (Joni Mitchell Song)
"Help Me" is a love song written, produced, and performed by Joni Mitchell and released on her 1974 album ''Court and Spark''. The song was recorded with jazz band Tom Scott's L.A. Express as the backing band. "Help Me" was Mitchell's biggest hit single, her only Top 10 hit. It peaked at #7 in June 1974 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and it hit #1 on the easy listening chart. Lyrics and music ''Billboard'' described the lyrics as Mitchell singing of "needing help to feel good." In the lyrics, the singer makes a plea for help that, in later lines, seems a bit of a dichotomy. She knows she's falling in love with "a rambler and a gambler and a sweet-talking ladies' man." But apparently, she has no intention to break things off, even though the last line of each chorus cynically says "We love our loving, but not like we love our freedom." This can be applied to both the singer and her object of affection, a reflection on 1970s outlooks on the challenges of a relationship without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California (Joni Mitchell Song)
"California" is a song written by Joni Mitchell that first appeared on her 1971 album ''Blue''. It was also released as the second single from the album, as a follow-up to "Carey". Background Mitchell wrote "California" while living in France, but longing for the creative climate she had experienced in California. Composition and reviews In the song, she expresses the depth of her longing for California despite considering herself a member of the counterculture. Like "Carey", "California" takes the form of a travelogue, and uses a stream of consciousness narrative technique. ''Pitchfork'' critic Jessica Hopper describes both songs as "how-Joni-got-her-groove-back ditties". The lyrics tell of her time in France, a trip she took to Spain, and an excursion to a Greek island. At the end of each story in each location, she expresses her desire to be back in California. The character that "Carey" was based on also appears in the second verse of "California". According to author La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Yellow Taxi
"Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970, and originally released on her album '' Ladies of the Canyon''. It was a hit in her native Canada (No. 14) as well as Australia (No. 6) and the UK (No. 11). It only reached No. 67 in the US in 1970, but was later a bigger hit there for her in a live version released in 1974, which peaked at No. 24. Charting versions have also been recorded by the Neighborhood (who had the original top US 40 hit with the track in 1970, peaking at No. 29), and most notably covered by Amy Grant in 1994 and Counting Crows in 2003. The song was also sampled in Janet Jackson's " Got 'til It's Gone" (1997). Mitchell's composition and recording In 1996, speaking to journalist Robert Hilburn, Mitchell said this about writing the song: The song is known for its environmental concern – "They paved paradise to put up a parking lot" and "Hey farmer, farmer, put away that DDT now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carey (song)
"Carey" is a song from the 1971 Joni Mitchell album ''Blue''. It was inspired by her time spent with Cary Raditz, living with a cave-dwelling hippie community at Matala, on the Greek island of Crete. Background In early 1970, Mitchell's relationship with Graham Nash had recently ended, and she decided to fly to Greece for a break, with a female friend. Mitchell's European travels, which also encompassed France and Spain, were intended as a "time out" from her increasing fame and fortune in the music business. After a few days in Athens the two friends traveled to Crete, rented a car and drove to Matala on the south coast of the island. There, Mitchell met a red-haired cane-carrying American, Cary Raditz, who was working as a cook at the Mermaid café (now the site of the Petra & Votsalo restaurant). She wrote the first version of "Carey" in Matala, for Raditz's 24th birthday. After about two months, she and Raditz traveled to Athens together, but Mitchell then flew alone t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Man In Paris
"Free Man in Paris" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It appeared on her 1974 album ''Court and Spark'', as well as her 1980 live album ''Shadows and Light (Joni Mitchell album), Shadows and Light''. It is ranked No. 470 on ''Rolling Stone''s list of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Background The song is about music agent/promoter David Geffen, a close friend of Mitchell in the early 1970s, and describes Geffen during a trip the two made to Paris with Robbie Robertson, Robbie and Dominique Robertson. While Geffen is never mentioned by name, Mitchell describes how he works hard creating hits and launching careers but can find some peace while vacationing in Paris. Mitchell sings "I was a free man in Paris. I felt unfettered and alive. Nobody calling me up for favors. No one's future to decide." Reception ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' described it as having a "good mix of acoustic and electric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
