''Miles of Aisles'' is the first live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1974 on

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. It is a double album documenting her concerts in support of the ''

Court and Spark ''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. It was an immediate commercial and critical success— ...

'' album with her backing band for the tour, the L.A. Express. It reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and became one of her biggest-selling records, certified a

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by the RIAA.

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This was Mitchell's first tour with backing musicians; prior to this she had generally performed solo, and had never organized a tour with a band. She hired an already existing group, the jazz fusion band L.A. Express, members of which had appeared on her previous studio album, ''Court and Spark'', the biggest commercial success of her career. A track from this live album, "

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", was released as a single. Four years after the studio version had stalled at No. 67 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as a single, this live version reached No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts, becoming Mitchell's fourth

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hit single and third in a row. The album contains many of her best-known songs up to that time, but only one track derived from her recent album and neither of its two hit singles, " Help Me" and "

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". It also includes two brand new songs "Love Or Money" and "Jericho" – the latter of which she would record a studio version of for her 1977 album ''

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''. All tracks except two were recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, August 14 to 17, 1974. "Cactus Tree" was recorded at the

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on March 4, * * and "Real Good for Free" at the

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on March 2. The cover photo was taken at the Pine Knob Music Theater in

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Track listing

All tracks are written by Joni Mitchell. Side one # " You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" – 4:09 # "

" – 3:09 # "Rainy Night House" – 4:04 # "

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" – 4:29 Side two # "Cactus Tree" – 5:01 # "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" – 5:23 # "Woman of Heart and Mind" – 3:40 # " A Case of You" – 4:42 # "

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" – 2:49 Side three # " The Circle Game" – 6:29 # "People's Parties" – 2:42 # "All I Want" – 3:21 # "Real Good for Free" – 4:27 # "

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" – 4:14 ;Side four # "

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" – 3:30 # "

The Last Time I Saw Richard "The Last Time I Saw Richard" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album ''Blue''. It is the last track on the album. Contrary to rumours regarding the song being about Mitchell's first husband Chuck Mitchell, she has said it was inspired by ...

" – 3:35 # "Jericho" – 3:26 # "Love or Money" – 4:50

Personnel

* Joni Mitchell – vocals, guitar, piano,

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, cover photograph and graphics The L.A. Express * Tom Scott – woodwind instruments, harmonica *

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– electric guitar * Larry Nash – piano * Max Bennett – bass *

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– drums, percussion Technical *

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– sound engineer, mixing *Ken Caillat – Live Tracking engineer (for Wally Heiders) *Anthony Hudson – art direction *Mobile Recording: Wally Heider Recording, Ken Caillat *with Jack Crymes, Biff Dawes

Charts

References

External links

Album liner notes
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