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Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark (1974/2013)
 FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 36:54 minutes | 1,45 GB
Official Digital Download - Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover

 Court And Spark is the critically acclaimed sixth studio masterpiece by the iconic singer-songwriter. The well-received album features Mitchell blending her folk-rock style with jazz inspired influences. It includes the Top Five singles “Free Man In Paris” and “Help Me.” The hit, “Down To You,” earned Mitchell a GRAMMY for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement. Court And Spark is included on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” and in the book, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Chart History/Awards:
 - One of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”
- One of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
- “Down To You” won the GRAMMY® for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompany Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement.
- “Free Man In Paris” and “Help Me” reached the Top Five on the Billboard Hot 100.
 - Reached #2 on the Billboard 200.
 - Allmusic.com - Album pick; 5/5 stars.


 Joni Mitchell reached her commercial high point with Court and Spark, a remarkably deft fusion of folk, pop, and jazz which stands as her best-selling work to date. While as unified and insightful as Blue, the album -- a concept record exploring the roles of honesty and trust in relationships, romantic and otherwise -- moves away from confessional songwriting into evocative character studies: the hit "Free Man in Paris," written about David Geffen, is a not-so-subtle dig at the machinations of the music industry, while "Raised on Robbery" offers an acutely funny look at the predatory environment of the singles bar scene. Much of Court and Spark is devoted to wary love songs: both the title cut and "Help Me," the record's most successful single, carefully measure the risks of romance, while "People's Parties" and "The Same Situation" are fraught with worry and self-doubt (standing in direct opposition to the music, which is smart, smooth, and assured from the first note to the last).  


Tracklist:

 01 - Court And Spark
 02 - Help Me
 03 - Free Man In Paris
 04 - People's Parties
 05 - Same Situation
 06 - Car On A Hill
 07 - Down To You
 08 - Just Like This Train
 09 - Raised On Robbery
 10 - Troubled Child
 11 - Twisted

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