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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. In 2020, it was ranked at number 110 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2004, Court and Spark was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Wrapped in a beautiful painting from Mitchell, Court And Spark was rapturously received, and would end up being her biggest selling album, going platinum, and earning her three Grammy nominations.
Aug 23, 2014 · Court and Spark received four Grammy nominations as an album and eventually went double platinum. Joni Mitchell continued to migrate towards jazz rock on subsequent fine albums, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and, Hejira , but neither were quite as successful as this one.
Mar 5, 2024 · Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark turned 50 years old this year. Her most daring work became her most commercially successful.
- Thom Donovan
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Released 50 years ago in January of 1974, it was nominated in four different categories by the Recording Academy: Album of the Year, Record of the Year for the song “Help Me”, Best Female Pop Performance (also for “Help Me” and Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist for the song “Down to You” (arranged by Joni and Tom Scott).
Apr 11, 2021 · Reflecting this, the album received four Grammy nominations in 1975, including Album of the Year, which she lost out to Stevie Wonder’s Fulfillingness’ First Finale. However, Court and Spark did win the award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals.
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Jun 8, 2024 · Q: How did Court and Spark impact Joni Mitchell’s career? A: Court and Spark catapulted Joni Mitchell to even greater heights of success and critical acclaim. The album received widespread praise and earned Mitchell a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song “Help Me.”
