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  1. 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—and remains her most successful album.

    • Joni Mitchell
    • January 17, 1974
    • 1973
  2. Court and Spark is Joni Mitchell's 1974 masterpiece, featuring her collaboration with jazz musicians LA Express and exploring themes of love, freedom and identity. The album showcases her songwriting prowess, musical versatility and emotional depth, from the hit single "Help Me" to the complex "Raised on Robbery".

  3. Jon Landau praises Joni Mitchell's fifth album as a pop masterpiece that explores the dilemmas of love and freedom with lyrical and musical sophistication. He highlights the songs that deal with madness, commitment, compromise and fame, and contrasts her light and dark sides.

  4. Mar 5, 2024 · After a yearlong hiatus, Court and Spark arrived in January 1974 with a new jazz-oriented vision for the Canadian singer and songwriter. The world waited eagerly to see how she’d follow Blue...

    • Thom Donovan
    • 3 min
    • Contributor
  5. Jan 17, 2024 · Learn about the songs, stories and influences behind Court And Spark, Joni Mitchell's biggest selling and most eclectic album. From Help Me to Free Man In Paris, discover how Mitchell captured the mood of LA, love and show business in her music.

    • Jeanette Leech
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  7. Jan 19, 2024 · How Joni Mitchell transformed from folk singer to jazz rock queen in 1973, with the help of LA's glamorous scene and a drunk John Lennon. Read the full story of the making of her second masterpiece, Court And Spark, on MOJO's website.

  8. Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell’s sixth studio, has been her most commercially successful album, leading Rolling Stone magazine to call her the “Queen of Rock” in 1974. Two songs on the album...

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