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  1. Mar 5, 2024 · “Raised on Robbery” departs from the jazzier elements of Court and Spark as a swinging 1950s-style rock ‘n’ roll number driven by Robbie Robertson’s guitar playing. Car on the Hill

    • Thom Donovan
    • 3 min
    • Contributor
  2. Mitchell and engineer Henry Lewy called in a number of top L.A. musicians to perform on the album including members of the Crusaders, Tom Scott's L.A. Express, cameos from Robbie Robertson, David Crosby and Graham Nash and even a twist of comedy from Cheech & Chong.

    • Joni Mitchell
    • January 17, 1974
    • 1973
  3. Jan 20, 2024 · Initially, Court and Spark’s lead single was “Raised On Robbery,” a raucous tale of a hooker unsuccessfully trying to lure a john in a hotel bar. It featured the jazzy horns of Tom Scott’s L.A. Express and a guitar assist from Robbie Robertson.

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  5. Jan 1, 2015 · Case in point is Court and Spark, which found Mitchell experimenting with a more jazz-tinged sound while continuing to delve into the confessional songwriting that helped fuel her rise to prominence.

  6. Jan 18, 2024 · Joni Mitchell Court and Spark, Asylum Records 1974. Not that there weren’t non-jazzers on the album: The Band’s Robbie Robertson unleashes a fiery guitar solo on the first single, “Raised on Robbery,” and David Crosby and Graham Nash contribute some harmony vocals.

  7. Aug 23, 2014 · “Raised on Robbery” is a straight-forward, true rocker, which was released as the lead single ahead of the album in December 1973. This outright rock tune was emblematic of Mitchell’s new musical direction and features The Band’s Robbie Robertson on lead guitar.

  8. Joni Mitchell’s ‘Court and Spark’ Turns 50: Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2024. Joni Mitchell’s ‘Court And Spark’ at 50: “She’s everyone in my generation’s cool aunt”: NME, January 30, 2024. Behind the Album: 50 Years of Joni Mitchell’s ‘Court and Spark’: American Songwriter, March 5, 2024.

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