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  1. Mitchell spent most of 1973 in the recording studio creating Court and Spark. 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
  2. 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
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  4. 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.

  5. Joni Mitchell singles chronology. "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire". (1973) " Raised on Robbery ". (1973) "Help Me". (1974) " Raised on Robbery " is a song written by Joni Mitchell. It was the lead single from her 1974 album Court and Spark .

    • "Court and Spark"
    • December 1973
  6. The year 1973 was relatively quiet for Joni Mitchell, at least as far as the public eye was concerned. She only performed a few times, once at a benefit concert, then a few shows with Neil Young; indeed, much of 1973 would be spent in the studio, finding the right musicians and the right metier for the songs that would make up her next album, 1974's Court And Spark.

  7. 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. The result was Mitchell’s most sophisticated, sonically lush, and ...

  8. Jan 17, 2024 · ‘Court And Spark’ Track-By-Track: A Guide To Every Song On The Album Court And Spark. This intimate, piano-led beginning to Court And Spark almost harks back to a world Mitchell was about to leave behind for good: the prairie lily on the cover of her second album, Clouds; the ladies of the canyon, the circle games. Throughout the song Court ...

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