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Blue (album)
| Blue | ||
|---|---|---|
| LP by Joni Mitchell | ||
| Released | June 1971 | |
| Length | 36 min 41 sec | |
| Label | Reprise MS 2038 | |
| Recording location | A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 5/5 | link |
| Joni Mitchell Chronology | ||
| Ladies of the Canyon (1970) | Blue (1971) | For the Roses (1972) |
Blue is the 1971 album of Canadian-born singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. A sad, poetic collection of intimate confessional songs, this album is one of, if not the best of Mitchell's early output. From exploring the various facets of relationships: from infatuation on "A Case of You" to insecurity on "This Flight Tonight", the songs, feature simple accompaniments on piano, guitar and Appalachian dulcimer. Blue was a critical and commercial success, and peaked in the top 20 in the Billboard Album charts in September of 1971.
After the success of her first three albums and songs like "Woodstock", Mitchell decided in 1970 to take a break from performing. While travelling around Europe, She learned to play the dulcimer, and wrote many of the songs that appear on Blue.
The album was almost released in a very different form. In March of 1971 completed masters for the album were ready for production. Originally there were three old songs that had not found their way on to one of her previous albums. At the last minute Mitchell decided to remove two of the three so that she could add the new songs "All I Want" and "The Last Time I Saw Richard". "Urge For Going", her first song to achieve commercial success when recorded by country singer George Hamilton IV, was removed. It was later released as the B-side of "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio". Also removed was "Hunter (The Good Samaritan)", which has yet to appear on any official record. "Little Green", composed in 1967, was the only old song that remained.
All the songs were composed by Joni Mitchell.
| Contents |
Tracks
- "All I Want" - 3:32
- "My Old Man" - 3:33
- "Little Green" - 3:25
- "Carey" - 3:00
- "Blue" - 3:00
- "California" - 3:48
- "This Flight Tonight" - 2:50
- "River" - 4:00
- "A Case of You" - 4:20
- "The Last Time I Saw Richard" - 4:13
Personnel
- Joni Mitchell - Appalacian Dulcimer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Stephen Stills - Bass & Guitar on "Carey"
- James Taylor - Guitar on "California", "All I Want", "A Case of You"
- Sneeky Pete - Pedal Steel on "California", "This Flight Tonight"
- Russ Kunkel - Drums on "California", "Carey", "A Case of You"
Production
- Engineer - Henry Lewy
- Art Direction - Gary Burden
- Cover Photography - Tim Considine
External links
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