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Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm (Album) by Joni Mitchell
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Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell Is A Canadian-American Singer And Songwriter. Drawing From Folk Pop Rock Classical And Jazz Mitchell's Songs Often Reflect On Social And Philosophical Ideals As Well As Her Feelings About Romance Womanhood Disillusionment And Joy. She Has Received Many Accolades Including Ten Grammy Awards And Induction Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1997. Rolling Stone Called Her "one Of The Greatest Songwriters Ever" And AllMusic Has Stated "When The Dust Settles Joni Mitchell May Stand As The Most Important And Influential Female Recording Artist Of The Late 20th Century". Mitchell Began Singing In Small Nightclubs In Saskatoon Saskatchewan And Throughout Western Canada Before Moving On To The Nightclubs Of Toronto Ontario. She Moved To The United States And Began Touring In 1965. Some Of Her Original Songs "Urge For Going" "Chelsea Morning" "Both Sides Now" "The Circle Game" Were Recorded By Other Folk Singers Allowing Her To Sign With Reprise Records And Record Her Debut Album Song To A Seagull In 1968. Settling In Southern California Mitchell Helped Define An Era And A Generation With Popular Songs Like "Big Yellow Taxi" And "Woodstock". Her 1971 Album Blue Is Often Cited As One Of The Best Albums Of All Time It Was Rated The 30th Best Album Ever Made In Rolling Stone's 2003 List Of The "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" Rising To Number 3 In The 2020 Edition. In 2000 The New York Times Chose Blue As One Of The 25 Albums That Represented "turning Points And Pinnacles In 20th-Century Popular Music". NPR Ranked Blue Number 1 On A 2017 List Of Greatest Albums Made By Women. Mitchell Switched Labels And Began Exploring More Jazz-Influenced Melodic Ideas By Way Of Lush Pop Textures On 1974's Court And Spark Which Featured The Radio Hits "Help Me" And "Free Man In Paris" And Became Her Best-Selling Album. Mitchell's Vocal Range Began To Shift From Mezzo-Soprano To More Of A Wide-Ranging Contralto Around 1975. Her Distinctive Piano And Open-Tuned Guitar Compositions Also Grew More Harmonically And Rhythmically Complex As She Melded Jazz With Rock And Roll R&B Classical Music And Non-Western Beats. In The Late 1970s She Began Working With Noted Jazz Musicians Including Jaco Pastorius Wayne Shorter Herbie Hancock And Pat Metheny As Well As Charles Mingus Who Asked Her To Collaborate On His Final Recordings. She Later Turned To Pop And Electronic Music And Engaged In Political Protest. She Was Awarded A Lifetime Achievement Award At The 44th Annual Grammy Awards In 2002 And Became A Kennedy Center Honoree In 2021. Mitchell Produced Or Co-Produced Most Of Her Albums. A Critic Of The Music Industry She Quit Touring And Released Her 17th And Last Album Of Original Songs In 2007. Mitchell Has Designed Most Of Her Own Album Covers Describing Herself As A "painter Derailed By Circumstance".
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Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell Is A Canadian-American Singer And Songwriter. Drawing From Folk Pop Rock Classical And Jazz Mitchell's Songs Often Reflect On Social And Philosophical Ideals As Well As Her Feelings About Romance Womanhood Disillusionment And Joy. She Has Received Many Accolades Including Ten Grammy Awards And Induction Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1997. Rolling Stone Called Her "one Of The Greatest Songwriters Ever" And AllMusic Has Stated "When The Dust Settles Joni Mitchell May Stand As The Most Important And Influential Female Recording Artist Of The Late 20th Century". Mitchell Began Singing In Small Nightclubs In Saskatoon Saskatchewan And Throughout Western Canada Before Moving On To The Nightclubs Of Toronto Ontario. She Moved To The United States And Began Touring In 1965. Some Of Her Original Songs "Urge For Going" "Chelsea Morning" "Both Sides Now" "The Circle Game" Were Recorded By Other Folk Singers Allowing Her To Sign With Reprise Records And Record Her Debut Album Song To A Seagull In 1968. Settling In Southern California Mitchell Helped Define An Era And A Generation With Popular Songs Like "Big Yellow Taxi" And "Woodstock". Her 1971 Album Blue Is Often Cited As One Of The Best Albums Of All Time It Was Rated The 30th Best Album Ever Made In Rolling Stone's 2003 List Of The "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" Rising To Number 3 In The 2020 Edition. In 2000 The New York Times Chose Blue As One Of The 25 Albums That Represented "turning Points And Pinnacles In 20th-Century Popular Music". NPR Ranked Blue Number 1 On A 2017 List Of Greatest Albums Made By Women. Mitchell Switched Labels And Began Exploring More Jazz-Influenced Melodic Ideas By Way Of Lush Pop Textures On 1974's Court And Spark Which Featured The Radio Hits "Help Me" And "Free Man In Paris" And Became Her Best-Selling Album. Mitchell's Vocal Range Began To Shift From Mezzo-Soprano To More Of A Wide-Ranging Contralto Around 1975. Her Distinctive Piano And Open-Tuned Guitar Compositions Also Grew More Harmonically And Rhythmically Complex As She Melded Jazz With Rock And Roll R&B Classical Music And Non-Western Beats. In The Late 1970s She Began Working With Noted Jazz Musicians Including Jaco Pastorius Wayne Shorter Herbie Hancock And Pat Metheny As Well As Charles Mingus Who Asked Her To Collaborate On His Final Recordings. She Later Turned To Pop And Electronic Music And Engaged In Political Protest. She Was Awarded A Lifetime Achievement Award At The 44th Annual Grammy Awards In 2002 And Became A Kennedy Center Honoree In 2021. Mitchell Produced Or Co-Produced Most Of Her Albums. A Critic Of The Music Industry She Quit Touring And Released Her 17th And Last Album Of Original Songs In 2007. Mitchell Has Designed Most Of Her Own Album Covers Describing Herself As A "painter Derailed By Circumstance".
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Published: 01 Jan 2018, 13:08
Long Before Frank Sinatra Made His Duets Album Joni Mitchell Cast A Variety Of Name Singers In Prominent Roles For The Songs On Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm. Peter Gabriel Sings With Her On The Leadoff Track "My Secret Place " And Don Henley Is Heard On "Lakota" And "Snakes And Ladders " Billy Idol And Tom Petty Have Roles In "Dancin' Clown " And Willie Nelson Brings His Dry Phrasing To "Cool Water " While Ex-Cars Singer Benjamin Orr And Ex-Prince Associates Wendy Melvoin And Lisa Coleman Also Have Backup Parts. Mitchell Uses The Vocal Firepower Over Spare Tracks Heavy On Percussion By Manu Katche And Programming To Tell Stories And Comment On Social Issues. "Lakota" Deals With Native American And Environmental Matters "Cool Water" A Mitchell Rewrite Of The Bob Nolan Original Discusses Water Pollution "The Tea Leaf Prophecy Lay Down Your Arms " And "The Beat Of Black Wings" Tell War-Related Tales. But Mitchell's Main Theme Which Encompasses Those Topics Concerns The Evils Of Contemporary Culture In Which One Struggles To Be "Number One " Rises And Falls Like A Game Of "Snakes And Ladders " And Suffers "The Reoccurring Dream" Brought On By Advertising. Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm Rarely Makes These Points Personally Enough To Stir The Listener And The Trendy Percussion Sound Popular With Artists Like Gabriel And Kate Bush In The '80s Is Already Beginning To Sound Dated. But The Songwriting And Mitchell's Voice Remain Impressive Especially When She Recalls Her Past With A Revised Version Of "Corrina Corrina" At The End.