Court and Spark Tracklist
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 – “Raised on Robbery” and “Help Me” – were released as singles, with “Help Me” reaching the Top Ten on the Billboard charts. The album achieved Gold Record status within a month of its issue, and later earned Platinum, Double Platinum, and, as of December 1997, Multi-Platinum awards from the RIAA.
As with earlier releases such as Ladies of the Canyon, Court and Spark has remained popular with listeners and is considered one of Mitchell’s definitive albums. It also demonstrates a dramatic stylistic departure from the recordings that preceded it. Mitchell’s early releases were characterized by the small-scale production values more native to urban folk artists.
