Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark [Paperback]

Court and Sparkis Joni Mitchell's most overt attempt at making a hit record, full of glossy production, catchy choruses, and even guest stars from every stratum of rock culture, high (Robbie Robertson) and low (Cheech and Chong). The record was a smash, reaching number two on the charts in March of 1974, spawning three hit singles; Help Me, Free Man in Paris
and Raised on Robbery and cementing Mitchell's position as a commercial as well as an artistic force. Sean Nelson, a well known musician himself (Harvey Danger, the Long Winters), is particularly well equipped to understand all the elements that went into the making of this classic album, and he does so with clarity and wit.

Prologue
The Struggle for Higher Achievement
Two Heads Are Better Than One
A Broader Sensibility
Paint a Starry Night Again, Man

Sean Nelson is a writer and musician in Seattle, and is a partner in independent label Barsuk Records.