Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm

by Joni Mitchell

Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 March 1988
  • Label: Geffen
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 46:13
  • Community rating: 2.55/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring a massive roster of high-profile guest vocalists, this late-eighties effort heavily utilizes synthesizers, drum machines, and polished adult contemporary production. The dense, layered arrangements underscore socially conscious narratives focusing on environmentalism and political hypocrisy.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, political

Tracklist

  1. My Secret Place (5:01)
  2. Number One (3:48)
  3. Lakota (6:25)
  4. The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms) (4:49)
  5. Dancin' Clown (4:09)
  6. Cool Water (5:25)
  7. The Beat Of Black Wings (5:19)
  8. Snakes And Ladders (5:37)
  9. The Reoccurring Dream (3:02)
  10. A Bird That Whistles (Arrangement Of The Tradional Work Corrina, Corrina) (2:38)

Credits

  • Manu Katch茅 - bass, keyboards, drums, talking drum, snare, drums, percussion, drums, percussion, chorus ["cherchez la femme"], talking drum, percussion
  • Peter Gabriel - vocals, backing vocals
  • Benjamin Orr - backing vocals
  • Steve Lindsey - organ
  • Don Henley - backing vocals, vocals, backing vocals
  • Michael Landau - guitar, guitar, chorus ["cherchez la femme"]
  • Iron Eyes Cody - vocals [intro vocal], backing vocals
  • Lisa Coleman - backing vocals

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