Ladies of the Canyon

by Joni Mitchell

Ladies of the Canyon cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 April 1970
  • Label: Reprise
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 44:55
  • Community rating: 4.08/5 from 12 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Bridging the gap between her early acoustic traditionalism and the deeply confessional masterpiece 'Blue', Joni Mitchell's third album is an absolute folk-pop triumph. 'Ladies of the Canyon' is remarkably warm and beautifully mellow, matching fiercely melodic, pastoral piano and guitar work with intensely poetic, highly introspective tales of romantic longing.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, female-vocals, piano, acoustic, confessional, folk

Tracklist

  1. Morning Morgantown (3:13)
  2. For Free (4:31)
  3. Conversation (4:26)
  4. Ladies of the Canyon (3:32)
  5. Willy (3:00)
  6. The Arrangement (3:35)
  7. Rainy Night House (3:24)
  8. The Priest (3:40)
  9. Blue Boy (2:54)
  10. Big Yellow Taxi (2:14)
  11. Woodstock (5:26)
  12. The Circle Game (4:52)

Credits

  • Joni Mitchell - primary artist, composed by, arranged by, cover, vocals, guitar, piano
  • Don Bagley - arranged by [assisted on arrangements for cello], additional celloarranger
  • Jim Horn - baritone saxophone
  • Terry Adams - cello
  • Paul Horn - clarinet, flute, clarinet flute
  • Henry Lewy - engineer [engineered by], advisor [advised by], engineer
  • Milt Holland - percussion
  • The Saskatunes - vocals [bop vocal by]
  • The Lookout Mountain United Downstairs Choir - chorus
  • Teressa Adams - cello

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