Blue by Joni Mitchell - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Sad, spare, and beautiful, Blue is the quintessential confessional singer/songwriter album. Forthright and poetic, Joni Mitchell's songs are raw nerves, tales of love and loss (two words with relative meaning here) etched with stunning complexity; even tracks like "All I Want," "My Old Man," and "Carey" -- the brightest, most hopeful moments on the record -- are darkened by bittersweet moments of sorrow and loneliness. At the same time that songs like "Little Green" (about a child given up for adoption) and the title cut (a hymn to salvation supposedly penned for James Taylor) raise the stakes of confessional folk-pop to new levels of honesty and openness, Mitchell's music moves beyond the constraints of acoustic folk into more intricate and diverse territory, setting the stage for the experimentation of her later work. Unrivaled in its intensity and insight, Blue remains a watershed. ~ Jason Ankeny

1. All I Want

by Joni Mitchell

Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Guitar: James Taylor
Joni Mitchell; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

2. My Old Man

by Joni Mitchell

Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Guitar: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

3. Little Green

by Joni Mitchell

Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Guitar: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

4. Carey

by Joni Mitchell

Bass: Stephen Stills; Performer
Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Stephen Stills; Performer
Drums: Russ Kunkel; Performer
Guitar: Stephen Stills
Joni Mitchell; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

5. Blue

by Joni Mitchell

Guitar: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Piano: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

6. California

by Joni Mitchell

Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Drums: Russ Kunkel; Performer
Guitar: Joni Mitchell
James Taylor; Performer
Pedal Steel Guitar: Sneeky Pete; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

7. This Flight Tonight

by Joni Mitchell

Guitar: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Pedal Steel Guitar: Sneeky Pete; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

8. River

by Joni Mitchell

Guitar: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Piano: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

9. A Case of You

by Joni Mitchell

Drums: Russ Kunkel; Performer
Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Guitar: Joni Mitchell
James Taylor; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

10. The Last Time I Saw Richard

by Joni Mitchell

Guitar: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Primary Artist: Joni Mitchell; Main Performer
Piano: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Vocals: Joni Mitchell; Performer
Composer: Joni Mitchell; Composer
Engineer: Henry Lewy; Production
Producer: Joni Mitchell; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

36 minutes and 5 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 4000x4000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Folk, Americana, Singer & Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Singer-Songwriter, Folk Pop

Label

Rhino

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 31, 1971

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

75992719964