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Ladies of the Canyon

Release date: April 1970

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Composed and arranged by Joni Mitchell
Engineered and advised by Henry Lewy
Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California

Assisted on arrangements for Cello by Don Bagley
Cello played by Teressa Adams
Percussion by Milt Holland
Paul Horn on clarinet and flute
Jim Horn on Baritone Sax
Bop vocal by "The Saskatunes"
Circle Game Chorous by "The Lookout Mountain United Downstairs Choir"
Other vocals, guitar and piano by Joni Mitchell

All music published by Siquomb Pub. Co., 55 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y., 10005
Lyrics copyright by and reprinted with Siquomb's permission
Cover by Joni

Reviews of the album from the Library:

Frick: East Village Other, April 1, 1970
Joni Mitchell stays serene: Morning News (Wilmington DE), April 4, 1970
Feminine Statements by Joni Mitchell: Philadelphia Inquirer, April 5, 1970
Ladies of the Canyon: New York Times, April 5, 1970
Joni: A moment of reflection: Michigan Daily, April 17, 1970
joni mitchell (enough said): Record World, April 25, 1970
Heart’s Spokesman: Guardian, April 28, 1970
Platter Chatter: Valley News, May 15, 1970
The Lighter Side: Audio Magazine, June 1970
The Lighter Side: High Fidelity, June 1970
Ladies of the Canyon: Rolling Stone, June 11, 1970
Joni Mitchell has matured: Toronto Daily Star, July 4, 1970
Pop records : Guardian, December 15, 1970
Joni and Graham: ThisRecording.com, April 2, 2010
Joni Mitchell’s Laurel Canyon Rediscovered: Analog Planet, June 28, 2012

Transcriptions of songs from the album:

Big Yellow Taxi (Guitar chords by Mark Domyancich)
Big Yellow Taxi (Guitar chords by Harlan Thompson and Howard Wright)
Big Yellow Taxi (Guitar chords by Robin Waite)
Blue Boy (Guitar chords by Paolo Casiddu)
Both Sides Now (Piano music by Yukie Smith)
Circle Game (Guitar tablature by Julo Cumani)
Circle Game (Guitar tablature & notation by Hiroshi Masuda)
Conversation (Guitar chords by Harlan Thompson)
For Free (Guitar chords by Phil Bearce)
For Free (Piano music by Howard Wright)
For Free (Guitar chords by Martin Giles)
For Free (piano part only) (Piano music by Dave Blackburn)
Ladies Of The Canyon (Guitar chords by Howard Wright)
Ladies Of The Canyon (Guitar chords by Howard Wright and Harlan Thompson)
Morning Morgantown (Guitar tablature by Attilio Songia)
Morning Morgantown (Guitar chords by Harlan Thompson)
Morning Morgantown (Guitar chords by Mia Ortlieb)
Rainy Night House (Piano music by Michael Dunn)
Rainy Night House (Guitar chords by Gerald Hillman)
The Priest (Guitar tablature by John Kean and Howard Wright)
Willy (Guitar chords by Paolo Casiddu)
Woodstock (Piano music by Michael Dunn)
Woodstock (Guitar chords by Harlan Thompson)
Woodstock (piano music by Amy Kintner)

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bgsuvinc on 2018-Feb-23 at 10:19:33 GMT-5:

such great music by Joni Mitchell truly the US National Musician Artist Producer Writer Performer !!!

merlinbear on 2018-Feb-16 at 14:55:39 GMT-5:

Joni is 7 years older than I am. As a consequence of that difference she was just reaching her initial media exposure when I was at a most impressionable age. There are many great albums which I still enjoy from that impressionable period of '68 - '74 but most of them I listen to for reasons of nostalgia. Ladies of the Canyon (and all of Joni's subsequent albums) are still very alive for me. They are not "just" good memories, but they are still relevant to today for me. I think today's music is still trying to catch up with Joni's brilliant creative talent. And few managed to hold onto the integrity and sense of self that I sense from Joni. Salutations to a true master!

JuanM on 2015-Nov-11 at 19:22:50 GMT-5:

Oh by the way, I have the hdcd cd, vinyl, and cassette. I first heard this album in Texas, in the 1990s, when I was a teen.

JuanM on 2015-Nov-11 at 19:21:09 GMT-5:

Playing the HDCD on my laptop using windows media player, and it sounds amazing. I did a little testing to hear the difference between youtube, itunes previews, and yes, the HDCD wins! I am so glad that I read somewhere online saying that If you do not have a HDCD player, you can do what I did, and enjoy the music. Thanks to Joni Mitchell for the sweet, high, warm, and clear beautiful songs.

SteveC on 2011-Apr-16 at 02:14:52 GMT-5:

I met this album in my childhood, when it was released. It has been a companion and a touchstone in my life ever since. These words are more a part of me now than any other words in literature.

LKay09 on 2009-Jul-22 at 11:52:39 GMT-5:

This is the third Joni Mitchell album I purchased back in the early 1970's. By now, I was completely obsessed with all things Joni Mitchell and began covering some of her songs in local coffee houses in NYC. She is truly a legend!

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