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Court and Spark is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in January 1974, it infuses the folk rock style of her previous albums with jazz elements.

In 2004, Court and Spark was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Track listing:
All tracks are written by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.

Side one
“Court and Spark” – 2:46
“Help Me” – 3:22
“Free Man in Paris” – 3:02
“People’s Parties” – 2:15
“The Same Situation” – 2:57

Side two
“Car on a Hill” – 3:02
“Down to You” – 5:38
“Just Like This Train” – 4:24
“Raised on Robbery” – 3:06
“Trouble Child” – 4:00
“Twisted” (Annie Ross, Wardell Gray) – 2:21

Personnel:
Joni Mitchell – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano; clavinet on “Down to You”
Tom Scott – woodwinds, reeds
Joe Sample – electric piano; clavinet on “Raised on Robbery”
Larry Carlton – electric guitar on all tracks except “Car on a Hill”, “Raised on Robbery” and “Trouble Child”
Max Bennett – bass guitar on all tracks except “Free Man in Paris”, “People’s Parties” and “Trouble Child”
John Guerin – drums, percussion

Additional personnel:

Chuck Findley – trumpet on “Trouble Child” and “Twisted”
José Feliciano – electric guitar on “Free Man in Paris”
Wayne Perkins – electric guitar on “Car on a Hill”
Robbie Robertson – electric guitar on “Raised on Robbery”
Dennis Budimir – electric guitar on “Trouble Child”
Wilton Felder – bass guitar on “Free Man in Paris” and “People’s Parties”
Jim Hughart – bass guitar on “Trouble Child”
Milt Holland – chimes on “Court and Spark”
David Crosby – backing vocals on “Free Man in Paris” and “Down to You”
Graham Nash – backing vocals on “Free Man in Paris”
Susan Webb – backing vocals on “Down to You”
Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong – background voices on “Twisted”

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Released: January 17, 1974
Recorded: 1973
Studio: A&M, Hollywood
Length: 36:58
Label: Asylum
Producer: Joni Mitchell