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Long before Frank Sinatra made his Duets album, Joni Mitchell cast a variety of name singers in prominent roles for the songs on Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm. Peter Gabriel sings with her on the leadoff track, "My Secret Place," and Don Henley is heard on "Lakota" and "Snakes and Ladders," Billy Idol and Tom Petty have roles in "Dancin' Clown," and Willie Nelson brings his dry phrasing to "Cool Water," while ex-Cars singer Benjamin Orr and ex-Prince associates Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman also have backup parts. Mitchell uses the vocal firepower over spare tracks heavy on percussion (by Manu Katche) and programming to tell stories and comment on social issues. "Lakota" deals with Native American and environmental matters, "Cool Water" (a Mitchell rewrite of the Bob Nolan original) discusses water pollution, "The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)" and "The Beat of Black Wings" tell war-related tales. But Mitchell's main theme, which encompasses those topics, concerns the evils of contemporary culture in which one struggles to be "Number One," rises and falls like a game of "Snakes and Ladders," and suffers "The Reoccurring Dream" brought on by advertising. Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm rarely makes these points personally enough to stir the listener, and the trendy percussion sound (popular with artists like Gabriel and Kate Bush in the '80s) is already beginning to sound dated. But the songwriting and Mitchell's voice remain impressive, especially when she recalls her past with a revised version of "Corrina, Corrina" at the end.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Joni Mitchell, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Benjamin Orr, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Robin Lane, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Bottrill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Howard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DON HENLEY, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Landau, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Manu Katche, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Last, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAN MARNIEN, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Fuhrman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Payne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Jenkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angus Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Cottrell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick O'neil, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Iron Eyes Cody, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Stallbaumer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Smart, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Lisa Coleman, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Melvoin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Steve Stevens, Participant - Billy Idol, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Tom Petty, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Dolby, Participant
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Willie Nelson, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Lane, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - David Bottrill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Howard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Landau, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Bass Guitar, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Katche, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Last, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BOB NOLAN, ComposerLyricist - DAN MARNIEN, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Fuhrman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Payne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Jenkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angus Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Cottrell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick O'neil, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stallbaumer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Smart, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Robin Lane, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benjamin Orr, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Bottrill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Howard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Mike Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Last, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAN MARNIEN, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Fuhrman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Payne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Jenkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angus Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Cottrell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick O'neil, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stallbaumer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Smart, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Joni Mitchell, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Robin Lane, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIKE SHIPLEY, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Lewy, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - David Bottrill, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Howard, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Landau, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Manu Katche, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Ross, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Last, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAN MARNIEN, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Fuhrman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Payne, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Jenkins, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Angus Davidson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Cottrell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick O'neil, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Stallbaumer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Smart, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Joni Mitchell, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer - Wayne Shorter, Participant
℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Album review
Long before Frank Sinatra made his Duets album, Joni Mitchell cast a variety of name singers in prominent roles for the songs on Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm. Peter Gabriel sings with her on the leadoff track, "My Secret Place," and Don Henley is heard on "Lakota" and "Snakes and Ladders," Billy Idol and Tom Petty have roles in "Dancin' Clown," and Willie Nelson brings his dry phrasing to "Cool Water," while ex-Cars singer Benjamin Orr and ex-Prince associates Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman also have backup parts. Mitchell uses the vocal firepower over spare tracks heavy on percussion (by Manu Katche) and programming to tell stories and comment on social issues. "Lakota" deals with Native American and environmental matters, "Cool Water" (a Mitchell rewrite of the Bob Nolan original) discusses water pollution, "The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)" and "The Beat of Black Wings" tell war-related tales. But Mitchell's main theme, which encompasses those topics, concerns the evils of contemporary culture in which one struggles to be "Number One," rises and falls like a game of "Snakes and Ladders," and suffers "The Reoccurring Dream" brought on by advertising. Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm rarely makes these points personally enough to stir the listener, and the trendy percussion sound (popular with artists like Gabriel and Kate Bush in the '80s) is already beginning to sound dated. But the songwriting and Mitchell's voice remain impressive, especially when she recalls her past with a revised version of "Corrina, Corrina" at the end.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:09
- Main artists: Joni Mitchell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1988 The David Geffen Company ℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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