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The third in Joni Mitchell's ongoing series of thematic compilations drawn from her stellar back catalog, Songs of a Prairie Girl is described by Mitchell in her liner notes as "my contribution to Saskatchewan's Centennial celebrations," an appropriate gesture since she spent most of her childhood in Saskatoon, a city in that Canadian province. Most of the songs on Songs of a Prairie Girl deal in one way or another with childhood or adolescence, often with a bittersweet edge; there's little in the way of unbridled nostalgia, with "Let the Wind Carry Me" and "Urge for Going" expressing the desire to escape the boundaries of small-town life, and "Ray's Dad's Cadillac" and "Song for Sharon" recalling equal measures of joy and remorse in the misadventures of her teen years. Mitchell's music also splendidly conjures up the wintry space of the Canadian plains, especially on the epic "Paprika Plains" from Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (appearing here in a new mix that reduces the emphasis on the orchestra in favor of Joni's piano) and the symphonic version of "Cherokee Louise." And while there are moments of remembered joy (particularly on "Harlem in Havana"), for the most part Songs of a Prairie Girl is, by design, a meditation on the broad and snowy spaces of Saskatchewan, and Mitchell herself advises with tongue in cheek that the listeners should "get yourself a hot beverage and stand by the heater as you listen." As a collection of lesser-known material ("Raised on Robbery" is the only "hit" here), Songs of a Prairie Girl once again casts a well-considered glance on a less-explored aspect of Mitchell's work, and these songs convey the mingled pleasure and sadness of growing up with the careful eye of a true artist, as well as the crisp if faded memories of the home she left so many years ago. Beautiful stuff, and richly rewarding.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1967 Reprise Records
Joni Mitchell, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Michael Landau, Guitar - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Bass - Manu Katche, Drums
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1988 Geffen Records
Gavyn Wright, Concertmaster - Tom Sweeney, AssistantEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vince Mendoza, Conductor, Arranger - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano - Billy Preston, Hammond B3 Organ - Geoff Foster, Audio Recording Engineer - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Director - Jake Jackson, AssistantEngineer - Darrell Thorp, AssistantEngineer - Andy Strange, AssistantEngineer - Chuck Berghofer, Double Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brian Blade, Drums - Kenny Wheeler, Flugelhorn - Heliz Hadar, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BRENDA RUSSELL, Additional Vocals - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Tom Scott, Woodwinds - Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1972 Asylum Records
Steve Katz, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Henry Lewy, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Frank Laico, Orchestral Engineer - Don Alias, Percussion - JACO PASTORIUS, Bass Guitar - Alejandro Acuna, Bells - Robert Ash, AssistantEngineer - El Bwyd, Vocal Percussion
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1977 Asylum Records
Milt Holland, Chimes - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Tom Scott, Oboe - JOHN GUERIN, Drums, Percussion - Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano - Max Bennett, Bass Guitar - ROBBIE ROBERTSON, Electric Guitar
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1974 Asylum Records
Steve Katz, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - JOHN GUERIN, Drums - Henry Lewy, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Frank Laico, Orchestral Engineer - Michael Gibbs, Conductor - JACO PASTORIUS, Bass Guitar - Robert Ash, AssistantEngineer
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Elektra Entertainment Group
Steve Katz, Audio Recording Engineer, AssistantProducer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - JOHN GUERIN, Drums - Henry Lewy, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Max Bennett, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1976 Asylum Records
Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1971 Warner Records Inc.
Joe Gastwirt, Masterer - STEVE LUKATHER, Electric Guitar - JOHN GUERIN, Drums - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY WILLIAMS, Synthesizer - Alex North, Composer, Writer - HY ZARET, Composer, Writer - LARRY KLEIN, Bass
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1982 Geffen Records
Joni Mitchell, Producer, Arranger, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - LARRY KLEIN, Bass Guitar - TONY PHILLIPS, Engineer - Wayne Shorter, Saxophone - Femi Jiya, Engineer, Spoken Voice Vocals - Brian Blade, Drums - DAN MARNIEN, Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1998 Reprise Records
Joe Gastwirt, Masterer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Vinnie Colaiuta, Drums - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Bass - Alex Acuna, Percussion
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1991 Geffen Records
Albumbeschreibung
The third in Joni Mitchell's ongoing series of thematic compilations drawn from her stellar back catalog, Songs of a Prairie Girl is described by Mitchell in her liner notes as "my contribution to Saskatchewan's Centennial celebrations," an appropriate gesture since she spent most of her childhood in Saskatoon, a city in that Canadian province. Most of the songs on Songs of a Prairie Girl deal in one way or another with childhood or adolescence, often with a bittersweet edge; there's little in the way of unbridled nostalgia, with "Let the Wind Carry Me" and "Urge for Going" expressing the desire to escape the boundaries of small-town life, and "Ray's Dad's Cadillac" and "Song for Sharon" recalling equal measures of joy and remorse in the misadventures of her teen years. Mitchell's music also splendidly conjures up the wintry space of the Canadian plains, especially on the epic "Paprika Plains" from Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (appearing here in a new mix that reduces the emphasis on the orchestra in favor of Joni's piano) and the symphonic version of "Cherokee Louise." And while there are moments of remembered joy (particularly on "Harlem in Havana"), for the most part Songs of a Prairie Girl is, by design, a meditation on the broad and snowy spaces of Saskatchewan, and Mitchell herself advises with tongue in cheek that the listeners should "get yourself a hot beverage and stand by the heater as you listen." As a collection of lesser-known material ("Raised on Robbery" is the only "hit" here), Songs of a Prairie Girl once again casts a well-considered glance on a less-explored aspect of Mitchell's work, and these songs convey the mingled pleasure and sadness of growing up with the careful eye of a true artist, as well as the crisp if faded memories of the home she left so many years ago. Beautiful stuff, and richly rewarding.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:30
- Main artists: Joni Mitchell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2005 Warner Stategic Marketing, a Warner Music Group Company
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