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Joni Mitchell's third release found her moving away from the wistful folk of her debut and CLOUDS, branching out into the progressive pop and jazz elements that would define her best work. The bright, poppy "Big Yellow Taxi," the album's single, is here, as is her epoch-defining "Woodstock," a soulful, stirring song about the 1969 rock festival that was later covered by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. But the material on LADIES OF THE CANYON is uniformly strong, demonstrating the mature style and vision that made her one of the leading voices of the '70s.
On songs like, "Conversation" and the title cut, Mitchell's lyrics begin to turn toward to the quirky, personal poetry of interior landscapes, focusing with a writer's eye on scene, detail, and the dynamics of human relationships. Her instrumental palette is broadened too, with colorful, textured arrangements that make greater use of piano, as well as strings, reeds, electric keyboards, and percussion. Some songs, like the sweet, chiming "The Circle Game," seem a bit naïve, but these are counterbalanced with darker songs like "The Arrangement," a stark ballad. In all, LADIES OF THE CANYON was Mitchell's first classic album, one that helped pave the way for its watershed successor, BLUE.
Live Recording
Personnel: Joni Mitchell (vocals, guitar, piano); Teresa Adams (cello); Paul Horn (flute, clarinet); Jim Horn (baritone saxophone); Milt Holland (percussion).
Recording information: A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Ladies Of The Canyon Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $2.73) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Folk, HDCD, Rock/Pop, Live Performances, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Reprise | | Orig Year | 1970 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1256  | | CD Universe Part number | 1099385 | | Catalog number | 6376 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Mixed | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Joni Mitchell | | Engineer | Henry Lewy | | Recording Time | 45 minutes | | Personnel | Jim Horn - baritone saxophone
Joni Mitchell - vocals, guitar, piano
Milt Holland - percussion
Paul Horn - flute, clarinet
Teresa Adams - cello
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Joni Mitchell Ladies Of The Canyon Songs Ladies Of The Canyon Music Ladies Of The Canyon Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews The Canyon is grand!
It was a long time before I gave up trying to replace my old 'Ladies of the Canyon' LP, which had long since become an oven-heated ashtray. Feeling it was a bit girly for a Brit Rock musician, I had always muttered something about 'soppy girlfriend'.
I couldn't believe how easy it was to find a copy with cduni, when I finally twigged I could maybe find a copy online. Shows you how often I'd done this before; it never OCCURRED to me I could get it on CD. But there it was in my mailbox here in sunny Aussie. And there it is playing in the background now. One of the few late 60's early 70's albums to not sound quaint. Bloody good reproduction of a fascinating artiste peaking early like Mr Dylan.
Get a copy and find out why Ms Mitchell was every bit as seminal for female singer/songwriters as was Bobbie D for us blokes. Cheers, Kerrin Edwards (yes,'THE' Kerrin Edwards)
Submitted by kerrinedw (East Ballina aka "Almost Heaven" NSW, Aus) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 2 found this helpful. I love you, Joni
Altough I´m 18 years old, I love this album. Joni is not just for oldies. Her lyrics are great, just like her voice and her music. Anyway, this is not my favourite Mitchell´s album.
Submitted by Gene (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No "Meet me at the quick-lunch stand!"
Joni Mitchell set a hi-bar standard with this album that has never been equalled, nor will it ever. These songs are a script for the mind's eye. Close your eyes and you can grasp little movies from every song. A total emotion filled package of beauty through and through. Modern day artists with names like Sarah, Jewel, Sheryl, Melissa, Tori, & Alannis need not apply. You will never be this good.
Submitted by mcduckhunter (Stratford, Ia, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No JONI IS, ALWAYS HAS BEEN, &WILL Continue to be UNEQUALED!
Great Service and great record , glad to have the cd , I have every Joni on vinyl,and am working on the cd's for them!
Submitted by karen (chicago burbs)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Lady of the Canyon Saves a Life
This recording has saved my life on many occasions. Never before have I heard such a beautifully soothing peace of art in all my life! Her voice on this record is beautiful and the arrangements are graceful, just sit back close your eyes and relax to the best peace of music ever made.
Let me put it this way, I'm a young man who doesn't always find his way down easy street but when things get to hard, I can always rely on "The Lady of the Canyon" to pick this "Blue Boy" up in a "Big Yellow Taxi" and take me straight to "Morning Morgantown" "For Free". I can't say enough about this album! I love it and will listen to it until die of natural causes.
Submitted by sinch2000 (Toronto, Canada)
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