Court And Spark (studio album) by Joni Mitchell
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Court And Spark is ranked 3rd best out of 34 albums by Joni Mitchell on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joni Mitchell is Blue which is ranked number 68 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,218.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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40/100 ![]() | 5 days ago | gmessian | ![]() | 63/100 |
100/100 ![]() | 01/30/2025 04:11 | iannicolson | ![]() | 75/100 |
95/100 ![]() | 01/28/2025 12:04 | al66 | ![]() | 82/100 |
100/100 ![]() | 01/06/2025 08:44 | brent13 | ![]() | 79/100 |
85/100 ![]() | 12/04/2024 23:21 | AbsurdCheesecake | ![]() | 88/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.7/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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I can see this growing into my favorite Joni Mitchell album. She wears soft rock really well without sacrificing any of her idiosyncrasies. Not totally sure about its bluesier tail-end (although "Trouble Child" is great), but everything up to that point is fantastic.
Great record
This album is getting worse by the end, but overall it is great and comparable to Blue.
a strong strong compilation of personal songs production very good further proof of her legendary status. folk-pop

Front-heavy, but enjoyable throughout.

A beleza desse álbum não me pegou de primeira. Mas ouvindo de novo percebo o lindo violão, as melodias maravilhosas, um brilho em cada canção. Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Jazz Fusion, muitas coisas, mas sem perder a coerência.

This album along with Blue are masterpieces. Joni is an exceptional songwriter.
Favorite Tracks:Raised On Robbery, Trouble Child
It is one of her best albums,and possible the album along with hissing of the summer lawns that is pop/jazz orientated .

Court and Spark is a perfect blend of pop , folk and light jazz a collection of tracks to rival the much heralded 'Blue'
A stunner from beginning to end this album is a pinnacle of Joni's career
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