Travelogue (Joni Mitchell album)
Travelogue is a 2002 double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell featuring orchestral re-recordings of songs from throughout her career. It is her 18th studio album and is the follow-up to 2000's Both Sides Now which had a similar format. Upon release Mitchell announced that it would be her last album, but later revealed work on a new studio album.
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Released | 19 November 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Length | 127:08 | |||
Label | Nonesuch | |||
Producer | Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Robert Christgau | [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Vince Mendoza composed the orchestral arrangements. He won a 2004 Grammy award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for his arrangement of "Woodstock". As of 2007, the two-disc set had sold 72,000 copies in the US.[5]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Joni Mitchell; except where indicated
Disc 1
- "Otis and Marlena" – 3:54
- "Amelia" – 6:48
- "You Dream Flat Tires" – 3:48
- "Love" – 5:40
- "Woodstock" – 5:56
- "Slouching Toward Bethlehem" – 7:11 (Based on a poem by W. B. Yeats)
- "Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune)" – 5:22
- "The Sire of Sorrow (Job's Sad Song)" – 7:09
- "For the Roses" – 7:28
- "Trouble Child" – 5:02
- "God Must Be a Boogie Man" – 3:56
Disc 2
- "Be Cool" – 5:09
- "Just Like This Train" – 5:04
- "Sex Kills" – 3:57
- "Refuge of the Roads" – 7:56
- "Hejira" – 6:47
- "Chinese Café / Unchained Melody" – 5:41 (Alex North, Hy Zaret)
- "Cherokee Louise" – 6:00
- "The Dawntreader" – 5:38
- "The Last Time I Saw Richard" – 4:58
- "Borderline" – 6:23
- "The Circle Game" – 6:50
Personnel
- Joni Mitchell – vocals
- Larry Klein – bass, musical direction
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Billy Preston – Hammond B3 organ
- Chuck Berghofer – double bass
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Brian Blade – drums
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
- Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader
- Vince Mendoza – conductor, arrangement
References
- Jurek, T. (2011). "Travelogue – Joni Mitchell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- Willman, Chris (2011). "Travelogue Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com". ew.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- Christgau, R. (2011). "Robert Christgau: Album: Joni Mitchell: Travelogue". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- Hunter, J. (2011). "Joni Mitchell: Travelogue : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Phil Gallo (24 July 2007). "Mitchell perks up for Starbucks". Variety.
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