The Asylum Albums (1976–1980)
The Asylum Albums (1976–1980) | ||||
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Released | June 21, 2024 | |||
Recorded | 1975–1980 | |||
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Label | Rhino | |||
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The Asylum Albums (1976–1980) is a five-disc box set by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, set to be released on June 21, 2024, by Rhino Records.[1][2][3] The set is the thirteenth overall release and third box set of remastered albums from the Joni Mitchell Archives, a planned series of releases featuring remastered and unreleased material from the singer's personal archives.[4] Formatted in chronological order, the third volume of the remaster series includes the latter half of Mitchell's albums released on Asylum Records: Hejira (1976), Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977), Mingus (1979), and Shadows and Light (1980).[1][2][3]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Joni Mitchell, except where noted.[5]
Disc 1 – Hejira (1976)[edit]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Coyote" | |
2. | "Amelia" | |
3. | "Furry Sings the Blue" | |
4. | "A Strange Boy" | |
5. | "Hejira" | |
6. | "Song for Sharon" | |
7. | "Black Crow" | |
8. | "Blue Motel Room" | |
9. | "Refuge of the Roads" |
Disc 2 – Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977)[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Overture – Cotton Avenue" | ||
2. | "Talk to Me" | ||
3. | "Jericho" | ||
4. | "Paprika Plains" | ||
5. | "Otis and Marlena" | ||
6. | "The Tenth World" | ||
7. | "Dreamland" | ||
8. | "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" | ||
9. | "Off Night Backstreet" | ||
10. | "The Silky Veils of Ardor" |
Disc 3 – Mingus (1979)[edit]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Happy Birthday 1975" (Rap) | — | Mildred J. Hill | |
2. | "God Must Be a Boogie Man" | |||
3. | "Funeral" (Rap) | — | — | |
4. | "A Chair in the Sky" | Charles Mingus | ||
5. | "The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey" | |||
6. | "I's a Muggin'" (Rap) | Stuff Smith | Smith | |
7. | "Sweet Sucker Dance" | Mingus | ||
8. | "Coin in the Pocket" (Rap) | — | — | |
9. | "The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" | Mingus | ||
10. | "Lucky" (Rap) | — | — | |
11. | "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" | Mingus |
Disc 4 – Shadows and Light (1980)[edit]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Introduction" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
2. | "In France They Kiss on Main Street" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
3. | "Edith and the Kingpin" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
4. | "Coyote" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
5. | "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) |
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6. | "The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) |
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7. | "Amelia" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
8. | "Pat's Solo" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | Pat Metheny | |
9. | "Hejira" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
10. | "Black Crow" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
11. | "Don's Solo" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | Alias | |
12. | "Dreamland" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
13. | "Free Man in Paris" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
14. | "Band Introduction" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
15. | "Furry Sings the Blues" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
16. | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
17. | "Shadows and Light" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
18. | "God Must Be a Boogie Man" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) | ||
19. | "Woodstock" (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl; September 9, 1979) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Asylum Albums (1976-1980)". Rhino Records. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Martoccio, Angie (April 30, 2024). "Joni Mitchell Revisits Her Move From the 'Hit Department' to the 'Art Department' on Late Seventies Box Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Monroe, Jazz (April 30, 2024). "Joni Mitchell Announces New Vinyl Box Set With Liner Notes by Meryl Streep". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/music/joni-mitchell-vinyl-box-set-meryl-streep-liner-notes-1.7190816
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Gets Meryl Streep for Liner Notes in New 'Asylum Albums' Box Set | Exclaim!".