Blue

~ Release by Joni Mitchell (see all versions of this release, 29 available)

Annotation

Brown CD, Made in Germany
Silver Sticker "Newly Digitally Remastered from the Original Master Tapes"
Warner "W" embossed on front bottom right of jewel case
Fold out eight page lyrics booklet, cat no appears on back page of closed booklet.

Under barcode:
7599-27199-2
WE835

Label Code, Reprise Logo and HDCD logo bottom right corner of rear cover are side by side. Other editions these are stacked. (Late 1990s pressings seem to have a different layout here)

CD lights up "HDCD" in Windows Media Player

Matrix: [Warner 'W' logo] 759927199-2.3 02/00
Mastering SID: IFPI L012
Mould SID: IFPI 05R5
DiscID: mX1Tp8QeOaMnuHEKvVzlacw9J.A-

Note - Discogs has dozens of variants. There are a number of minor artwork layout changes on the rear cover to note. As well as the change from a silver to brown CD.

Annotation last modified on 2023-09-16 08:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼HDCD
#TitleRatingLength
1All I Want
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
Appalachian dulcimer:
Joni Mitchell
guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1971)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
All I Want (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp., ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
4.53:34
2My Old Man
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
piano:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
My Old Man (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music
33:35
3Little Green
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
acoustic guitar:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
Little Green (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
3.653:27
4Carey
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
Appalachian dulcimer:
Joni Mitchell
bass and guitar:
Stephen Stills (in 1971)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1971)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
Carey (in 1971)
publisher:
Joni Mitchell
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
3.253:04
5Blue
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
piano:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
Blue (in 1971)
publisher:
Joni Mitchell
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
3.93:05
6California
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
Appalachian dulcimer:
Joni Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1971)
guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1971)
pedal steel guitar:
Sneaky Pete (in 1971)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
California (in 1971)
publisher:
Joni Mitchell
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3.753:50
7This Flight Tonight
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
acoustic guitar:
Joni Mitchell
pedal steel guitar:
Sneaky Pete (in 1971)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
This Flight Tonight (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG), Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp., Siquomb Pub. Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3.652:53
8River
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
piano:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 247)
recording of:
River (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
quotes music from:
Jingle Bells
4.054:05
9A Case of You
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
Appalachian dulcimer:
Joni Mitchell
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer) (in 1971)
guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1971)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 26), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 29) and Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 47)
recording of:
A Case of You (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music, Joni Mitchell Publishing Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.754:23
10The Last Time I Saw Richard
engineer:
Henry Lewy
producer:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
piano:
Joni Mitchell
vocals:
Joni Mitchell (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
recording of:
The Last Time I Saw Richard (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
3.64:17

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
art direction:Gary Burden
photography:Tim Considine
assistant mastering:Julie Larson
mastering:Joe Gastwirt
rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
GEMA (German rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1971)
pressed by:Warner Music Manufacturing Europe (manufacturing company; not for release label use!)
mastered at:Ocean View Digital Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/445111 [info]