Miles of Aisles
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Miles of Aisles is a 1974 double
live album
by Joni Mitchell
backed by the L.A. Express
, recorded on the Court and Spark
tour. It reached #2 on the charts and became one of her biggest-selling records.
Four years after "Big Yellow Taxi" stalled at #67 on the charts in its original studio version, the live version heard on Miles of Aisles was released as a single and reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100
charts, becoming Mitchell's fourth top 40 hit and continuing her commercial hot streak at the time.
(The running times are as listed on the CD, which left out a lot of the onstage banter. The Double-LP has a length of 78 min.)
L.A. Express
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Recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California 14 - 17 August 1974, the L.A. Music Center, 4 March 1974 (track 5) and the Berkeley Community Center, 2 March 1974 (track 13).
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
backed by the L.A. Express
L.A. Express
The L.A. Express was an American jazz-pop ensemble. Members of L.A. Express played on several Joni Mitchell albums, including The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Miles of Aisles ....
, recorded on the Court and Spark
Court and Spark
Court and Spark is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in January 1974, the album saw Mitchell infusing her folk-rock style, which she developed throughout her previous five albums, with jazz inflections...
tour. It reached #2 on the charts and became one of her biggest-selling records.
Four years after "Big Yellow Taxi" stalled at #67 on the charts in its original studio version, the live version heard on Miles of Aisles was released as a single and reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
charts, becoming Mitchell's fourth top 40 hit and continuing her commercial hot streak at the time.
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by Joni Mitchell- "You Turn Me on I'm a Radio" – 4:09
- "Big Yellow TaxiBig Yellow Taxi"Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written and originally performed by Joni Mitchell in 1970. It was a big hit in her native Canada as well as Australia and the UK...
" – 3:09 - "Rainy Night House" – 4:04
- "Woodstock" – 4:29
- "Cactus Tree" – 5:01
- "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" – 5:23
- "Woman of Heart and Mind" – 3:40
- "A Case of You" – 4:42
- "BlueBlue (Joni Mitchell song)"Blue" is the title song from Joni Mitchell's 1971 album of the same name. There has been persistent speculation that the song is about fellow songwriter David Blue, who was a friend and possible love interest of Mitchell's when the album was released...
" – 2:49 - "The Circle Game" – 6:29
- "People's Parties" – 2:42
- "All I Want" – 3:21
- "Real Good for Free" – 4:27
- "Both Sides Now" – 4:14
- "Carey" – 3:30
- "The Last Time I Saw RichardThe Last Time I Saw RichardThe Last Time I Saw Richard is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album Blue.The song could be a reference to Joni Mitchell's first husband Chuck Mitchell and their brief marriage. According to Richard Flynn, as noted in the official Joni Mitchell website , biographer Karen O'Brien believes...
" – 3:35 - "Jericho" – 3:26
- "Love or Money" – 4:50
(The running times are as listed on the CD, which left out a lot of the onstage banter. The Double-LP has a length of 78 min.)
Personnel
- Joni Mitchell - vocals, guitar, dulcimer, piano
L.A. Express
L.A. Express
The L.A. Express was an American jazz-pop ensemble. Members of L.A. Express played on several Joni Mitchell albums, including The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Miles of Aisles ....
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- Robben FordRobben FordRobben Ford is an American blues, jazz and rock guitarist.-Biography:Ford was born in Woodlake, California, United States, but raised in Ukiah, California, and began playing the saxophone at age 10, picking up the guitar at age 13...
- electric guitar - Tom ScottTom Scott (musician)Tom Scott is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.-Biography:Scott was born in Los Angeles, California...
- reeds, winds - Larry Nash - piano
- Max BennettMax Bennett (musician)Max Bennett is an American jazz bassist and session musician.Bennett grew up in Kansas City and Oskaloosa, Iowa, and went to college in Iowa. His first professional gig was with Herbie Fields in 1949, and following this he played with Georgie Auld, Terry Gibbs, and Charlie Ventura...
- bass - John GuerinJohn GuerinJohn Payne Guerin worked as a drummer, percussionist, and recording artist worldwide.Guerin was born in Hawaii and raised in San Diego. As a young drummer he began performing with Buddy DeFranco in 1960...
- drums, percussion
Recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California 14 - 17 August 1974, the L.A. Music Center, 4 March 1974 (track 5) and the Berkeley Community Center, 2 March 1974 (track 13).