{"product_id":"joni-mitchell-for-the-roses","title":"Joni Mitchell - For the Roses (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in November 1972, '\u003cstrong\u003eFor The Roses'\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJoni Mitchell's\u003c\/strong\u003e fifth studio album, is now available in a remastered version. Released between her two most commercially and critically successful records, '\u003cstrong\u003eBlue\u003c\/strong\u003e' and '\u003cstrong\u003eCourt and Spark'\u003c\/strong\u003e, '\u003cstrong\u003eFor The Roses'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a gorgeous, tender album featuring songs such as \u003cstrong\u003e\"Banquet\"\u003c\/strong\u003e which identified her as the voice of conscience for her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than a mere bridge between releases, '\u003cstrong\u003eFor the Roses'\u003c\/strong\u003e is the album on which \u003cstrong\u003eJoni, \u003c\/strong\u003eemerging from the deep introspection of \u003cstrong\u003e'Blue',\u003c\/strong\u003e began to merge the personal and the political, such as on \u003cstrong\u003e'Judgement of the Moon and Stars'\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003e\"They're going to aim the hoses on you, show them you won't expire, not till you burn up every passion, not even when you die.\"\u003c\/em\u003e This was when she also began to extend her stylistic range, exploring jazz and more complex extended arrangements, with this album featuring \u003cstrong\u003eTom Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e, leader of the West Coast jazz fusion ensemble, \u003cstrong\u003eThe L.A. Express\u003c\/strong\u003e, on woodwind and reeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer relationship with \u003cstrong\u003eJames Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e inspired some of the songs, with \u003cstrong\u003eTaylor's\u003c\/strong\u003e heroin addiction taken up in \u003cstrong\u003e\"Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e The album's biggest hit single was \u003cstrong\u003e\"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, which was a conscious decision on her part to write a country pop hit\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e In 2007 the album was added to the \u003cstrong\u003eNational Recording Registry\u003c\/strong\u003e by the \u003cstrong\u003eLibrary of Congress\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA1. Banquet \u003cbr\u003eA2. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire \u003cbr\u003eA3. Barangrill \u003cbr\u003eA4. Lesson in Survival \u003cbr\u003eA5. Let the Wind Carry Me \u003cbr\u003eA6. For the Roses \u003cbr\u003eB1. See You Sometime \u003cbr\u003eB2. Electricity \u003cbr\u003eB3. You Turn Me On I'm a Radio \u003cbr\u003eB4. Blonde in the Bleachers \u003cbr\u003eB5. Woman of Heart and Mind \u003cbr\u003eB6. Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qTAV9cngmmY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joni Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596854104399,"sku":"349784131","price":9.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/joni1.jpg?v=1787984940","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/joni-mitchell-for-the-roses","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}