The Asylum Albums (1976–1980)

~ Release by Joni Mitchell (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Happy Birthday 1975 (Rap)
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Happy Birthday 1975 (rap)
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc. (in 1978)
0:57
2God Must Be a Boogie Man
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
God Must Be a Boogie Man
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music (in 1979)
4:36
3Funeral (Rap)
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Funeral (rap)
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc. (in 1978)
1:07
4A Chair in the Sky
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Chair in the Sky
lyricist:
Joni Mitchell
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music (in 1978) and Jazz Workshop, Inc. (in 1978)
version of:
Chair in the Sky
6:42
5The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey
lyricist and composer:
Joni Mitchell
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music (in 1979)
6:36
6I’s a Muggin’ (Rap)
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’s a Muggin’ (rap)
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc. (in 1978)
0:08
7Sweet Sucker Dance
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Sweet Sucker Dance
lyricist:
Joni Mitchell
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music (in 1978) and Jazz Workshop, Inc. (in 1978)
version of:
Sweet Sucker Dance
8:04
8Coin in the Pocket (Rap)
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Coin in the Pocket (rap)
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc. (in 1978)
0:12
9The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
horn arranger:
Jaco Pastorius
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
lyricist:
Joni Mitchell
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music (in 1978) and Jazz Workshop, Inc. (in 1978)
3:22
10Lucky (Rap)
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Lucky (rap)
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
0:04
11Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
recording engineer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) and Henry Lewy
mixer:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears), Henry Lewy and Joni Mitchell
bass:
Jaco Pastorius
congas:
Don Alias
drums (drum set):
Peter Erskine (US jazz drummer)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
guitar:
Joni Mitchell
percussion:
Emil Richards
soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
Wayne Shorter (US jazz saxophonist and composer)
vocals:
Joni Mitchell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1979)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Goodbye Porkpie Hat (Joni Mitchell lyrics)
lyricist:
Joni Mitchell
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Crazy Crow Music (in 1979) and Jazz Workshop, Inc. (in 1979)
version of:
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (instrumental)
5:39
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Release

copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Elektra/Asylum Records (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 2024)
part of:Qobuz: Best Pop/Rock reissues of 2024 (order: 10)
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/15hrv0OsgCCsBU2CPqTtwv [info]
https://www.deezer.com/album/598373322 [info]
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