Description
The 19th studio album from Joni Mitchell, Shine marked the legendary Canadian singer-songwriters first collection of original material in nearly a decade and came as a welcome surprise to the artists fans, following her well-publicized break with the music business at the turn of the millennium.
Described by Mitchell to be as serious a work as Ive ever done, Shine was inspired by the environmental, social and political turmoil which plagued the era of the Iraq War. The 10 tracks on the album echo Mitchells pensive moodreflective lyrics and beautiful, often-minimalist, piano-driven melodies paint a somber, yet hopeful picture.
Highlights include the instrumental opener, One Week Last Summer, featuring the versatile multi-instrumentalist Bob Sheppard on soprano saxophone; the epic Night of the Iguana, loosely based on John Hustons 1964 film; the title track, featuring an appearance by longtime friend James Taylor on guitar; Mitchells revisit to Big Yellow Taxi, which feels eerily prophetic 50 years after its debut, and If I Had a Heart, which the New York Times described as one of the most haunting melodies she has ever written. Available on vinyl for the first time ever.
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