Ladies Of The Canyon

Joni Mitchell's Ladies Of The Canyon from 1970 weaves together intimate folk storytelling with crystalline melodies and her distinctive fingerpicked guitar work. The album captures Mitchell at her most accessible, delivering songs that feel both deeply personal and universally resonant, anchored by her soaring soprano and vivid lyrical imagery.

Standout Tracks

• Big Yellow Taxi: The environmental anthem with its unforgettable 'paved paradise' refrain and bouncing rhythm
• Woodstock: Mitchell's wistful take on the festival she never attended, later covered by Crosby, Stills & Nash
• The Circle Game: The album's gentle closer about childhood's passing seasons and inevitable change

Mood: introspective, pastoral, late afternoon, contemplative

Tracklist

1. A1. Morning Morgantown
2. A2. For Free
3. A3. Conversation
4. A4. Ladies Of The Canyon
5. A5. Willie
6. A6. The Arrangement
7. B1. Rainy Night House
8. B2. The Priest
9. B3. Blue Boy
10. B4. Big Yellow Taxi
11. B5. Woodstock
12. B6. The Circle Game