You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
Joni Mitchell | Artist Essentials
First released: 1972 (year verified)
Original 1972 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The acoustic rhythm and small harmonica replies keep the warm refrain moving easily.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1972 (year verified)
The original 1972 studio single is documented independently of the For the Roses album. The reverse-side recording and later concert releases are distinct; only year precision is assigned.
Recording: Original 1972 studio recording
Credit: Joni Mitchell
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
For the Roses - artist original album program
The original 1972 release metadata and numbered studio program were actually read, including a bounded public HTML review of the album links and dates. Magazine excerpts and listener comments on the page are not used as release evidence or copied as editorial notes. Earlier singles and different live or archival recordings are reviewed separately. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Joni Mitchell - artist-hosted original single discography
Scoped review of the 1968-1982 original commercial entries: Night in the City/I Had a King 1968; Chelsea Morning/Both Sides, Now 1969; Big Yellow Taxi/Woodstock 1970; Carey and California 1971; You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio 1972; Raised on Robbery/Court and Spark 1973; original and later live singles are distinguished. Collector compilation also includes promos, tests and reissues, which are not automatically public-release evidence. Undated territory variants are not assigned exact first-release days. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
In the yearly lists
These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
The actual retained 1972 artist single agrees with the original commercial single and For the Roses studio program. The later live version and unissued earlier session variants are not selected.
For the Roses - artist original album program
The original 1972 release metadata and numbered studio program were actually read, including a bounded public HTML review of the album links and dates. Magazine excerpts and listener comments on the page are not used as release evidence or copied as editorial notes. Earlier singles and different live or archival recordings are reviewed separately. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Joni Mitchell - artist-hosted original single discography
Scoped review of the 1968-1982 original commercial entries: Night in the City/I Had a King 1968; Chelsea Morning/Both Sides, Now 1969; Big Yellow Taxi/Woodstock 1970; Carey and California 1971; You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio 1972; Raised on Robbery/Court and Spark 1973; original and later live singles are distinguished. Collector compilation also includes promos, tests and reissues, which are not automatically public-release evidence. Undated territory variants are not assigned exact first-release days. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell began performing in Canadian coffeehouses and nightclubs before releasing Song to a Seagull on Reprise in 1968. Her music drew on folk, jazz, classical music and rock while developing distinctive guitar tunings and flexible song structures. She also worked across arrangements, production and album artwork. Blue, Court and Spark and Hejira show different relationships between the solo voice and an ensemble. Later records continued that exploration, while her archival releases make earlier studio work and live performances available as separate parts of the catalog.
Artist background sources
Joni Mitchell - Library of Congress career account
Institutional account of Canadian coffeehouse and nightclub beginnings, the 1968 Reprise debut, distinctive tunings and structures, folk/jazz/classical/rock range, and Mitchell's work across songwriting, arrangements, performance, production and visual art. Award-event schedules and current touring claims are not used. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Blue - artist original album program
The original 1971 release metadata and numbered studio program were actually read, including a bounded public HTML review of the album links and dates. Magazine excerpts and listener comments on the page are not used as release evidence or copied as editorial notes. Earlier singles and different live or archival recordings are reviewed separately. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Court and Spark - artist original album program
The original 1974 release metadata and numbered studio program were actually read, including a bounded public HTML review of the album links and dates. Magazine excerpts and listener comments on the page are not used as release evidence or copied as editorial notes. Earlier singles and different live or archival recordings are reviewed separately. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Hejira - artist original album program
The original 1976 release metadata and numbered studio program were actually read, including a bounded public HTML review of the album links and dates. Magazine excerpts and listener comments on the page are not used as release evidence or copied as editorial notes. Earlier singles and different live or archival recordings are reviewed separately. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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