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Joni Mitchell
1974
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1974
Release: 1974Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original studio recording was released in 1974 and belongs to the original Court and Spark program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1974.html, 1975.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
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.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Mitchell's reflections on love and freedom
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1974.html, song-list position 65
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1974 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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