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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'', ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' and ''Mingus'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years. Music/{{Bjork}} cited ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' as her favorite album. Fans voted ''Hejira'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website.

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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'', ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' and ''Mingus'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years. Music/{{Bjork}} cited ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' as her favorite album. Fans voted ''Hejira'' as her second best album on Mitchell's official website.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website, beating out ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as one of her best album on ons Mitchell's official website, beating out second only to ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.
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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums.

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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums. Her 1975-79 albums are a huge case of LoveItOrHateIt.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: That ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' is Music/{{Bjork}}'s favorite album tells you all you need to know about it.

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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Her albums from the second half of the '70s, in spades. That ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' is Music/{{Bjork}}'s favorite album tells you all you need to know about it.
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* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music.

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* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music.music, due to her having worked with a number of contemporary jazz musicians, including Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorious, [[Music/WeatherReport Wayne Shorter]] and others.

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* MagnumOpus: ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum'', ''Court And Spark'' and ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' are most commonly cited as her best albums.

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* MagnumOpus: ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum'', ''Court And and Spark'' and ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' are most commonly cited as her best albums.


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* ValuesDissonance: The cover of ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' shows Mitchell in blackface and as a man. The back cover depicts her as a Native American. This would be unthinkable in the '10s.
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* MagnumOpus: ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum'', ''Court And Spark'' and ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' are most commonly cited as her best albums.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' and ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years. Music/{{Bjork}} cited ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' as her favorite album. Fans voted ''Hejira'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website.

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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' and ''Music/{{Hejira}}'', ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'', Daughter'' and ''Mingus'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years. Music/{{Bjork}} cited ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' as her favorite album. Fans voted ''Hejira'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website.
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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: That ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' is Music/{{Bjork}}'s favorite album tells you all you need to know about it.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' and ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years. Music/{{Bjork}} cited ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' as her favorite album, though a lot of critics still think that's the album where she committed career suicide.

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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' and ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years. Music/{{Bjork}} cited ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' as her favorite album, though a lot of critics still think that's the album. Fans voted ''Hejira'' as her best album where she committed career suicide.on Mitchell's official website.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' and ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years.

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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' and ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years. Music/{{Bjork}} cited ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' as her favorite album, though a lot of critics still think that's the album where she committed career suicide.
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* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' and ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Hejira'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website, beating out ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Hejira'' ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website, beating out ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have voted ''Hejira'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website, beating out ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Hejira'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website, beating out ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have voted ''Hejira'' as her best album on Mitchell's official website, beating out ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.
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* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music.
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* FandomBerserkButton: Joni Mitchell is not a folk singer.
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* BreakthroughHit: "Both Sides Now" was her breakthrough as a songwriter, and "Big Yellow Taxi" was her breakthrough as a performer after being known for writing songs for other artists.
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* BreakthroughHit: "Both Sides Now" was her breakthrough as a songwriter, and "Big Yellow Taxi" was her breakthrough as a performer after being known for writing songs for other artists.
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** "Woodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover version by [[Music/CrosbyStillsAndNashAndYoung Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] than Joni's version.

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** "Woodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover version by [[Music/CrosbyStillsAndNashAndYoung [[Music/CrosbyStillsNashAndYoung Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] than Joni's version.
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** "Woodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover version by [[Music/CrosbyStillsAndNash Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] than Joni's version.

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** "Woodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover version by [[Music/CrosbyStillsAndNash [[Music/CrosbyStillsAndNashAndYoung Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] than Joni's version.
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** "Woodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover version by [[CrosbyStillsAndNash Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] than Joni's version.

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** "Woodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover version by [[CrosbyStillsAndNash [[Music/CrosbyStillsAndNash Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] than Joni's version.
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** "Wodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover by CrosbyStillsNashAndYoung than by Joni's version.

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** "Wodstock" "Woodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover version by CrosbyStillsNashAndYoung [[CrosbyStillsAndNash Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] than by Joni's version.

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** Judy Collin's cover of "Both Sides, Now" was a top 10 hit in 1967.

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** Judy Collin's Collins' cover of "Both Sides, Now" was a top 10 hit in 1967.


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** "Wodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover by CrosbyStillsNashAndYoung than by Joni's version.
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** Judy Collin's cover of "Both Sides, Now" was a top 10 hit in 1967.
** Counting Crows' cover of "Big Yellow Taxi" is still making the rounds on in-store and public radio.


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* SampledUp: Before Counting Crows had a hit with their cover of "Big Yellow Taxi", the original version was sampled prominently by JanetJackson for her single "Got 'til It's Gone." Joni receives a "featuring" credit on the song because of it.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975.



* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975.
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* TearJerker: "The Circle Game", "Down To You", "The Last Time I Saw Richard", "The Silky Veils of Ardour", "Little Green".

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* TearJerker: "The Circle Game", "Down To You", "The Last Time I Saw Richard", "The Silky Veils of Ardour", "Little Green".----
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* TearJerker: "The Circle Game", "Down To You", "The Last Time I Saw Richard", "The Silky Veils of Ardour".

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* TearJerker: "The Circle Game", "Down To You", "The Last Time I Saw Richard", "The Silky Veils of Ardour".Ardour", "Little Green".

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* CoveredUp : Many of her songs are more commonly remembered by their covered versions.

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* CoveredUp : CoveredUp: Many of her songs are more commonly remembered by their covered versions.versions.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975.

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