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Travelogue (2002)
Where the lyrics of Travelogue take you, and where it was really made.
Mitchell announced at release that Travelogue would be her last album, yet Shine followed in 2007.
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Recorded at Air Studio, Lyndhurst Hall (2002)
Recording site Wild Bunch Studios (London) — The album was recorded at Air Studio, Lyndhurst Hall in London, England, one of four studios listed. This point is at city-centre level. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recorded at Ocean Way Recording (2002)
Recording site The Music Grinder (Hollywood) — Parts of the album were recorded at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California, and the album was also mixed there. This point is at city-centre level. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recorded at Record One (2002)
Recording site Record One — The album was recorded at Record One in Sherman Oaks, California, one of the four recording locations listed. This point is at city-centre level. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Recorded at Market Street, Venice (2002)
Recording site Market Street — The album was recorded at Market Street in Venice, California, one of the four recording locations listed for the album. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Travelogue: 18th studio album by Canadian musician Joni Mitchell
- Released 19 November 2002 through Nonesuch Records
- Double album of re-recordings of songs from Mitchell's back catalogue
- Orchestral arrangements by Vince Mendoza
- Co-produced by Mitchell and Larry Klein
- Two-CD set with 22 songs spanning Mitchell's career, with full orchestra
Background
- At the time of release, Mitchell announced it would be her last album
- The album was later succeeded by Shine in 2007
Recording
- Recorded at Air Studio, Lyndhurst Hall in London, England
- Also recorded at Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California
- Also recorded at Record One in Sherman Oaks, California
- Also recorded at Market Street in Venice, California
- Recording engineers: Geoff Foster and Helix Hadar
- Mixed by Allen Sides at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood
- Production coordination by Cindi Peters and Dana Pilson
Cover
- Joni Mitchell credited for art direction, photography and painting
- Cover paintings credited to Mitchell and P.D. Whoodsmithe
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com
Artist
- Canadian and American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter, born Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943 in Fort Macleod, Alberta.
Formation
- Began singing in Saskatoon nightclubs, then performed in Calgary and Toronto before moving to the United States in 1965.
- Her songs were first recorded by other singers, which helped her sign with Reprise Records.
- Debut album Song to a Seagull was released in 1968.
Career
- Blue (1971) is often cited as one of the greatest albums of all time.
- Court and Spark (1974) moved toward jazz influences and became her best-selling album.
- Collaborated with jazz musicians including Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, and Charles Mingus.
- Won eleven Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
- Returned to live performance in 2022 at the Newport Folk Festival after a 2015 brain aneurysm.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- JazzTimes: reviewer Christopher Louden praised the voice, saying its nicotine-stained throatiness shapes a vaguely melancholy sagacity that is stunningly beautiful
- AllMusic: Thom Jurek gave 4.5 stars and called it a textured and poetic reminiscence, not a reappraisal, of her work
- DownBeat: gave 3.5 stars and said the collection is often weighed down by the seriousness of the project and feels mannered when it should be free
- Mixed reviews from critics overall
Records
- Failed to chart
- Not commercially successful
- As of 2007, the two-disc set had sold 72,000 copies in the US
- Vince Mendoza won the 2004 Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for his arrangement of 'Woodstock'
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- At release, Mitchell announced it would be her last album, but Shine followed in 2007.
- Vince Mendoza won the 2004 Grammy for his arrangement of 'Woodstock' from this album.
- The cover paintings are credited to Mitchell and P.D. Whoodsmithe.
- Travelogue is a double album, with Mitchell and Larry Klein as co-producers.
- Players include Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Billy Preston and Kenny Wheeler.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org
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