Blue Joni Mitchell

Her fourth studio album was created just after her breakup with Graham Nash, and during an intense relationship with James Taylor.

“Sad, spare, and beautiful, Blue is the quintessential confessional singer/songwriter album. Forthright and poetic, Joni Mitchell’s songs are raw nerves, tales of love and loss etched with stunning complexity. Mitchell’s music moves beyond the constraints of acoustic folk into more intricate and diverse territory, setting the stage for the experimentation of her later work. Unrivaled in its intensity and insight, Blue remains a watershed.” - Jason Ankeny, AllMusic