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- Original Release Date: 5 July 1968
- Format - Music: MP3
- Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
- Also available in CD Format
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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
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| Play | 1. I Had A King (LP Version) | 3:37 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 2. Michael From Mountains (LP Version) | 3:41 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 3. Night In The City (LP Version) | 2:29 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 4. Marcie (LP Version) | 4:35 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 5. Nathan La Franeer (LP Version) | 3:20 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 6. Sisotowbell Lane (LP Version) | 4:04 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 7. The Dawntreader (LP Version) | 5:04 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 8. The Pirate Of Penance (LP Version) | 2:44 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 9. Song To A Seagull (LP Version) | 3:51 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 10. Cactus Tree (LP Version) | 4:38 | £0.69 |
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This, Joni Mitchell's first album is still, in my opinion her best. The anguish in her voice, especially on the haunting "I Had A King", the first track, grabs your attention and keeps it through all ten tracks. Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9 would grace any album by any singer. The lyrics could stand alone.
Rumour has it the album was originally entitled "Song To A Seagull" (see the cover). It could also have been called "Joni Mitchell meets Crosby, Stills and Nash" as Crosby produced it, Stills played bass guitar and Nash was her partner at that time. But any other title would do it an injustice, for this IS "Joni Mitchell".
Buy it and enjoy it, as I have done for over thirty years, yes it was first released in 1968.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a long time Joni Mitchell fan how did I miss this one? Well, like many others who got into her music after her first rush of success her debut, devoid of any "hits" and rarely played on the radio, then & now, somehow just passed me by. My loss... because, it's a fragile, haunting and impeccably played & sung album. David Crosby's production extracts the best from what was, as time has shown, an incredibly talented artist putting everything into her first release and its pared-down, at times almost sparse arrangements are a huge credit to both artists in capturing "singer/songwriter folk music" at its very highest levels.
A lot of what of what was to follow was better and justifiably more successful but "Song To A Seagull" has that rarest of things - a level of purity and sincerity in its lyrics and execution that makes it absolutely timeless. So much so that its most successful track, "Night in the City", with its excellent, folk/rock orientated delivery ends up as an almost uncomfortable distraction from the spellbinding simplicity of what surrounds it. A seriously under-rated and quite beautiful record.
A lot of what of what was to follow was better and justifiably more successful but "Song To A Seagull" has that rarest of things - a level of purity and sincerity in its lyrics and execution that makes it absolutely timeless. So much so that its most successful track, "Night in the City", with its excellent, folk/rock orientated delivery ends up as an almost uncomfortable distraction from the spellbinding simplicity of what surrounds it. A seriously under-rated and quite beautiful record.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Joni Mitchell was 25 when she first went into a recording studio to record the enviable inventory of songs that became Song To A Seagull. By this time she had been performing professionally for several years and her songs had already been recorded by some of folk's biggest names, notably Tom Rush and Judy Collins, whose orchestral version of Mountain From Mountains can be compared directly with the starker, simpler version heard here. The album was thematic with one side titled I Came To The City and the other Out Of The City And Down To The Seaside and comprised mainly Joni Mitchell accompanying herself on guitar and piano, with the occasional banshee and Stephen Stills on bass, thanks to David Crosby's sensitive production. This put the focus squarely on Joni's performance and the remarkable strength of her writing. Only a moderate success at the time it nevertheless set in motion the relentless trajectory of her fame, and still sounds fresh and perceptive, grating only when her voice enters the higher registers.
In the UK, Night In The City was released as a single and raised her profile with some radio plays on programmes such as Top Gear
In the UK, Night In The City was released as a single and raised her profile with some radio plays on programmes such as Top Gear
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Brilliant debut, but the best is yet to come.
"Blue" apart, this album vies with any of Joni's first five, but as a debut constantly amazes. A Customer's original review covers the bases, but my favourite tracks are "Marcie"... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alex (no relation)
Joni was my teenage heroin
Think I misspelled a word in my title? I didn't!
I discovered Joni as a teenager, thanks to a compilation cassette my parents had. I quickly became addicted. Read more
I discovered Joni as a teenager, thanks to a compilation cassette my parents had. I quickly became addicted. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sebastian Palmer
Just Gorgeous
Just a stunning and timeless album, showcasing Joni's amazing voice and evocative lyrics with some beautiful acoustic guitar. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Tartan Dalek
Joni's Landmark Debut
What words best describe Joni Mitchell's (1968) debut album, Song To A Seagull? Well... I would say melancholic,serious,atmospheric, beautiful ,unique,affecting ,bold and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Brian I Davidson
Song to a seagull
Dimly remembered from my mid teenage years, but never heard since then, I was delighted in my mid 50s to find that this LP was available in CD format. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Haddock
Song to a Seagull
I was given this LP when I was ill in bed the year it was released way back in the late sixties. It really "spoke" to me and is one of the most evocative records that make the... Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by Sally Birtwell
Quick Reviews!
By 1968 Joni Mitchell had already written hits for other artists but decided that she wanted to write, record, and perform for herself. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2009 by carlosnightman
A stunning first album
This is a classic example of the "brilliant first album". An artist puts years of ideas into her first offering, with her own unadulterated personality on display. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2007 by Dylan Moore
go joni go
i like the first side of this album very very much, it has an atmosphere that is hard to shake for a while after, a bit sad but you'll be alright , i went on to not like a load of... Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2006 by Dorothy Plumb
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