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1. Blue (1971)
by Joni Mitchell
Sad, spare, and beautiful, Blue is the quintessential confessional singer/songwriter album. Forthright and poetic, Joni Mitchell's songs are raw ... More
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3. The Classics (1995)
by Richie Havens
This 11-track collection includes Richie Havens favorites like "Eleanor Rigby," "Just Like a Woman," "Maggie's Farm" and "Handsome Johnny." ~ Keith ... More
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5. Measure of Pleasure (1968)
by P.F. Sloan
With famed Atlantic engineer Tom Dowd as producer, P.F. Sloan turned his sound in a bluesier, funkier direction on Measure of Pleasure. His songs ... More
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6. For All the Seasons of Your Mind (1967)
by Janis Ian
Janis Ian followed up her self-titled debut with the appropriately trippy For All The Seasons Of Your Mind (1968). Her no-nonsensical approach and ... More
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7. Cold Fact (1970)
by Rodriguez
There was a mini-genre of singer/songwriters in the late '60s and early '70s that has never gotten a name. They were folky but not exactly folk-rock ... More
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8. Coming from Reality (1971)
by Sixto Rodriguez
For his second album, Rodriguez decamped to London at the request of producer Steve Rowland, who had heard Cold Fact and wanted to produce him. Since ... More
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9. Between the Lines (1975)
by Janis Ian
This is Janis Ian's second album from her re-emergence in the early to mid-'70s as one of the genre's most inspired and original singer/songwriters. ... More
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10. Miles of Aisles (1974)
by Joni Mitchell & the L.A. Express
Like most live albums, this two-record set was a profit-taking release on which the artist re-presented many of her old songs for a new acceptance ... More
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11. Night Ride Home (1991)
by Joni Mitchell
List of all editionsCutting back on the guest musicians of her previous effort and paring down to a basic small group of musicians helps add immediacy to Night Ride Home ... More
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12. For the Roses (1972)
by Joni Mitchell
List of all editionsOn For the Roses, Joni Mitchell began to explore jazz and other influences in earnest. As one might expect from a transitional album, there is a lot ... More
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13. Dog Eat Dog (1985)
by Joni Mitchell
List of all editionsJoni Mitchell here turned to guests like Michael McDonald, Thomas Dolby, Don Henley, James Taylor, and Wayne Shorter, continuing to straddle the ... More
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15. Oar (1969)
by Alexander Spence
List of all editionsNo one except psychedelic Renaissance man Alexander "Skip" Spence could have created an album such as Oar. Alternately heralded as a "soundtrack to ... More
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16. 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Richie Havens (2000)
by Richie Havens
List of all editionsAnother excellent entry in MCA's Millennium Collection, this features 12 of the singer/songwriter's best-known tunes. Havens' unique style moves ... More
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17. Old Friends: Live on Stage (2004)
by Simon & Garfunkel
List of all editionsIt's no secret that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel didn't end their partnership on the friendliest terms. Despite a brief reunion every decade or so -- ... More
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18. 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tim Hardin (2002)
by Tim Hardin
List of all editionsThe Tim Hardin number in Universal's 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection series of midline-priced compilations is a barebones effort, ... More
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19. Paint a Lady (1970)
by Susan Christie
List of all editionsThe material on this album, heard by few until it was issued on CD in the early 21st century, might have been built up as a little weirder than it is ... More
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20. Fleeting Days (2003)
by Dan Bern
List of all editionsWith Fleeting Days, singer/songwriter Dan Bern seems to finally escape from the formidable influence of Bob Dylan on his songwriting. Instead, the 13 ... More
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23. There But for Fortune (1989)
by Phil Ochs
List of all editionsIt's often difficult to create a compilation album that does a musician justice when they recorded for more than one label, and this is certainly the ... More
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24. Misses (1996)
by Joni Mitchell
List of all editionsMisses intends to round up the best of Joni Mitchell's failed singles and forgotten album tracks, which is a daunting task, to be sure. In a career ... More
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25. Penrod (1970)
by Tim Dawe
List of all editionsReleased in 1969, Tim Dawe's Penrod was one of the few entries on Frank Zappa's ironically monikered Straight Records label -- where it was nestled ... More







