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Thursday, June 1, 2023 5pm ET: Joni Mitchell – Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm (1988)

Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm is the 13th studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on March 23, 1988, by Geffen Records. Her third release on the label, the album features duets with a number of artists such as Peter Gabriel on “My Secret Place,” Willie Nelson on “Cool Water,” Don Henley on “Snakes and Ladders,” and Billy Idol and Tom Petty on the track “Dancin’ Clown.” Henley also performs backing vocals on “Lakota,” and Wendy and Lisa perform backing vocals on “The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms).”

  1. “My Secret Place” 5:01
  2. “Number One” 3:46
  3. “Lakota” 6:25
  4. “The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)” 4:49
  5. “Dancin’ Clown” 4:09
  6. “Cool Water” 5:25
  7. “The Beat of Black Wings” 5:19
  8. “Snakes and Ladders” 5:37
  9. “The Reoccurring Dream” 3:02
  10. “A Bird That Whistles (Corrina, Corrina)” 2:38

Joni Mitchell – vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum programming on 7, 8
Manu Katché – drums, percussion, talking drum on 1, 7; snare drum on 2; background vocals
Steve Lindsey – organ on 2
Larry Klein – bass; keyboards on 1, 3, 4, 8; congas on 6; programming; background vocals on 5
Michael Landau – guitar on 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9; background vocals on 5
Steve Stevens – lead guitar on 5
Wayne Shorter – saxophones on 10
Thomas Dolby – marimba on 5
Peter Gabriel – guest vocalist on 1
Benjamin Orr – background vocals on 2, 7
Don Henley – background vocals on 3, 8
Iron Eyes Cody – guest vocalist on 3
Wendy Melvoin – background vocals on 4
Lisa Coleman – background vocals on 4
Billy Idol – guest vocalist on 5
Tom Petty – guest vocalist on 5
Julie Last – background vocals on 5
Willie Nelson – guest vocalist on 6