| Mitchell followed up Blue with the underrated For the Roses, 
        a set of harmonically and lyrically complex songs. Court and Spark is, 
        in comparison, smoother and more straight-ahead; it became the biggest 
        record of her career, hitting Number Two. Working with saxophonist Tom 
        Scott's fusion group L.A. Express, Mitchell settles into a folk-pop-jazz 
        groove that remains a landmark of breezy sophistication, particularly 
        on the Top Ten single "Help Me." Strange but true: A cover of 
        "Twisted" by the scat-jazz vocal group Lambert, Hendricks and 
        Ross closes the album -- with stoner comics Cheech and Chong singing backup. 
       (Rolling Stone)
 Total album sales: 2 million / Peak chart position: 2  |