The deeply personal track laid bare one of the most vulnerable periods of the singer-songwriter’s life.

On this day (June 22) in 1971, Joni Mitchell released Blue. It was an intensely honest and emotional release in which Mitchell bared her soul to the world. Songs like “Case of You,” “Carey,” ...

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On June 22, 1971, Joni Mitchell released the LP Blue and changed the landscape for singer-songwriters, setting a new standard for emotional honesty and lyrical storytelling in popular music.

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There were singer-songwriters before Joni Mitchell, but with her 1971 masterpiece Blue, she pretty much set the template for almost everything that came after it. Blue was something different, a hyper ...

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Sometimes an album can be successful upon release, but still not be fully appreciated until years later. Such is the case with Blue, Joni Mitchell's 1971 classic, released 55 years ago today.

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Joni Mitchell's Blue, which turns 50 years old on Tuesday, is an inquiry into personal storytelling, a document of the process of sharing heartache that changes every time someone hears it. I imagine ...