The definitive female singer-songwriter album of the 70's, 1971's Blue is just about as perfect as an album can be. Ten immaculate songs that re-defined songwriting. Joni Mitchell had a small heap of classics under her belt by the time she recorded this masterpiece, but it was Blue that signalled just what a seminal writer and performer she was.

Stephen Stills, James Taylor, Sneeky Pete, and Russ Kunkel backed her up, but it's Joni's show all the way - heartbreak, longing, exuberance, passion, and doubt in classics such as "A Case of You," "River," and "This Flight Tonight." Blue is utterly essential!