Re: So...did we get ripped by Rolling Stone?

"Derek A. Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> King:     Yeah, but weren't most of them co-written by guys?  Also, I
> certainly don't think of her as a producer or arranger......but  I
> suppose I might have to concede Jack's point.
>

Her husband was the lyricist, she wrote the music.

> Mitchell: This is harder for me to buy. How respected would her music
> be if she hadn't brought along her distinctive voice?

Pretty respected, since she's one of the better songwriters around. In fact,
her material was known before her voice was. ("The Circle Game, " "Both
Sides Now.")

 I will admit my
> ignorance when it comes to who produced and arranged her work.
>

Mostly, she produced herself. On Court and Spark, there are credits for
three arrangements, Joni wrote one herself and collaborated on one other.
( "Car On The Hill," the one she wrote herself is pretty good by anyone's
standards.)

> If there aren't many more nominations I'm afraid these two fine ladies
> may simply be exceptions proving the rule.
>

Jackie DeShannon comes to mind, as does Ellie Greenwich.

> Derek
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, BlackMonk
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > "High Flight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > Derek A. Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> says...
> > > > One last observation, and I know its been made a time or two before,
> > > > but what's the deal with the male dominance? I realize this reflects
> > > > what was happening in society and so on, but holy cow, are we EVER
> > > > going to see a great female composer, producer, or arranger?  By the
> > > > way: who, in your opinion, has come the closest?
> > >
> > > Does Carol King get an honorable mention?
> > >
> >
> > For writing a ridiculous number of hit songs in the sixties? I'd say so.
> >
> > Joni Mitchell has had a few good moments here and there, too. (That was
an
> > understatement, in case anyone missed it. Court And Spark is a close to
a
> > perfect album as anything is.)
> >
> >