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The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)

0.2158Canon Score · ranked #202 all time

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About the album

The Hissing of Summer Lawns is the seventh studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in November 1975 on Asylum Records. It continues the jazz-influenced sound of Mitchell's previous album, Court and Spark, with more unconventional and experimental material. It features synthesizers such as the Moog and ARP, sampling, backing from the jazz-rock groups the L.A. Express and the Jazz Crusade

Why it ranks #202

Every list on which The Hissing of Summer Lawns appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
NME 500 Greatest Albums (2013)Critics' canon#243 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#258 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected