On For the Roses, Mitchell’s fourth album, she moves away from the confessional songwriting of Blue toward a more detached, observational stance, though the intensely personal lyrical themes remain. The album features a more layered, jazz-inflected sound than its predecessor.
- For the Roses was recorded at A&M Studios in Los Angeles and Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
- The album reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart.
- The song 'You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio' was released as a single, despite Mitchell's reservations about the commercial nature of singles.
Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter whose work in the 1970s defined the era of the confessional singer-songwriter. In 1972, Mitchell was at a creative peak, having recently released the acclaimed Blue, and was seeking a more relaxed approach to her music.
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