In France They Kiss on Main Street
Released as a single in 1976.
Rhune
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Rolling Stone named it the worst album title of the year.
Her follow-up to Court and Spark, her biggest album, came out on 17 November 1975, with a cover she painted. The hiss is lawn sprinklers. Rolling Stone’s review called it “a great collection of pop poems with a distracting soundtrack”; for years she said the magazine had called it the worst album. In 1985 Prince called it the last album he loved all the way through. Rolling Stone now ranks it No. 258 of the 500 greatest albums.
Tracks 10 · 43 minutes
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The Jungle Line
Built on a recording of the Drummers of Burundi, with Mitchell playing a Moog synthesiser.
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3
Edith and the Kingpin
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4
Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
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5
Shades of Scarlett Conquering
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The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The title song, about a wife kept as part of her husband’s portfolio in a suburban house.
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7
The Boho Dance
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Harry's House / Centerpiece
Harry’s House runs into Centerpiece, a song by Harry “Sweets” Edison and Jon Hendricks.
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9
Sweet Bird
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Shadows and Light
She used its title for her 1980 live album and concert film.
