Dog Eat Dog (Joni Mitchell album)

Dog Eat Dog
Studio album by Joni Mitchell
Released October 1985
Recorded 1984-85
Genre Pop rock, experimental, new wave
Length 43:25
Label Geffen
Producer Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein, Thomas Dolby, Mike Shipley
Joni Mitchell chronology
Wild Things Run Fast
(1982)
Dog Eat Dog
(1985)
Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed) [3]

Dog Eat Dog is the 12th album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1985. It was her second album for Geffen Records. The album was a departure for Mitchell due to its synthetic sound (featuring production work by British synthesiser musician Thomas Dolby). Lyrically, the album dealt with prominent issues in mid 1980s society, such as televangelists, consumerism and famine in Ethiopia. One of Mitchell's more unusual songs, "Smokin' (Empty, Try Another)" was recorded by sampling the sound of the cigarette machine in the hall of the studio where Wild Things Run Fast was recorded. "Good Friends" was recorded as a duet with Michael McDonald; a video was produced for the song using film animation by Jim Blashfield. "Shiny Toys" and "Good Friends" were released as singles; "Shiny Toys" was also released in a 12" Extended Dance Single format, remix by François Kevorkian, and had a more complete lyric than the album version, featuring spoken voice by Thomas Dolby ( "I LOVE being out on the golf course!").

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joni Mitchell, except where noted. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Good Friends"   4:25
2. "Fiction" (Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein) 4:14
3. "The Three Great Stimulants"   6:11
4. "Tax Free" (Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein) 4:19
5. "Smokin' (Empty, Try Another)"   1:43
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Dog Eat Dog"   4:41
7. "Shiny Toys"   3:27
8. "Ethiopia"   5:53
9. "Impossible Dreamer"   4:30
10. "Lucky Girl"   4:02

Personnel

References

  1. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Dog Eat Dog - Joni Mitchell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. Robert Christgau review
  3. Rolling Stone review
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