The Hissing of Summer Lawns

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concept album studio album

The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.

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The Hissing of Summer Lawns (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Joni Mitchell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
coverArtBy Joni Mitchell ⓘ
criticalReception initially mixed ⓘ
later acclaimed ⓘ
featuresInstrument African drums ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ
genre art pop ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ
folk jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
pop ⓘ
hasPart Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow ⓘ
Edith and the Kingpin ⓘ
Harry’s House / Centerpiece ⓘ
In France They Kiss on Main Street ⓘ
Shades of Scarlett Conquering ⓘ
Shadows and Light ⓘ
Sweet Bird ⓘ
The Boho Dance ⓘ
The Hissing of Summer Lawns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: The Hissing of Summer Lawns (song)

The Jungle Line ⓘ
influencedGenre art pop ⓘ
singer-songwriter music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme American consumer culture ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
power dynamics in relationships ⓘ
suburban life ⓘ
nextWork Hejira ⓘ
notableFor character-driven songs ⓘ
complex lyrics ⓘ
early incorporation of world music elements ⓘ
use of jazz-influenced harmonies ⓘ
partOf Joni Mitchell discography ⓘ
performer Joni Mitchell ⓘ
previousWork Court and Spark ⓘ
producer Henry Lewy ⓘ
Joni Mitchell ⓘ
publicationDate 1975-11-01 ⓘ
recordedIn 1975 ⓘ
recordLabel Asylum Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1975 ⓘ

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Court and Spark → chronologicallyPrecedes → The Hissing of Summer Lawns ⓘ
Hejira → follows → The Hissing of Summer Lawns ⓘ
The Hissing of Summer Lawns → hasPart → The Hissing of Summer Lawns self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hissing of Summer Lawns (song)
Travelogue → includesReworkedSongsFrom → The Hissing of Summer Lawns ⓘ
Joni Mitchell → notableWork → The Hissing of Summer Lawns ⓘ
Roberta Joan Anderson → notableWork → The Hissing of Summer Lawns ⓘ