Help Me

E43684

single song

"Help Me" is a 1974 jazz-inflected folk-pop song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, widely regarded as one of her signature hits from the album *Court and Spark*.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
album	Court and Spark →
artist	Joni Mitchell →
associatedWithMovement	1970s singer-songwriter era →
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles	6 →
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary	1 →
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100	7 →
composer	Joni Mitchell →
countryOfOrigin	Canada →
criticalReputation	widely regarded as one of Joni Mitchell's signature hits →
featuresInstrument	bass guitar → drums → electric piano → saxophone →
featuresVocalStyle	soprano lead vocal →
followsSingle	Raised on Robbery →
followsSingleArtist	Joni Mitchell →
format	7-inch single →
genre	folk rock → folk-pop → jazz pop →
hasBSide	Just Like This Train →
includedOnCompilation	Hits (Joni Mitchell album) → various Joni Mitchell retrospective collections →
isSignatureSongOf	Joni Mitchell →
isSingleFrom	Court and Spark →
language	English →
length	3:22 →
lyricalTheme	emotional ambivalence in relationships → romantic attraction →
lyricist	Joni Mitchell →
nextSingle	Free Man in Paris →
nextSingleArtist	Joni Mitchell →
notableFor	commercial breakthrough for Joni Mitchell in the United States → fusion of jazz harmonies with pop song structure →
originalMedium	vinyl record →
partOfAlbum	Court and Spark →
performer	Joni Mitchell →
producer	Henry Lewy → Joni Mitchell →
recordedIn	Los Angeles →
recordingPeriod	1973 →
recordLabel	Asylum Records →
releaseDate	1974-03-01 →
releaseYear	1974 →
styleDescription	jazz-inflected folk-pop →
writer	Joni Mitchell →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Court and Spark → Joni Mitchell →	notableSong
Court and Spark →	hasPart
Court and Spark →	hasSingle
Free Man in Paris →	precededBySingle