Joni Mitchell - Shine

Joni Mitchell is generally considered to be the single most important female singer-songwriter of the 20th Century.

Her 2007 CD Shine - the first set of new songs from Joni in nine years - features some fine new cuts that resonate on the level of some of her all-time classic work, with much of the material inspired by Joni's passion to save the environment.

Her lyrics on the subject are truly inspiring, and Shine retains many of the storied calling cards of her best albums. The searing lyricism of 1971's Blue and the penchant for self-redefinition hailed by 1974's Court and Spark make cameo appearances throughout.

• One Week Last Summer
• This Place
• If I Had a Heart
• Hana
• Bad Dreams
• Big Yellow Taxi (2007)
• Night of the Iguana
• Strong and Wrong
• Shine
• If