Joni Mitchell - Chalk Mark In A Rains Storm CD

Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm is the 13th album by Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1988. It was her third for Geffen Records. The album features various duets with guest artists such as Peter Gabriel on "My Secret Place", Willie Nelson on "Cool Water", Don Henley on "Snakes and Ladders", Billy Idol and Tom Petty on the track "Dancin' Clown". Henley also performs backing vocals on "Lakota", and Wendy and Lisa perform backing vocals on "The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)".

1."My Secret Place" 5:01

2."Number One" 3:46

3."Lakota"Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein6:25

4."The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)"Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein4:49

5."Dancin' Clown" 4:09

6."Cool Water"Joni Mitchell, Bob Nolan5:25

7."The Beat of Black Wings" 5:19

8."Snakes and Ladders"Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein5:37

9."The Reoccurring Dream"Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein3:02

10."A Bird That Whistles (Corrina, Corrina)"Traditional2:38

Personnel

• Joni Mitchell - vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum programming on 7, 8
• Manu Katché - drums, percussion, talking drum on 1, 7; snare drum on 2; background vocals
• Steve Lindsey - organ on 2
• Larry Klein - bass; keyboards on 1, 3, 4, 8; congas on 6; programming; background vocals on 5
• Michael Landau - guitar on 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9; background vocals on 5
• Steve Stevens - lead guitar on 5
• Wayne Shorter - saxophones on 10
• Thomas Dolby - marimba on 5
• Peter Gabriel - guest vocalist on 1
• Benjamin Orr - background vocals on 2, 7
• Don Henley - background vocals on 3, 8
• Iron Eyes Cody - guest vocalist on 3
• Wendy Melvoin - background vocals on 4
• Lisa Coleman - background vocals on 4
• Billy Idol - guest vocalist on 5
• Tom Petty - guest vocalist on 5
• Julie Last - background vocals on 5
• Willie Nelson - guest vocalist on 6