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Dog Eat Dog is an album by 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. 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.
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written by Joni Mitchell, except where indicated.
- "Good Friends" – 4:25
- "Fiction"– 4:14 (Mitchell, Larry Klein)
- "The Three Great Stimulants"– 6:11
- "Tax Free"– 4:19 (Mitchell, Larry Klein)
- "Smokin' (Empty, Try Another)"– 1:43
- "Dog Eat Dog"– 4:41
- "Shiny Toys"– 3:27
- "Ethiopia"– 5:53
- "Impossible Dreamer"– 4:30
- "Lucky Girl"– 4:02
[edit] Personnel
- Joni Mitchell – vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, sound effects
- Michael McDonald – vocals on "Good Friends"
- Larry Klein – spoken vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, programming
- Thomas Dolby – spoken vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, programming
- Joe Smith – spoken vocals
- Rod Steiger – spoken vocals
- Zyg Winard – spoken vocals
- Michael Landau – guitar
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Larry Williams – flute, tenor saxophone
- Kazu Matsui – shakahachi
- Wayne Shorter – soprano & tenor saxophones
- Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangement
- Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums, samples
- Alex Acuña – bata drum
- Michael Fisher – percussion samples
- Don Henley – background vocals
- James Taylor – background vocals
- Amy Holland – background vocals
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