Catalog Number: GHS-24172

Record Grading: Excellent (EX), Sleeve Grading: Excellent (EX)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Gate-fold cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, and surface impressions (front/back/inner-gate). Inner-sleeve is original (plastic). Spine is easy-to-read with mild-wear. Minor shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge; wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• My Secret Place (with Peter Gabriel)
• Number One
• Lakota
• The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)
• Dancin' Clown (with Billy Idol and Tom Petty)
• Cool Water (with Willie Nelson)
• The Beat Of Black Wings
• Snakes And Ladders (with Don Henley)
• The Reoccurring Dream
• A Bird That Whistles

About The Record:

Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm 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. The first official single from the album was My Secret Place. It "bubbled under" for a few weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The video, shot on grainy, atmospheric black & white film featuring Mitchell and Peter Gabriel, received airplay on VH-1. Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female at the 1989 Grammy Awards, but lost to Tracy Chapman's Fast Car.