The album takes inspiration from the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh for Mitchell's self-portrait on the cover.
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The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (writer and producer "Trust In Me" - Joe Cocker, artist); Joni Mitchell's Turbulent Indigo album (writer "How Do You Stop," originally a moderate hit for James Brown); and the Marlo Thomas and Friends album Thanks and Giving All Year Long (writer/producer "I'll Give Anything But Up" - Hilary Duff, artist).
The songs on the album were taken from her albums Dog Eat Dog (6 tracks), Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm (4), Night Ride Home (3), Turbulent Indigo (2), and Taming the Tiger (1).