was named the seventh best album of 1972 in Robert Christgau's year-end list for Newsday. In his review for Creem, he said the music lacked the liveliness of Blues "All I Want" and the lyrics' insularity diminished her voice, but he ultimately regarded the album as a "remarkable work" and the year's aesthetically boldest record. "Mitchell has integrated the strange shifts of her voice into an almost 'classical' sounding music", Christgau wrote, calling it "hypnotic when you give it a chance to work". It was voted number 148 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition (2000). In 2007, the Library of Congress added the album to its National Recording Registry. In an essay accompanying the selection, Cary O'Dell wrote that the record was "Mitchell's first overt foray into jazz, a genre that, for the next several years, would come to dominate her art." Track listing All tracks are written by Joni Mitchell. Personnel Joni Mitchell – vocals, guitar, piano Tom Scott – woodwinds, reeds Wilton Felder – bass Russ Kunkel – drums Bobbye Hall – percussion Bobby Notkoff – strings James Burton – electric guitar on "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" Graham Nash – harmonica on "You Turn Me On I'm a Radio" Stephen Stills – rock and roll band on "Blonde in the Bleachers" Technical Henry Lewy – sound engineer, production guidance Anthony Hudson – art direction, design Joel Bernstein – photography Charts References External links Joni Mitchell's New For The Roses, Robert Hilburn, Los Angeles Times, 21 November 1972; appears at the unofficial site JoniMitchell.com 1972 albums Joni Mitchell albums Asylum Records albums Albums recorded at A&M Studios United States National Recording Registry recordings Albums produced by Joni Mitchell United States National Recording Registry albums