Misses
Compilation album by
Joni Mitchell
ReleasedOctober 29, 1996
Recorded1969–1994
GenreFolk, folk jazz, electronica
LabelReprise
ProducerJoni Mitchell, Larry Klein,
Mike Shipley
Joni Mitchell chronology
Hits
(1996)		 Misses
(1996)		 Taming the Tiger
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Misses is a 1996 compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. The selections, chosen by Mitchell herself, concentrate on her lesser known, more experimental work, including jazz influenced recordings from the late 1970s and electronic music from the 1980s. Mitchell also designed the album cover.[3] The album is a companion to Hits, issued on the same day. Mitchell agreed to a request from her record company to release a greatest hits album on the condition that she also be allowed to release Misses.[4]

Cyndi Lauper nominated Misses as one of her all-time favourite albums, singling out "A Case of You".[5] The best known song on Misses, "A Case of You" has been covered by Tori Amos, k.d. lang and Prince, among others.

Track listing

All songs were written by Joni Mitchell, except where indicated.

  1. "Passion Play (When All the Slaves Are Free)" – 5:25
  2. "Nothing Can Be Done" – 4:53
  3. "A Case of You" – 4:20
  4. "The Beat of Black Wings" – 5:19
  5. "Dog Eat Dog" – 4:41
  6. "The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey" – 6:35
  7. "The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:02
  8. "The Impossible Dreamer" – 4:30
    • From Dog Eat Dog
  9. "Sex Kills" – 3:56
    • From Turbulent Indigo
  10. "The Reoccurring Dream" – 3:02
    • From Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm; co-written by Larry Klein
  11. "Harry's House/Centerpiece" – 6:48
  12. "The Arrangement" – 3:32
  13. "For the Roses" – 3:48
  14. "Hejira" – 6:42

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Mitchell, Joni". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ↑ "Joni Mitchell albums: Misses". Joni Mitchell.com. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  4. ↑ Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine, eds. (2002). All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul (3rd rev. ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 746. ISBN 0-87930-653-X.
  5. ↑ Mojo, March 1997
  6. ↑ "Misses". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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