Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell album)
2000 studio album by Joni Mitchell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2000 studio album by Joni Mitchell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Both Sides Now is a concept album and studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell that was released in 2000. It is her 17th studio album. The album won two Grammy Awards in 2001 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the song "Both Sides Now" and a Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.
| Both Sides Now | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Studio | AIR Lyndhurst Hall, London Ocean Way, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 51:35 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein | |||
| Joni Mitchell chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
The album traces the progress of the modern relationship through Mitchell's orchestral renditions of classic jazz songs. Two of her own songs are included: "A Case of You" (1971) and "Both Sides Now" (1969). The orchestra was arranged and conducted by Vince Mendoza.
In the liner notes, co-producer Larry Klein describes the album as "a programmatic suite documenting a relationship from initial flirtation through optimistic consummation, metamorphosing into disillusionment, ironic despair, and finally resolving in the philosophical overview of acceptance and the probability of the cycle repeating itself".
A limited run of copies was released on February 8, 2000, in chocolate box packaging for Valentine's Day with several lithographs of Mitchell paintings. A jewel case edition was released on March 20, 2000.
On tour, Mitchell performed the songs in the same sequence as the album, but she opened with the overture "Nuages", the first movement from Nocturnes, an orchestral suite composed by Claude Debussy. "Nuages" is the French word for "clouds". Clouds is the name of the album on which the song "Both Sides Now" made its appearance.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're My Thrill" | lyrics: Sidney Clare; music: Jay Gorney | 3:52 |
| 2. | "At Last" | Mack Gordon, Harry Warren | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Comes Love" | Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias | 4:29 |
| 4. | "You've Changed" | Bill Carey, Carl Fischer | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Answer Me, My Love" | Fred Rauch, Gerhard Winkler; English lyrics: Carl Sigman | 3:23 |
| 6. | "A Case of You" | Joni Mitchell | 5:52 |
| 7. | "Don't Go to Strangers" | Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, David Mann | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Sometimes I'm Happy" | Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Don't Worry 'bout Me" | Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Stormy Weather" | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 3:07 |
| 11. | "I Wish I Were in Love Again" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Both Sides Now" | Joni Mitchell | 5:45 |
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 19 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 63 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] | 20 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] | 70 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 50 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 66 |
| European Albums (Eurotipsheet)[11] | 91 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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