Hits (Joni Mitchell album)

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1996 greatest hits album by Joni Mitchell

Hits

Greatest hits album by

Joni Mitchell

Released| October 29, 1996
Recorded| 1969–1991
Genre| Folk
Length| 60:34
Label| Reprise
Producer| Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell chronology
| Turbulent Indigo
(1994)  | Hits
(1996)  | Misses
(1996)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [2]
Rolling Stone| (mixed)[3]

Hits is a 1996 greatest hits compilation by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. As of December 2007[update], it has sold 488,000 copies in the United States,[4] and was certified Gold in the United Kingdom in 2013 for 100,000 copies sold.[5] A counterpart album, Misses, was released on the same day as Hits. It consists of Mitchell's lesser known songs that she considers her most overlooked material.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Joni Mitchell, except "Unchained Melody" by Alex North and Hy Zaret.

HitsNo.| Title| Original release| Length

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1.| "Urge for Going"| "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio", 1972| 5:05
2.| "Chelsea Morning"| Clouds, 1969| 2:31
3.| "Big Yellow Taxi"| Ladies of the Canyon, 1970| 2:14
4.| "Woodstock"| Ladies of the Canyon| 5:27
5.| "The Circle Game"| Ladies of the Canyon| 4:51
6.| "Carey"| Blue, 1971| 3:02
7.| "California"| Blue| 3:50
8.| "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"| For the Roses, 1972| 2:39
9.| "Raised on Robbery"| Court and Spark, 1974| 3:05
10.| "Help Me"| Court and Spark| 3:22
11.| "Free Man in Paris"| Court and Spark| 3:02
12.| "River"| Blue| 4:04
13.| "Chinese Café/Unchained Melody"| Wild Things Run Fast, 1982| 5:18
14.| "Come in from the Cold"| Night Ride Home, 1991| 7:30
15.| "Both Sides, Now"| Clouds| 4:34
Total length:| 60:34

## Charts

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Chart performance for Hits Chart (1996)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[6] | 161
US Cash Box Top 200 Albums[7] | 66

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum  | 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Gold  | 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ Parisien, Roch (2011). "Hits – Joni Mitchell | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Mitchell, Joni". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
3. ^ "Hits by Joni Mitchell | Rolling Stone Music | Music Reviews". rollingstone.com. 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
4. ^ Caulfield, Keith (21 December 2007). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
5. ^ BPI website Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "Joni Mitchell Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
7. ^ "Cash Box Top 200 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. November 16, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
9. ^ "British album certifications – Joni Mitchell – Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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Joni Mitchell

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Song to a Seagull (1968)
* Clouds (1969)
* Ladies of the Canyon (1970)
* Blue (1971)
* For the Roses (1972)
* Court and Spark (1974)
* The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)
* Hejira (1976)
* Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977)
* Mingus (1979)
* Wild Things Run Fast (1982)
* Dog Eat Dog (1985)
* Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm (1988)
* Night Ride Home (1991)
* Turbulent Indigo (1994)
* Taming the Tiger (1998)
* Both Sides Now (2000)
* Travelogue (2002)
* Shine (2007)

Live albums|

* Miles of Aisles
* Shadows and Light
* Amchitka, The 1970 Concert That Launched Greenpeace
* Joni Mitchell at Newport

Compilation albums|

* Hits
* Misses
* The Beginning of Survival
* Dreamland
* Songs of a Prairie Girl
* Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced
* Joni's Jazz

Archives series|

| Box sets|

* Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967)
* The Reprise Albums (1968–1971)
* Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971)
* The Asylum Albums (1972–1975)
* Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975)
* The Asylum Albums (1976–1980)
* Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976–1980)

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Auxiliary releases|

* Early Joni – 1963
* Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes)

Live albums|

* Live at Canterbury House – 1967
* Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969

Singles|

* "Chelsea Morning"
* "Big Yellow Taxi"
* "Carey"
* "California"
* "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"
* "Raised on Robbery"
* "Help Me"
* "Free Man in Paris"
* "In France They Kiss on Main Street"
* "Coyote"
* "My Secret Place"

Notable songs|

* "Both Sides, Now"
* "The Fiddle and the Drum"
* "Woodstock"
* "The Circle Game"
* "Little Green"
* "Blue"
* "This Flight Tonight"
* "River"
* "A Case of You"
* "The Last Time I Saw Richard"
* "Down to You"
* "Twisted"
* "Two Grey Rooms"

Tribute albums|

* River: The Joni Letters
* A Tribute to Joni Mitchell

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