Hits (Joni Mitchell album)

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Hits
Greatest hits album by
Joni Mitchell
ReleasedOctober 29, 1996
Recorded1969–1991
GenreFolk
Length60:34
LabelReprise
ProducerJoni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell chronology
Turbulent Indigo
(1994) 		Hits
(1996) 		Misses
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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, 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 personal favorites.

Track listing[edit]

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

Hits
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Urge for Going""You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio", 19725:05
2."Chelsea Morning"Clouds, 19692:31
3."Big Yellow Taxi"Ladies of the Canyon, 19702:14
4."Woodstock"Ladies of the Canyon5:27
5."The Circle Game"Ladies of the Canyon4:51
6."Carey"Blue, 19713:02
7."California"Blue3:50
8."You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio"For the Roses, 19722:39
9."Raised on Robbery"Court and Spark, 19743:05
10."Help Me"Court and Spark3:22
11."Free Man in Paris"Court and Spark3:02
12."River"Blue4:04
13."Chinese Café/Unchained Melody"Wild Things Run Fast, 19825:18
14."Come in from the Cold"Night Ride Home, 19917:30
15."Both Sides, Now"Clouds4:34
Total length:60:34

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Hits
Chart (1996) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 161

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[7] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  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. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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