Hits (Joni Mitchell album)

Hits
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

Professional ratings
Review 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, 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

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

*Hits*
No.	Title	Original release	Length
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

Chart performance for *Hits*
Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	161
US Cash Box Top 200 Albums^[7]	66

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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

[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

[ac_Billboard200_Joni_Mitchell-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.

[AustraliaJoni_MitchellHitsalbumCertRef-8] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

[United_KingdomJoni_MitchellHitsalbumCertRef-9] "British album certifications – Joni Mitchell – Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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