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Ex-husband Larry Klein, who serves as co-producer and musical director, explains in his liner notes that Joni Mitchell intended to tell the story of a "modern" romantic relationship in the songs, most of which come from the '30s and '40s.
If so, her concept of a modern relationship is very troubled -- most of the selections are unhappy love songs.
Vince Mendoza's arrangements -- a third of them played by a gigantic 71-piece orchestra, a third by a regular-size orchestra, and a third by a swing-style big band -- often suggest the oceanic sweep and serious, melancholy tone of film noir movie music.
They also do a lot of Mitchell's work for her.
As a singer, she has never had much projection or power, but she is a master of phrasing and tone.
Mitchell often sounds like an alternate Billie Holiday, with the breathiness and note decay characteristic of later Holiday, if none of her delayed timing.
Both Sides Now is not revelatory in a musical sense, but it does achieve its intention of reconceiving Joni Mitchell as an interpretive singer.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You're My ThrillSidney Clare, Jay Gorney | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:53 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | At LastMack Gordon, Harry Warren | Joni Mitchell | Play | 04:27 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | Comes LoveLew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charles Tobias | Joni Mitchell | Play | 04:29 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | You've ChangedBill Carey, Carl Fischer | Joni Mitchell | Play | 05:00 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Answer Me, My LoveFred Rauch, Carl Sigman, Gerhard Winkler | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:23 | 0 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | A Case of YouJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 05:53 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Don't Go to StrangersRedd Evans, Arthur Kent, Dave Mann | Joni Mitchell | Play | 04:10 | 0 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | Sometimes I'm HappyIrving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:57 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Don't Worry 'Bout MeRube Bloom, Ted Koehler | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:49 | 0 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Stormy WeatherHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:07 | 0 MB | 15 MB |
| 11 | I Wish I Were in Love AgainLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:36 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 12 | Both Sides, NowJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 05:46 | 0 MB | 29 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Anderson | Oboe |
| 2 | John Anderson Concert Orchestra | Oboe |
| 3 | Julie Andrews | Bassoon |
| 4 | Dave Arch | Piano |
| 5 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 6 | Vaughan Armon | Violin |
| 7 | John Barclay | Trumpet |
| 8 | Pete Beachill | Trombone |
| 9 | Bill Benham | Viola |
| 10 | Chuck Berghofer | Bass |
| 11 | Nigel Black | Horn |
| 12 | Rube Bloom | Composer |
| 13 | Susan Bohling | Cor Anglais, Oboe |
| 14 | Rachel Bolt | Viola |
| 15 | Catherine Bradshaw | Viola |
| 16 | Mike Brittain | Bass |
| 17 | Lew Brown | Composer |
| 18 | Nick Bucknall | Clarinet |
| 19 | Irving Caesar | Composer |
| 20 | Bill Carey | Composer |
| 21 | Robbie Cavolina | Art Direction |
| 22 | Sidney Clare | Composer |
| 23 | Dermot Crehan | Violin |
| 24 | Andrew Crowley | Trumpet |
| 25 | Benedict Cruft | Violin |
| 26 | David Daniels | Celli, Cello |
| 27 | Peter Davies | Trombone |
| 28 | Iain Dixon | Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass) |
| 29 | Phillip Eastop | Horn |
| 30 | Richard Edwards | Trombone |
| 31 | Peter Erskine | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 32 | Redd Evans | Composer |
| 33 | Andy Findon | Flute |
| 34 | Carl Fischer | Composer |
| 35 | Simon Fischer | Violin |
| 36 | Geoff Foster | Engineer |
| 37 | Antonia Fuchs | Violin |
| 38 | Paul Gardham | Horn |
| 39 | Roger Garland | Violin |
| 40 | Ben Georgiades | Assistant Engineer |
| 41 | Wilfred Gibson | Violin |
| 42 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 43 | Jay Gorney | Composer |
| 44 | Clifford Grey | Composer |
| 45 | Isobel Griffiths | Orchestra Contractor |
| 46 | Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
| 47 | Herbie Hancock | Guest Artist, Piano, Soloist |
| 48 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 49 | Richard Henry | Trombone (Bass) |
| 50 | Rebecca Hirsch | Violin |
| 51 | Mark Isham | Guest Artist, Soloist, Trumpet |
| 52 | Gordon Jenkins | Arranger |
| 53 | Skaila Kanga | Harp |
| 54 | Helen Keen | Flute |
| 55 | Paul Kegg | Celli, Cello |
| 56 | Arthur Kent | Composer |
| 57 | Patrick Kiernan | Violin |
| 58 | Larry Klein | Liner Notes, Musical Director, Producer |
| 59 | Ted Koehler | Composer |
| 60 | Peter Lale | Viola |
| 61 | Chris Laurence | Bass |
| 62 | Julian Leaper | Violin |
| 63 | Tony Lewis | Celli, Cello |
| 64 | Helen Liebmann | Celli, Cello |
| 65 | Martin Loveday | Celli, Cello |
| 66 | Dave Mann | Composer |
| 67 | Rita Manning | Violin |
| 68 | James McLeod | Violin |
| 69 | Michael McMenemy | Violin |
| 70 | Gavin McNaughton | Bassoon |
| 71 | Donald McVay | Viola |
| 72 | Vince Mendoza | Arranger, Conductor |
| 73 | Joni Mitchell | Art Direction, Composer, Paintings, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 74 | Perry Montague-Mason | Violin |
| 75 | Everton Nelson | Violin |
| 76 | Peter Oxer | Violin |
| 77 | John Pigneguy | Horn |
| 78 | Anthony Pike | Bass, Clarinet |
| 79 | Dana Pilson | Production Coordination |
| 80 | Anthony Pleeth | Celli, Cello |
| 81 | Gerard Presencer | Trumpet |
| 82 | Maciej Rakowski | Violin |
| 83 | Fred Rauch | Composer |
| 84 | Frank Ricotti | Percussion |
| 85 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 86 | Godfrey Salmon | Violin |
| 87 | Frank Schaefer | Cello |
| 88 | Mary Scully | Bass |
| 89 | Hugh Seenan | Horn |
| 90 | Jackie Shave | Violin |
| 91 | Katherine Shave | Violin |
| 92 | Wayne Shorter | Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Soloist |
| 93 | Allen Sides | Engineer, Mixing |
| 94 | J. Neil Sidwell | Trombone |
| 95 | Steve Sidwell | Trumpet |
| 96 | Carl Sigman | Composer |
| 97 | Richard Skinner | Bassoon, Contrabassoon |
| 98 | Owen Slade | Tuba |
| 99 | Sam H. Stept | Composer |
| 100 | David Stewart | Trombone (Baritone), Trombone (Bass) |
| 101 | Jonathan Strange | Violin |
| 102 | Stan Sulzmann | Clarinet, Flute |
| 103 | Jamie Talbot | Clarinet, Flute, Flute (Alto), Sax (Alto) |
| 104 | Cathy Thompson | Violin |
| 105 | Michael Thompson | Horn |
| 106 | Charles Tobias | Composer |
| 107 | Philip Todd | Clarinet, Flute, Flute (Alto) |
| 108 | Christopher Tombling | Violin |
| 109 | John Tyree | Assistant Engineer |
| 110 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| 111 | Derek Watkins | Trumpet |
| 112 | Richard Watkins | Horn |
| 113 | Ivo Jan van der Werff | Viola |
| 114 | Bruce White | Viola |
| 115 | Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin | Viola |
| 116 | Gerhard Winkler | Composer |
| 117 | David Woodcock | Violin |
| 118 | Gavyn Wright | Concert Master, Violin |
| 119 | Vincent Youmans | Composer |
| 120 | Warren Zielinski | Violin |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |