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The Beginning of Survival

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The Beginning of Survival
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 27, 2004 (2004-07-27)
Recorded1985–1998
GenrePop, folk
LabelGeffen
ProducerLarry Klein, Joni Mitchell, Mike Ragogna
Joni Mitchell chronology
Travelogue
(2002)
The Beginning of Survival
(2004)
Dreamland
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

The Beginning of Survival is the first in a series of compilation albums by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released by Geffen Records in 2004. The songs were taken from her albums Dog Eat Dog (6 tracks), Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm (4), Night Ride Home (3), Turbulent Indigo (2), and Taming the Tiger (1).

Track listing

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All songs by Joni Mitchell unless otherwise noted

  1. "The Reoccurring Dream" – 3:03
  2. "The Windfall (Everything for Nothing)" – 5:09
  3. "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" – 6:49
  4. "Dog Eat Dog" – 4:27
  5. "Fiction" (Mitchell, Larry Klein) – 4:10
  6. "The Beat of Black Wings" – 5:22
  7. "No Apologies" – 4:17
  8. "Sex Kills" – 3:56
  9. "The Three Great Stimulants" – 6:06
  10. "Lakota" (Mitchell, Klein) – 6:25
  11. "Ethiopia" – 5:38
  12. "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) – 5:25
  13. "Tax Free" (Mitchell, Klein) – 4:17
  14. "The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:01
  15. "Passion Play" – 5:19
  16. "Impossible Dreamer" – 4:30

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom (2011). "The Beginning of Survival - 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. ^ Hunter, James (2011). "Joni Mitchell: The Beginning Of Survival : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011.