The album is a long overdue anthology of one of Canada's most celebrated ex-pats, Joni Mitchell. She sanctioned the release of a "greatest hits" album only on the condition that she be allowed to compile companion album Misses. With a collection of 15 tracks, Hits focuses on her earlier folk-pop crossover successes, many made famous initially by others ("Both Sides Now," "Woodstock," "The Circle Game"), and Misses is a personal cross section of her more challenging early material and more recent recordings – the riveting "The Wolf That Lives in Lindsey" from Mingus is especially enlightening. One should not pick Read more on Last.fm.
