''The Beginning of Survival'' is the first in a series of compilation albums by Canadian singer-songwriter

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...

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Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint. Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...

in 2004. The songs were taken from her albums '' Dog Eat Dog'' (6 tracks), ''

Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm ''Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm'' is the 13th studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1988. It was her third for Geffen Records. The album features various duets with guest artists such as Peter Gabriel on "My Secr ...

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Night Ride Home ''Night Ride Home'' is the 14th album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1991. It was the last of four albums she recorded for Geffen Records. Songs on the album include "Cherokee Louise" about a childhood friend who suffe ...

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Turbulent Indigo ''Turbulent Indigo'' is the 15th album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in 1994, it won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. John Milward, writing for ''Rolling Stone'', wrote that it was Mitchell's "best album since the mid- ...

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Taming the Tiger ''Taming the Tiger'' is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian musician Joni Mitchell. Released on September 29, 1998 through Reprise Records, it is the follow-up to the successful ''Turbulent Indigo'' (1994). The album was, at the time, wide ...

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Track listing

All songs by Joni Mitchell unless otherwise noted # "The Reoccurring Dream" – 3:03 # "The Windfall (Everything for Nothing)" – 5:09 # "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" – 6:49 # "Dog Eat Dog" – 4:27 # "Fiction" (Mitchell,

Larry Klein Larry Klein (born March 17, 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is based in Los Angeles. He began his career as a bassist, playing with jazz artists Willie Bobo, Freddie Hubbard, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Bobby ...

) – 4:10 # "The Beat of Black Wings" – 5:22 # "No Apologies" – 4:17 # "Sex Kills" – 3:56 # "The Three Great Stimulants" – 6:06 # "Lakota" (Mitchell, Klein) – 6:25 # "Ethiopia" – 5:38 # "Cool Water" (

Bob Nolan Bob Nolan (born Clarence Robert Nobles; April 13, 1908 – June 16, 1980, name changed to Robert Clarence Nobles in 1929) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and compo ...

) – 5:25 # "Tax Free" (Mitchell, Klein) – 4:17 # "The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:01 # "Passion Play" – 5:19 # "Impossible Dreamer" – 4:30

References

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