Label : Geffen Records
01 - The Reocurring Dream (Joni Mitchell)02 - The Windfall (Everything For Nothing) (Joni Mitchell)
03 - Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joni Mitchell - Lyrics Adapted from 'The Second Coming' by W.B. Yates))
04 - Dog Eat Dog (Joni Mitchell)
05 - Fiction (Joni Mitchell & Larry Klein)
06 - The Beat Of Black Wings (Joni Mitchell)
07 - No Apologies (Joni Mitchell)
08 - Sex Kills (Joni Mitchell)
09 - The Three Great Stimulants (Joni Mitchell)
10 - Lakota (Joni Mitchell & Larry Klein)
11 - Ethiopia (Joni Mitchell)
12 - Cool Water (Bob Nolon - Revised Lyrics by Joni Mitchell)
13 - Tax Free (Joni Mitchell & Larry Klein)
14 - The Magdalene Laundries (Joni Mitchell)
15 - Passion Play (The Story Of Jesus And Zachius...The Little Tax Collector) (Joni Mitchell)
16 - Impossible Dreamer (Joni Mitchell)
Tracks 04, 05, 09, 11, 13, 16 From The Album "DOG EAT DOG" (1985)
Produced by Joni Mitchell
Co-Produced by Larry Klein
Arranged by Joni Mitchell
Except "Tax Free"
Track Arranged by Larry Klein
Vocals Written & Arranged by Joni Mitchell
Engineered & Mixed by Mike Shipley at Galaxy Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Sound File Assistance by Thomas Dolby
Engineering Assistants : Zyg Winard, Dan Marnien
Musicians :
Joni Mitchell : Vocals, Background vocals, Vocal Samples, Fairlight CMI, Assorted Keyboards
Larry Klein : Basses, Synthesizer Programming
Tomas Dolby : Synthesizer Programming
Michael Landau : Guitars
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums, Drum Samples
Michael Fisher : Percussion Samples
Additional Musicians Featured Under Lyrics
Tracks 01, 06, 10, 12 From The Album "CHALK MARK IN A RAINSTORM" (1988)
Produced by Joni Mitchell & Larry Klein
Mixed by Mike Shipley, Dan Marnien & Joni Mitchell
Engineer : Dan Marnien
Additional Engineering : David Bottrill, Henry Lewy, Julie Last, Mike Shipley, Alan Smart
Engineering Assistants : Julie Last, Bill Jenkins, Mike Ross, Robin Lane, Dave Stallbaumer, Chris Fuhrman, Angus Davidson, Fred Howard, Richard Cottrell, Rick O'Neil, John Payne
Recorded at :
Ashcombe House, Bath, England
The Wool Hall, Beckington, England
Artisan Recording Studios, Los Angeles
The Village, Los Angeles, CA
Ocean Way Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Ground Control, Santa Monica, CA
Sound Castle, Los Angeles, CA
Galaxy Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Keyboard Programming : Larry Klein
Tracks 02, 03, 15 From The Album "NIGHT RIDE HOME" (1991)
Produced by Joni Mitchell & Larry Klein
Mixed by Mike Shipley, Dan Marnien & Joni Mitchell
Engineer : Dan Marnien
Recorded & Mixed at The Kiva
Additional Recording : A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; One On One Studios
Additional Engineering by Tony Phillips, Steve Churchyard, Julie Last
Assistant Engineers : Paula Garcia, Julie Last, Kristen Connelly, Jim Hill, Bon Voght
Production Assistant : Paula Garcia
Tracks 08, 14 From The Album "TURBULENT INDIGO" (1994)
Produced by Joni Mitchell & Larry Klein
Recorded & Mixed by Dan Marnien at The Kiva
Assistant Engineers : Paula Schaper, Paul Lundin
Track 07 From The Album "TAMING THE TIGER" (1998)
Produced & Arranged by Joni Mitchell
Engineered by Dan Marnien & Tony Phillips
Mixed by Joni Mitchell & Dan Marnien
"THE BEGINNING OF SURVIVAL" (2004) Credits :
Compilation Produced by Joni Mitchell & Mike Ragogna
Mastered From The Original Master Tapes by Erick Labson at Universal Mastering Studios, North Hollywood, CA
01 - The Reocurring Dream
Joni Mitchell : Vocals, Background vocals, Keyboards, Collage
Manu Katché : Drums
Larry Klein : Bass
Michael Landau : Guitar
02 - The Windfall (Everything For Nothing)
Joni Mitchell : Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Klein : Basses
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
03 - Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Joni Mitchell : Guitars, Vocals, Percussion, Keyboards
Larry Klein : Basses, Percussion
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Alex Acuña : Percussion
Ed Café : Voice of Doom
04 - Dog Eat Dog
Don Henley, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell : Background vocals
05 - Fiction
Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein, Joe Smith, Thomas Dolby : Speakers
Larry Klein : Keyboards
Vocal Arrangements by Joni Mitchell
06 - The Beat Of Black Wings
Joni Mitchell : Vocals, Background vocals, Keyboards, Drum Programming
Manu Katché : Talking Drum, Percussion
Larry Klein : Bass
Benjamin Orr : Additional Background vocals
07 - No Apologies
Joni Mitchell : Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Brian Blade : Drums
Greg Leisz : Pedal Steel
08 - Sex Kills
Joni Mitchell : Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion
Larry Klein : Basses, Percussion
Michael Landau : Electric Guitar
09 - The Three Great Stimulants
Joni Mitchell : Keyboards
10 - Lakota
Joni Mitchell : Vocals, Background vocals
Manu Katché : Drums, Percussion
Larry Klein : Bass, Keyboards
Michael Landau : Guitar
Iron Eyes Cody : Intro Vocal, Background vocals
Don Henley : Background vocals
11 - Ethiopia
Joni Mitchell : Piano
Kazu Matsui : Shakuhachi
Arranged by Joni Mitchell
12 - Cool Water
Joni Mitchell : Vocals, Background vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Manu Katché : Drums, Percussion
Larry Klein : Bass, 808 Congas
Michael Landau : Guitar
Willie Nelson : Vocals, Background vocals
13 - Tax Free
Larry Klein : Keyboards
Rod Steiger : Evangelist Speech
Don Henley, James Taylor, Michael McDonald, Amy Holland, Joni Mitchell : Background vocals
Vocals & Spoken Word Arrangements by Joni Mitchell
14 - The Magdalene Laundries
Joni Mitchell : Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Larry Klein : Basses
15 - Passion Play (The Story Of Jesus And Zachius...The Little Tax Collector)
Joni Mitchell : Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Larry Klein : Basses, Percussion
Bill Dillon : Guitar
Alex Acuña : Percussion
16 - Impossible Dreamer
Wayne Shorter : Soprano Saxophone
Alex Acuña : Bata
Arranged by Joni Mitchell