Miles of Aisles

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Miles of Aisles
Live album by Joni Mitchell
Released	November 1974
Recorded	March and August 1974
Genre	Folk jazz, Folk-rock, Singer-songwriter
Length	74:00
Label	Asylum
Producer	Joni Mitchell
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (not rated) link Robert Christgau (B-) link
Joni Mitchell chronology
Court and Spark (1974) Miles of Aisles (1974) The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975)

Miles of Aisles is a 1974 double live album by Joni Mitchell backed by the L.A. Express, recorded on the Court and Spark tour. The release became famous for the quality of the performances and some of Mitchell's onstage banter, particularly the "Van Gogh" speech before going into "The Circle Game".

Four years after "Big Yellow Taxi" stalled at #67 on the charts in its original studio version, the live version heard on Miles of Aisles was released as a single and reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, becoming Mitchell's third top 40 hit and continuing her commercial hot streak at the time.

Miles of Aisles would reach a peak of #2 on the charts and became one of her biggest-selling records.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Joni Mitchell

1. "You Turn Me on I'm a Radio" – 4:09
2. "Big Yellow Taxi" – 3:09
3. "Rainy Night House" – 4:04
4. "Woodstock" – 4:29
5. "Cactus Tree" – 5:01
6. "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" – 5:23
7. "Woman of Heart and Mind" – 3:40
8. "A Case of You" – 4:42
9. "Blue" – 2:49
10. "The Circle Game" – 6:29
11. "People's Parties" – 2:42
12. "All I Want" – 3:21
13. "Real Good for Free" – 4:27
14. "Both Sides Now" – 4:14
15. "Carey" – 3:30
16. "The Last Time I Saw Richard" – 3:35
17. "Jericho" – 3:26
18. "Love or Money" – 4:50

[edit] Personnel

• Joni Mitchell - vocals, guitar, dulcimer, piano

LA Express:

• Robben Ford - electric guitar
• Tom Scott - reeds, winds
• Larry Nash - piano
• Max Bennett - bass
• John Guerin - drums, percussion

Recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, California 14 - 17 August 1974, the L.A. Music Center, 4 March 1974 and the Berkeley Community Center, 2 March 1974.