# The Beginning of Survival > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Beginning_of_Survival > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Beginning_of_Survival.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beginning_of_Survival > Source revision: 1355295243 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2004 compilation album by Joni Mitchell The Beginning of Survival Compilation album by Joni Mitchell Released July 27, 2004 (2004-07-27) Recorded 1985–1998 Genre Pop, folk Label Geffen Producer Larry Klein, Joni Mitchell, Mike Ragogna Joni Mitchell chronology Travelogue (2002) The Beginning of Survival (2004) Dreamland (2004) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 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](/source/Joni_Mitchell), released by [Geffen Records](/source/Geffen_Records) in 2004. The songs were taken from her albums *[Dog Eat Dog](/source/Dog_Eat_Dog_(Joni_Mitchell_album))* (6 tracks), *[Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm](/source/Chalk_Mark_in_a_Rainstorm)* (4), *[Night Ride Home](/source/Night_Ride_Home)* (3), *[Turbulent Indigo](/source/Turbulent_Indigo)* (2), and *[Taming the Tiger](/source/Taming_the_Tiger)* (1). ## Track listing All songs by Joni Mitchell unless otherwise noted 1. "The Reoccurring Dream" – 3:03 1. "The Windfall (Everything for Nothing)" – 5:09 1. "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" – 6:49 1. "Dog Eat Dog" – 4:27 1. "Fiction" (Mitchell, [Larry Klein](/source/Larry_Klein)) – 4:10 1. "The Beat of Black Wings" – 5:22 1. "No Apologies" – 4:17 1. "Sex Kills" – 3:56 1. "The Three Great Stimulants" – 6:06 1. "Lakota" (Mitchell, Klein) – 6:25 1. "Ethiopia" – 5:38 1. "Cool Water" ([Bob Nolan](/source/Bob_Nolan)) – 5:25 1. "Tax Free" (Mitchell, Klein) – 4:17 1. "The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:01 1. "Passion Play" – 5:19 1. "Impossible Dreamer" – 4:30 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Jurek, Thom (2011). ["The Beginning of Survival - Joni Mitchell | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r700860). *allmusic.com*. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin) (2011). "Mitchell, Joni". [*The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music) (5th concise ed.). London: [Omnibus Press](/source/Omnibus_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-85712-595-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-85712-595-8). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Hunter, James (2011). ["Joni Mitchell: The Beginning Of Survival : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090124144512/http://rollingstone.com/artists/jonimitchell/albums/album/6305215/review/6431012/the_beginning_of_survival). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Archived from [the original](http://rollingstone.com/artists/jonimitchell/albums/album/6305215/review/6431012/the_beginning_of_survival) on January 24, 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2011. v t e Joni Mitchell Discography Studio albums Song to a Seagull (1968) Clouds (1969) Ladies of the Canyon (1970) Blue (1971) For the Roses (1972) Court and Spark (1974) The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975) Hejira (1976) Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977) Mingus (1979) Wild Things Run Fast (1982) Dog Eat Dog (1985) Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm (1988) Night Ride Home (1991) Turbulent Indigo (1994) Taming the Tiger (1998) Both Sides Now (2000) Travelogue (2002) Shine (2007) Live albums Miles of Aisles Shadows and Light Amchitka, The 1970 Concert That Launched Greenpeace Joni Mitchell at Newport Compilation albums Hits Misses The Beginning of Survival Dreamland Songs of a Prairie Girl Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced Joni's Jazz Archives series Box sets Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967) The Reprise Albums (1968–1971) Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971) The Asylum Albums (1972–1975) Volume 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975) The Asylum Albums (1976–1980) Volume 4: The Asylum Years (1976–1980) Auxiliary releases Early Joni – 1963 Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) Live albums Live at Canterbury House – 1967 Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969 Singles "Chelsea Morning" "Big Yellow Taxi" "Carey" "California" "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" "Raised on Robbery" "Help Me" "Free Man in Paris" "In France They Kiss on Main Street" "Coyote" "My Secret Place" Notable songs "Both Sides, Now" "The Fiddle and the Drum" "Woodstock" "The Circle Game" "Little Green" "Blue" "This Flight Tonight" "River" "A Case of You" "The Last Time I Saw Richard" "Down to You" "Twisted" "Two Grey Rooms" Tribute albums Back to the Garden River: The Joni Letters A Tribute to Joni Mitchell Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration Related articles L.A. 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