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Joni Mitchell

A Case of You

1971 · via Prince

Joni Mitchell wrote “A Case of You” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1971. Also recorded by Prince (released 1995), Tori Amos (released 1992) and Diana Krall (released 2000), among 152 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz. It is on the album Blue (1971).

Joni Mitchell – A Case of You
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The man behind Purple Rain kept this one in his live sets, and the writer's own 1971 recording shows you exactly what he was reaching for. Tori Amos and James Blake have tried it since, but start here.

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Credited writer: Joni Mitchell.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1971.

On the album Blue (1971).

Other recordings on file · first release year

152 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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