A Case of You

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Joni Mitchell wrote and recorded the song "A Case of You" in 1971, during her early 'folk' period. The song was first released on the album Blue, and Mitchell later recorded it on her live album Miles of Aisles. The song can also be found in the Joni Mitchell song collection Both Sides Now. The song appears in the soundtracks to several movies, including Truly Madly Deeply and Practical Magic. It is one of Mitchell's more "Canadian-influenced" songs from that period, with the lyrics containing a reference to Canada's national anthem, "O Canada".

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The song has been covered by Diana Krall on her Live in Paris album, by k.d. lang on her album, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, and by Prince on the album One Nite Alone... Tori Amos called it one of 5 songs for which she 'would have given her right arm to have written'; it appears on her B-sides collection album More Pink. Allison Crowe performs this song regularly in concert, and it appears on her 2006 album, This Little Bird. The song has been covered by Keller Williams on occasion. Nancy Wilson (guitarist) of Heart (band) also performed this song live and is available on the Live at McGabe's Guitar Shop album. Jane Monheit has also covered this, as well as other Joni Mitchell songs. John Doe (of X) has also covered this song live.