Both Sides Now

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For the song, see Both Sides Now (song).

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Both Sides Now

Studio album by Joni Mitchell
Released	Feburary 8, 2000 (Special edition) March 20, 2000 (Regular)
Recorded	Air Studios, Hampstead, London, 2000
Genre	Jazz, Torch songs
Length	51:29
Label	Reprise Records
Producer(s)	Joni Mitchell, Larry Klein
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (A-) link
Joni Mitchell chronology
Taming the Tiger (1998)	Both Sides Now (2000)	Travelogue (2002)

Both Sides Now is an album by Joni Mitchell, released in 2000. It is a concept album that traces the progress of the modern relationship through Mitchell's orchestral renditions of classic jazz songs. Two of Mitchell's own songs are also included; "Both Sides Now" and "A Case of You". The orchestra was arranged and conducted by Vince Mendoza.

In the liner notes, co-producer Larry Klein describes the album as "a programmatic suite documenting a relationship from initial flirtation through optimistic consummation, metamorphosing into disillusionment, ironic despair, and finally resolving in the philosophical overview of acceptance and the probability of the cycle repeating itself".

A limited run of copies were released on Feburary 8 in special chocolate box packaging for Valentine's Day, including several lithographs of original Mitchell paintings. Many of these were returned to stores as the CD holder in the box would not reliably hold the disc and copies often arrived scratched. A regular jewel case edition was released on March 20. Both Sides Now is also available on DVD Audio.

Both Sides Now serves as a plot element for one of the substories in the film Love Actually. The title track is also included in the soundtrack.