A Case of You
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| “A Case of You” | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song | ||
| Recorded | 1971 | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 4:20 | |
| Label | Reprise | |
| Writer | Joni Mitchell | |
"A Case of You" is a song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album Blue. It is one one of the performer's most famous and widely-covered songs.[citation needed]
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[edit] Recording history
Mitchell wrote and recorded A Case of You in 1971, during her early folk period. The song was first released on the album Blue (1971), and Mitchell later recorded it on her live album Miles of Aisles (1974). The song is found on Mitchell's Misses (1996), and Both Sides Now (2000) in an orchestral version featuring a new vocal by Mitchell.
[edit] Autobiographical elements
"A Case of You" is widely believed to be about Mitchell's love affair with Leonard Cohen.[citation needed]
[edit] Soundtracks
The song appears in the soundtracks to the films Truly, Madly, Deeply, Practical Magic, and Waking the Dead.
[edit] Cover versions
- Sloan on the 1992 Joni Mitchell tribute album Back to the Garden.
- Tori Amos on the 1994 compilation album More Pink: The B-Sides.
- Caroline Lavelle provided a cover on her 1995 album Spirit.
- Nancy Wilson on the 1999 album Live at McCabe's Guitar Shop.
- Diana Krall on the 2002 album Live in Paris
- Prince on the 2002 album One Nite Alone... (titled "A Case of U").
- K.D. Lang on the 2004 album Hymns of the 49th Parallel
- Cristina Branco, a Portuguese fado singer, on her 2005 album Ulisses.
- Allison Crowe on the 2006 album This Little Bird.
- Julia Murney on the 2006 album I'm Not Waiting.
- Keller Williams has covered the song on occasion.[citation needed]
- Jane Monheit has also covered the song on her album Come Dream With Me.
- John Doe has covered the song live.[citation needed]
Colin Meloy of the Decemberists has also covered the song live in January 2008 at the Moore, in Seattle, Washington.
