Joni Mitchell's 'Both Sides Now' Turns 25 (Silver Liner Notes)

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Feb 7, 2025

25 years ago this weekend, Joni Mitchell released her turning point concept album, Both Sides Now. The record saw Mitchell revisiting two of her own songs 40 years later, amid a number of American Songbook standards. For the next installment of our Silver Liner Notes album anniversary series, we reflect on this album within Joni Mitchell's career with Ann Powers, NPR music critic and author of Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell.

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