Good collection, but a couple of corrections
'Greatest Hits' is a good (not perfect) overview of Joan's A&M years - which, other reviewers fail to understand, do not encompass her popular 1971 Blessed Are... album (the one that includes the original version of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.") By the way, I recommend Ace Records' Best of the Vanguard Years to survey Joan's early years. All of her original Vanguard LP's have been reissued, too.
But, my point here to is correct two aspects of the liner notes and track selection. First, the version of "Forever Young" included here is not the original 1974 single version (though that's what the liner notes claim). Rather, it's the live version on From Every Stage (1976). Too bad - the single is better. Note that you can download the original studio version from her Complete A&M Recordings collection.
Second, the version of "Dida" included here is the jazzy 1975 version (from Diamonds & Rust with Joni Mitchell and Tom Scott. The liner notes claim it's the original 1974 version from Gracias a la Vida. Which, IMHO, is a good thing - but the liner notes are incorrect...
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