Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. If you can forget that Mitchell once used to swing, the settings offer warmth and bring out melodies that weren't apparent her first time around.
  2. Q Magazine
    80
    Revitalises originals such as Hejira and For The Roses while staying faithful to them. [Jan 2003, p.120]
  3. 70
    This collection shows Mitchell as the self-conscious and restless innovator, picking her way carefully through the minefields of human relationships, leaving a trail of eloquent breadcrumbs, as she describes the passing scenery with her evocative and off-kilter imagery.
  4. Uncut
    80
    The arrangements... are ambitious and richly textured, producing work that rewards repeated listening. [Jan 2003, p.117]
  5. Mojo
    70
    Joni Mitchell's voice these days is as complex and adult as bourbon whiskey. [Dec 2002, p.116]
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    The miracle is that Vince Mendoza's symphonic arrangements sometimes place Mitchell's alto in even more intimate climes than the scaled-back settings that surrounded her seminal soprano. [22 Nov 2002, p.78]
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Jan 6, 2023
    3
    It's just the same songs from years ago with a more orchestral edge. Nothing changes the songs at all, it just feels like she couldn't beIt's just the same songs from years ago with a more orchestral edge. Nothing changes the songs at all, it just feels like she couldn't be asked to make a vast, deep record like she did with recent records. Full Review »
  2. Apr 18, 2017
    0
    Sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep, this album was just so boring, I love Blue, but this album was just so bland and boring. 2002 was a great yearSleep sleep sleep sleep sleep, this album was just so boring, I love Blue, but this album was just so bland and boring. 2002 was a great year for music, and this album wasnt the reason why Full Review »
  3. stephenc
    Aug 15, 2005
    10
    Masterpiece.