The Beginning of Survival

The Beginning of Survival is the first in a series of compilation albums by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released by Geffen Records in 2004. The songs were taken from her albums Dog Eat Dog (6 tracks), Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm (4), Night Ride Home (3), Turbulent Indigo (2), and Taming the Tiger (1).

Track listing
All songs by Joni Mitchell unless otherwise noted
 * 1) "The Reoccurring Dream" – 3:03
 * 2) "The Windfall (Everything for Nothing)" – 5:09
 * 3) "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" – 6:49
 * 4) "Dog Eat Dog" – 4:27
 * 5) "Fiction" (Mitchell, Larry Klein) – 4:10
 * 6) "The Beat of Black Wings" – 5:22
 * 7) "No Apologies" – 4:17
 * 8) "Sex Kills" – 3:56
 * 9) "The Three Great Stimulants" – 6:06
 * 10) "Lakota" (Mitchell, Klein) –  6:25
 * 11) "Ethiopia" – 5:38
 * 12) "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan) –  5:25
 * 13) "Tax Free" (Mitchell, Klein) –  4:17
 * 14) "The Magdalene Laundries" – 4:01
 * 15) "Passion Play" – 5:19
 * 16) "Impossible Dreamer" – 4:30