<P> `` Both Sides , Now '' is a song by Joni Mitchell , and one of her best - known songs . First recorded by Judy Collins in 1967 , Collins ' version was a top - ten hit on the U.S. singles chart during the fall of 1968 . It subsequently appeared on Mitchell 's 1969 album Clouds . Mitchell re-recorded the song in a lush , orchestrated fashion for her 2000 album Both Sides Now . In April 2000 , Mitchell sang the song with a 70 - piece orchestra at the end of an all - star celebration for her at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City . </P>
<P> `` Both Sides , Now '' is a song by Joni Mitchell , and one of her best - known songs . First recorded by Judy Collins in 1967 , Collins ' version was a top - ten hit on the U.S. singles chart during the fall of 1968 . It subsequently appeared on Mitchell 's 1969 album Clouds . Mitchell re-recorded the song in a lush , orchestrated fashion for her 2000 album Both Sides Now . In April 2000 , Mitchell sang the song with a 70 - piece orchestra at the end of an all - star celebration for her at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City . </P>
who wrote i 've looked at life from both sides now
who wrote i 've looked at life from both sides now
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell