The selections, chosen by Mitchell herself, concentrate on her lesser known, more experimental work, including jazz influenced recordings from the late 1970s and electronic music from the 1980s.

[4][5] Cyndi Lauper nominated Misses as one of her all-time favourite albums, singling out "A Case of You".

In 1996, she however agreed to this plan if she was able to release Hits alongside an album of lesser-known songs, which became Misses.

Liner notes for the two compilations were being developed, but were shelved because Mitchell found there was "too much pain involved" whilst writing them.

A sequel album to Misses was conceptualized by Mitchell but it was rejected by the label for unknown reasons.