<<Any idea who started this trend, was it Joni or not?>> That would be a good debate...Joni would of course drop a piano on your foot to insinuate that her project was derivative of someone else's...It was done to my recollection as early as Harry Nilsson with "A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night", which was simply beautiful, but Linda Ronstadt's recordings with Nelson Riddle became SO popular, eventually spawning 2 follow-ups and a box set of the whole thing, that I think lots of singers took notice.
Whatever the debate, it was certainly NOT Joni that got this particular ball rolling, although I think Joni WAS the first to add a hatbox and a ridiculous price to one...running now for cover! :~) Bob NP: Steve Earle, "I Remember You" ( great new one from him ) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
