If I'm not mistaken, I believe the reason Joni released those records was to fulfill a contractual obligation.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 5:52 PM Subject: Re: Greatest Hits : In a message dated 1/17/2003 4:30:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] : writes: : : > Nevertheless, I couldn't fully understand her reasoning, and still don't, : > if her stance on the issue is the same. : : Good points all, Scott...there are plenty of reasons why "Hits" & "Misses" is : a good idea. First, the aforementioned "Gateway" idea. They DO make a nice : introductory piece to newcomers about Joni's work, and will most likely : prompt a few 'oh, I didn't know ahe wrote THAT' sorta comments, and as such : are nice gifts from those of us who may want to be Jonivangelists, or at : least recommend. Giving someone a single release could be : misleading...imagine someone getting STAS, deciding they like Joni, and : picking up Mingus or DED next...they'd be pretty surprised! : : Matter of fact, I haven't gotten around to picking up Hits or Misses myself. : No sense in it, except for UFG which I already have on another cd anyway. : : Bob : : NP: Steve Earle, "Conspiracy Theory" :
