March 3, 2001

Posted March 03, 2001

Joni's hit song "Help Me" will be on Oh What A Feeling 2, the second box set in a series that celebrates Canadian music with a collection of hits by Canada's finest musicians. Music journalist and co-executive producer Larry Leblanc told Shelagh Rogers of CBC Radio that "Joni Mitchell wasn't on the first box set because she was between management, but she was the first to sign on for the second set, I'm proud to say." The release of the four CD package, the proceeds of which are donated to charity, was timed to coincide with the March 4 Juno awards presentation, where Joni is nominated in the "Best Vocal Jazz Album" category.

Although press coverage of Joni's Grammy Award was, in my opinion, woefully underreported (couldn't they have at least televised it?), Amazon.com recently disclosed sales info that clearly showed viewers' interest, in spite of the lack of coverage: Online purchases of the Both Sides Now CD shot up an eye-popping 821% after the awards telecast!