Posted: Apr 20, 07
8:20pm
From today's WSJ:
Janet Jackson didn't make the cut. Neither did Elton John. "A Tribute to Joni Mitchell," on sale Tuesday after more than seven years in the making, originally included at least 16 cover versions of Ms. Mitchell's songs. But Warner Bros. found the album uneven and shelved it over five years ago.
Enter Bob Hurwitz, president of Warner's Nonesuch Records, who revived the project in 2004 -- but changed the mix. Out went songs by Ms. Jackson, Mr. John, Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder, among others. In went singers such as Prince and indie-folkster Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Elvis Costello and Annie Lennox survived the ax.
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