The
Music of Joni James
 Joni James over her years at M-G-M Records
built hit by hit a remarkable library of multimillion-selling recordings. Her achievements
are all the more remarkable because, almost alone among artists of her prominence, she
sought and selected all the songs she recorded. Joni also became known for being
unpredictable. She selected the songs that touched her own heart, and hoped, likewise
would touch the hearts of her listeners rather than looking for hit records. As a result,
each release offered something new, often something surprisingly different. And Joni
seldom recorded so-called "followups," songs intended to echo a just-scored hit
in hopes of scoring another best-seller. She was always looking for something new,
something different. During her years at M-G-M Records Joni sold more than 100 million
records worldwide. Many of her singles exceeded a million copies in sales and some went
beyond three million copies.
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