JoAnna Janet?

[annmarita]

Hi, all!

My name is Ann-Marita, and I'm brand new to this forum. And what a great forum it is! I have a question that I hope someone can help me answer:
Does anyone know what happened to country pop singer JoAnna Janet? I happened to find a promotional copy of her debut album "Destination Love" in a used CD store, and I absolutely loved it. I even used it as a reference CD when mixing and mastering my own album.
I think JoAnna was dropped by Dreamworks very soon after the release of "Destination Love". Has she been picked up by another label? Anyone know?
Thank you all!

Ann-Marita.
www.annmarita.com

[George Tropicana]

I don't know who she is but she sure has a cool name.

[qwerty987]

I remember her. She had a decent single back then.
Was the album ever released officially?

[annmarita]

I actually don't know if the album was ever officially released. Probably not, since I have never found other copies of it anywhere. I would love to know what she's up to, and if she's got new music coming out anytime soon!

Thanks,
Ann-Marita
www.annmarita.com

[strong4PMB!]

Mineable1005 said:

I don't know who she is but she sure has a cool name.

lol I was just going to say, "I like her name."

Oh, and welcome aboard! ;)

[annmarita]

Hey again, guys!

Thank you for welcoming me aboard!

This is a great message board! Very informative.

Best wishes,
Ann-Marita.

[Perp]

Welcome to the board, Ann-Marita!  :)

I can't find much about Joanna Janét (pronounced juh-Nay) on the web.  Her official site has disappeared. 

Her video is still available for streaming here:
americanmusicchannel.com/artists/joanna_janet.cfm

Articles and reviews:
www.yamaha.com/publications/allaccess/winter2003/02janet.htm
www.bluejeanonline.com/departments/departments_live/music_review_JoannaJanet100802.htm
www.bluejeanonline.com/features/features_live/MSJoannaJanet091902.htm

William Morris Agency:
www.wma.com/joanna_janet/summary/
According to that page, her CD "Destination Love" was released on Dreamworks on August 20th, 2002.  That contradicts what one of the reviews above said about a CD of hers called "Organic" that was due to come out in 2003.

Google search for "Joanna Janét":
www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&q=%22Joanna+Jan%C3%A9t%22++&btnG=Search

Google search for "Joanna Janet":
www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&q=%22Joanna+Janet%22++&btnG=Search

Image search:
images.google.com/images?q=%22Joanna%20Janet%22%20%20&thread=100&hl=en&lr=&sa=NA

This is mysterious. Is WB Nashville going to sign her?...
www.wbrnashville.com/artist.jsp?artist=379
Update: Maybe they already did...
www.allrecordlabels.com/db/4/1694.html

Her page at Launch is pretty barren, but lists two songs in her discography:
launch.yahoo.com/artist/default.asp?artistID=1098086

Those two songs are on a vinyl single for sale here:
www.oldies.com/product/view.cfm/id/07598V.html

Update: Her old website, archived on the Internet Wayback Machine:
web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.joannajanet.com
A defunct fansite, also archived on the Wayback Machine:
web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.friendsofjoanna.com/

[Perp]

More updates...

Here's a messageboard for Joanna, but it's not active lately:
pub11.bravenet.com/forum/show.php?usernum=900055539&cpv=1

One topic there mentions that the Dreamworks CD was never released, but that advance copies sent out to some stations have shown up occasionally on Ebay.

A defunct fanpage mentioned in February 2003 that she had signed up with Warner Brothers Nashville...
web.archive.org/web/20040215210447/www.friendsofjoanna.com/Home.html

Hope this helps.

Craig (aka "Perp")

[annmarita]

THANK YOU, Craig! Wow, I hope the research didn't take up your whole day!! Thank you so much!

All the best to you,
Ann-Marita.