Joan Osborne

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Singer Joan Osborne was born on July 8, 1962, in the town of Anchorage, KY, but it wasn’t until relocating to New York City in the early ’90s (to study at N.Y.U.’s film school) that she began to take a singing career seriously after singing Billie Holiday’s classic “God Bless the Child” at a local bar’s “open mic night.” In addition to Holiday, Osborne looked to such legendary vocalists as Etta James and Ray Charles as role models, as the up-and-coming singer decided not to cater to major record companies and formed her own label, Womanly Hips, which resulted in such releases as 1992’s in-concert Soul Show, among others. But eventually, Osborne decided to sign on with a major label, Mercury, which in turn issued the singer’s next release, ‘Relish’, in March of 1995. The album proved to have a long life, as almost a year after its initial release the track “One of Us” became a massive MTV and radio smash, camping out at the number one spot on the U.S. singles chart for two weeks and Relish eventually racked up sales of three million copies. Further tracks (“Right Hand Man” and “St. Teresa”) failed to match the success of Osborne’s first hit, but the singer still managed to connect with a large and appreciative audience, especially during touring as part of the 1997 edition of Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair tour. Osborne also received numerous Grammy nominations in both 1996 and 1997.

Producing a worthy follow-up to Relish proved to be a time-consuming challenge for Osborne.

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Top Tracks

1	One Of Us full track	1,924
2	What If God Was One of Us	316
3	St. Teresa full track	271
4	Man in the Long Black Coat full track	181
5	Right Hand Man full track	158
6	Pensacola full track	141
7	Crazy Baby full track	140
8	Ladder	128
9	Spider Web full track	127
10	Lumina full track	111
11	Dracula Moon full track	105
12	Let's Just Get Naked full track	89
13	Help Me full track	61
14	I'll Be Around	45
15	How Sweet It Is	40

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LadyPatience wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

I really wish I had paid more attention to her 15 years ago. I am making up for lost time now. I can't get enough at the moment.

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rokseks wrote:
last week

very underrated

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daryl777 wrote:
last month

sweeter than the rest.

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MaSi4iNa wrote:
last month

One Of Us^^

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Fushikime0155 wrote:
May 2009

Лучшее дополнение для Ванильного Неба это Джоан Осбарн...

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Negrak wrote:
May 2009

♥

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[deleted-user] wrote:
May 2009

'Safety in Numbers" has always rocked me. ♥ "You will find me well protected when you come around today.."
starkafka wrote:
May 2009

'One of Us' still freshly lingers in my memory.. very witty.

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WilliamCDSP wrote:
April 2009

ONE OF US

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Empathy82 wrote:
March 2009

great music

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aby39 wrote:
March 2009

yeah, god is great!

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Frontfocus wrote:
February 2009

Give a listen to the new album! It's pure magic. Joan you are the wild one ))

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smartslasher wrote:
January 2009

One of the best soul vocalists of our times!

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bmccrayusa wrote:
January 2009

Oh Sh!t, forgot how much I like this artist.

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Secret_Sense wrote:
January 2009

Like purely emotional piano and an angelic female vocalist? “A Secret Sense” inspires with its calm and soothing piano, quiet violoncello and a heart touching female voice. Flowing, beautiful and sentimental melodies that aim to touch your soul with their passion and tenderness. Would be great if you took the time to have a short listen:) Thanks and cheers! www.lastfm.de/music/A+Secret+Sense/_/Little+Understanding

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guigawayne wrote:
December 2008

nice top 2 (Y)

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susanxiangqun wrote:
December 2008

我们都在等你出来，如果你不报警的话，我就跟david结婚。

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[deleted-user] wrote:
December 2008

joan osborne is gay
Mes_ wrote:
November 2008

One of Us<3

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JunkyardE wrote:
November 2008

an almost perfect album

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