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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.
Producing a worthy follow-up to Relish proved to be a time-consuming challenge for Osborne.
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Relish
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How Sweet It Is
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Righteous Love
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Breakfast In Bed
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Man in the Long Black Coat
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Right Hand Man
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Crazy Baby
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Lumina
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Pensacola
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Spider Web
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Dracula Moon
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Let's Just Get Naked
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Help Me
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Shoutbox
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Bulykin17 wrote:
:)
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Nasty_Nasty513 wrote:
One of us <333333333
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karrieann wrote:
i adore the relish disc. need to check out the others
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ShiningLife wrote:
one of us <З eeee!
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katia111 wrote:
Nice
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kaloethes wrote:
Give St. Teresa a try. Love that song.
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na8el wrote:
One of us - one of the most lovely track from Vanilla Sky :) +1
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Suuryykatka wrote:
I love her Dylan cover!
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Eldars wrote:
One of us - one of the most lovely track from Vanilla Sky :)
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Vesanial wrote:
One Of Us^^ [2]
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PhoenixBloom wrote:
Joan is phenomenal, one of the best voices around today, truly underated vocalist! I adore her that's all that matters! And yay she's had over 1 million plays! x
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iwc2ufan99 wrote:
very underrated [2]
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Touchmetallic wrote:
whatta song...very underrated i agree....
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LadyPatience wrote:
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:
very underrated
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daryl777 wrote:
sweeter than the rest.
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MaSi4iNa wrote:
One Of Us^^
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Fushikime0155 wrote:
Лучшее дополнение для Ванильного Неба это Джоан Осбарн...
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Negrak wrote:
♥
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starkafka wrote:
'One of Us' still freshly lingers in my memory.. very witty.
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Events
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Feb
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The Motown Event
Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
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- Jul 24 HullabaLOU 2010, July 24th Churchill Downs, Louisville KY, United States
News
Notes from the Road: 10/28-10/30
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/joanosborne
October 28 Boulder,
Colorado, I’m looking out the hotel window at a snowstorm coming over
the Flatirons, slowly enveloping the buildings of the Naropa Institute…. Our
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21 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/joanosborne
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