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1995 studio album by Joan Osborne
Relish is the debut studio
album by American singer-songwriter
Joan Osborne , released on March 21, 1995. It was nominated for
Album of the Year at the
38th Grammy Awards , and also earned nominations for
Best New Artist and
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Osborne. In addition, the track "
One of Us " was nominated for
Record of the Year and
Song of the Year .
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Background
Relish contains songs performed in a mixture of styles: contemporary folk, rock, and pop.
Its biggest hit single, "One of Us", was used as the theme to the 2003–2005
television series
Joan of Arcadia , although the show used a re-recorded version. The album and the song were both nominated for multiple Grammy Awards in 1996. The song was written by
Eric Bazilian of
the Hooters .
"Man in the Long Black Coat" is a cover of the
Bob Dylan song from his 1989 album
Oh Mercy .
The music for "Right Hand Man" is said to have been inspired by Captain Beefheart's 1982 song "Clear Spot," although the two are in different time signatures and have completely different lyrics and subject matter.
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The final track, "Lumina", was used on the
first episode of the
HBO hit show
The Sopranos . It was also used in an episode in the fourth season of the
CBS hit show
The Good Wife in 2013.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "
St. Teresa " 5:20 2. "
Man in the Long Black Coat "
Bob Dylan 4:49 3. "Right Hand Man" 4:57 4. "Pensacola" Osborne Bazilian Hyman Chertoff 4:32 5. "Dracula Moon" Osborne Bazilian Hyman Chertoff 6:21 6. "
One of Us " Bazilian 5:21 7. "Ladder" Osborne Bazilian Hyman Chertoff 4:11 8. "Spider Web" Osborne Chertoff
Gary Lucas Sammy Merendino Chris Palmaro 5:34 9. "Let's Just Get Naked" 5:08 10. "
Help Me " 5:14 11. "Crazy Baby" Osborne 6:31 12. "Lumina" 3:08 Total length: 61:06
Notes
"One of Us" contains an introduction of "The Airplane Ride," a spiritual written by J. S. McConnel and sung by Nell Hampton, under license from
Alan Lomax . Used by permission.
"Ladder" contains a sample from "Mambo Sun," written by
Marc Bolan under license from Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. TRO/Essex Music International (ASCAP) as recorded by
T. Rex . Used by permission.
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes.
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Joan Osborne – vocals (all tracks), percussion (3, 5), acoustic guitar (11)
Eric Bazilian – guitar (1, 3-7, 9, 12), electric guitar (11),
mandolin (1), chant (1), saxophone (3), harmonica (4, 5), electric piano (6), backing vocals (6)
Mark Egan – bass guitar (1, 3-7, 9-11)
Rob Hyman – piano (3, 7), organ (1, 4, 5, 7), synthesizer (1, 12), electric piano (4, 5, 11), percussion (5),
Mellotron (6), backing vocals (6), drums (6)
Andy Kravitz – drums (1, 3-5, 7, 10, 11), percussion (3)
Additional personnel
Rick Di Fonzo – acoustic guitar (2), solo guitar (2, 8)
Sammy Merendino – drums (2, 9), rhythm collage (7, 8)
Chris Palmaro – electric piano (2, 8), organ (7), virtual
fiddle (8), Mellotron (8, 9)
William Wittman – electric guitar (2), guitar (7)
Rick Chertoff – percussion (3, 5)
Leo Osborne – backing vocals (4)
Lee Campbell – fiddle (8)
Omar Hakim – drums (8)
Gary Lucas – guitar (8, 10)
Wade Schuman – harmonica (8, 10)
Catherine Russell – backing vocals (8)
Production
Produced by Rick Chertoff
Tracks 1–11
recorded and
mixed by William Wittman; track 12 recorded and mixed by Rob Hyman
Assistant recording engineer at Big Blue: Mark Mason
Additional recording and mix engineering at PIE Studios by Rob Polhemus
Mastered by
George Marino at Sterling Sound (
NYC )
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
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