Little Wild One

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Little Wild One
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008
RecordedElm Street Studios
Genre Rock, R&B
Length42:32
Label Saguaro Road M19666, Capital
Producer Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian
Joan Osborne chronology
Breakfast in Bed
(2007)
Little Wild One
(2008)
Bring It on Home
(2012)
Singles from Little Wild One
  1. "Sweeter Than The Rest"
    Released: September 2008
Professional ratings
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Metacritic (65/100) [1]
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Paste (4.4/10) [6]
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Little Wild One is the sixth studio album by Joan Osborne released under Saguaro Road Records on September 9, 2008. On this album she was assisted again by producers/writers Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, and Rick Chertoff who also worked with her on her breakthrough album Relish . [10] The album was recorded at Elm Street Studios and Red Door Recording. [11]

Contents

The first single was "Sweeter Than the Rest". [12]

Osborne toured to support her newest album, beginning on September 25 at the Music Hall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hallelujah in the City"Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne4:16
2."Sweeter than the Rest"Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne4:08
3."Cathedrals"J. Clifford4:16
4."Little Wild One"Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne3:31
5."Rodeo"Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, D. Forman, Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne3:39
6."To the One I Love"Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne4:25
7."Daddy-O"Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, D. Forman, Rob Hyman3:28
8."Meet You in the Middle"Joan Osborne3:45
9."Can't Say No"Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne4:48
10."Light of This World" Reverend Gary Davis, Joan Osborne3:59
11."Bury Me on the Battery"Rob Hyman, Joan Osborne3:03
12."If the End Has Come" (Exclusive Borders Bonus Track)Joan Osborne4:43

Credits

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. Allmusic review
  3. The Austin Chronicle review
  4. Entertainment Weekly review
  5. The Music Box review
  6. Paste review
  7. People review
  8. PopMatters review
  9. Slant Magazine review
  10. Official Page :: News [ permanent dead link ]. joanosborne.com. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
  11. "Joan Osborne – Little Wild One". discogs.com . Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  12. Official Page :: News [ permanent dead link ]. joanosborne.com. Retrieved September 19, 2008.