Relish (album)

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Relish
Joan Osborne - Relish.jpg
Studio album by
Joan Osborne
ReleasedMarch 21, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
StudioThe Crawlspace (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); additional recording at Big Blue (Katonah, New York) and PIE Studios (Glen Cove, New York)
Genre Rock
Length61:06
Label
Producer Rick Chertoff
Joan Osborne chronology
Soul Show: Live at Delta 88
(1991)		Relish
(1995)		 Early Recordings
(1996)
Singles from Relish
  1. "One of Us"
    Released: November 21, 1995
  2. "St. Teresa"
    Released: May 27, 1996
  3. "Right Hand Man"
    Released: August 1996
  4. "Ladder"
    Released: January 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly A− [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 7/10 [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

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. [11]

Contents

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. [12]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"Bazilian5:21
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"
  • Osborne
  • Bazilian
5:08
10."Help Me"
5:14
11."Crazy Baby"Osborne6:31
12."Lumina"
  • Osborne
  • Bazilian
3:08
Total length:61:06

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes. [13]

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

Sales certifications for Relish
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [34] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [35] Platinum100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [36] Gold7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI) [37] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [38] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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