Song:One Of Us
Album:Relish
I bet you all remember this song. You couldn't escape it in 1995. One Of Us was the only chart hit for Joan Osborne. She's still around but I don't think she wanted to be a pop star anyway. She was born July 8, 1962 in the Louisville suburb of Anchorage, KY. She was a big fan of singers like Etta James and Ray Charles. After Joan moved to New York City to attend NYU's film school, she started performing in local clubs. After releasing an album on her own label, Joan signed with Mercury Records for the 1995 album Relish. The big surprise was when her debut single One Of Us reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. MTV played the video way too much. The album was certified 3XPlatinum. The album was produced by Rick Chertoff who produced Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Want To Have Fun among other things. Joan wrote several songs on the album. One Of Us was written by Eric Bazilian of the 80s band The Hooters. He wrote several songs for the album and played guitar. Bazilian says he wrote One Of Us to impress a girl. And it worked because they are married with two kids. Joan was nominated for several Grammys. And then she didn't release another album until 2001. And that killed her career. She says now that she didn't want to be a star. Joan appeared in the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown about legendary musicians The Funk Brothers. She toured with them. One Of Us got a boost when it was the theme of the 2003 CBS series Joan of Arcadia. Relish is available as a budget CD. Joan Osborne still records and tours. Her latest album Songs of Bob Dylan was released on her own label last year. She was also in the band Trigger Hippy. They released one album. Joan is no longer in that band. She will tour in 2019. Here's the video for One Of Us by Joan Osborne.
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