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1 Background  





2 Critical reception  





3 Track listing  



3.1  Notes  







4 Personnel  



4.1  Production  







5 Charts  



5.1  Weekly charts  





5.2  Year-end charts  







6 Certifications and sales  





7 References  














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Relish
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 1995
Recorded1994–1995
StudioThe Crawlspace (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); additional recording at Big Blue (Katonah, New York) and PIE Studios (Glen Cove, New York)
GenreRock
Length61:06
Label
ProducerRick 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

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.

Background[edit]

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 Bazilianofthe 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.

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.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
The Guardian[6]
NME7/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]

The New York Times wrote: "Osborne clearly loves blues and soul, and on Relish she finds a way to use their vocabulary for the here and now. Superficially she's like [Bonnie] Raitt, applying past masters' lessons to current material, but Osborne is never far from urban grit."[11]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."St. Teresa"
  • Eric Bazilian
  • Rob Hyman
  • Rick Chertoff
  • 5:20
    2."Man in the Long Black Coat"Bob Dylan4:49
    3."Right Hand Man"
    • Osborne
  • Bazilian
  • Hyman
  • Chertoff
  • Don Van Vliet
  • 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"
  • Ralph Bass
  • 5:14
    11."Crazy Baby"Osborne6:31
    12."Lumina"
    • Osborne
  • Bazilian
  • 3:08
    Total length:61:06

    Notes[edit]

    Personnel[edit]

    Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[12]

    Additional personnel

    Production[edit]

    Charts[edit]

    Certifications and sales[edit]

    Sales certifications for Relish
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Australia (ARIA)[33] Gold 35,000^
    Canada (Music Canada)[34] Platinum 100,000^
    New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] Gold 7,500^
    United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Gold 100,000^
    United States (RIAA)[37] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Parisien, Roch. "Relish – Joan Osborne". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  • ^ Dretzka, Gary (June 29, 1995). "Joan Osborne: Relish (Blue Gorilla/Mercury)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  • ^ Christgau, Robert. "Joan Osborne". Robert Christgau. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  • ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Osborne, Joan". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  • ^ McDonnell, Evelyn (March 10, 1995). "Relish". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  • ^ Sweeting, Adam (March 8, 1996). "Joan Osborne: Relish (Blue Gorilla/Mercury)". The Guardian.
  • ^ "Joan Osborne: Relish". NME. March 9, 1996. p. 41.
  • ^ "Joan Osborne: Relish". Q. No. 112. January 1996. p. 143.
  • ^ Evans, Paul (May 4, 1995). "Joan Osborne: Relish". Rolling Stone. p. 69. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  • ^ Randall, Mac (2004). "Joan Osborne". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 608–09. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  • ^ Pareles, Jon (5 Mar 1995). "A Voice as Raw as the City She Sings About". The New York Times. p. 2.28.
  • ^ Relish (CD liner notes). Joan Osborne. USA: Mercury Records. 1995. 314 526 699-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) Retrieved December 17, 2022 from Discogs.
  • ^ "Australiancharts.com – Joan Osborne – Relish". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Austriancharts.at – Joan Osborne – Relish" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Joan Osborne – Relish" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Ultratop.be – Joan Osborne – Relish" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Joan Osborne – Relish" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Joan Osborne: Relish" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Joan Osborne – Relish" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Charts.nz – Joan Osborne – Relish". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Joan Osborne – Relish". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Joan Osborne – Relish". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Joan Osborne – Relish". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Joan Osborne | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Joan Osborne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  • ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1996". austriancharts.at. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  • ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1996". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  • ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  • ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  • ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1996". hitparade.ch. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  • ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  • ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  • ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  • ^ "Canadian album certifications – Joan Osborne – Relish". Music Canada. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  • ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Joan Osborne – Relish". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  • ^ "British album certifications – Joan Osborne – Relish". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  • ^ "American album certifications – Joan Osborne – Relish". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2019.

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