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Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born
July 8,
1962) is a
North-American singer-songwriter, best known for her song "
One of Us," and work with members of
The Grateful Dead.
Biography
Originally from the
Louisville suburb of
Anchorage,
Kentucky, Osborne moved to
New York City in the late 1980s, where she formed her own record label, Womanly Hips, to release a few independent recordings before signing to
Mercury Records,
Soul Show was her first Album. Her second (and first major label) album is
Relish (1995), which became a hit on the strength of the single "
One of Us." The song was much more pop-oriented than the rest of the album, which was steeped in
country,
blues and
folk music. "Right Hand Man" and "St. Teresa" were minor hits following the success of "
One of Us."
Her audience grew significantly with her appearance at
Lilith Fair, which placed her in the same school of female singer-songwriters as
Tori Amos and
Sarah McLachlan. Her third studio album was
Righteous Love, a long-delayed release, which fell off the charts quickly.
She was featured in the 2002 documentary film
Standing in the Shadows of Motown and toured with legendary
Motown sidemen
the Funk Brothers. She and her band accompanied the
Dixie Chicks for a national tour in the summer of 2003, during which time she also joined veteran San Francisco jam-rockers
the Dead as a vocalist, and released her fourth album, titled
How Sweet It Is, a collection of classic
rock and
soul covers.
During 2005 and 2006, Joan Osborne performed on numerous occasions with
Phil Lesh and Friends. In
February 2007, she appeared on the
Grand Ole Opry.
In
November 2006, she released
Pretty Little Stranger, her self-described "Nashville album." It includes one song "After Jane" about a relationship with a woman (Osborne herself has had relationships with women.)
In
May 2007, she issued
Breakfast in Bed, a return to the soul music that she'd covered on
How Sweet It Is.
Breakfast in Bed also featured the two songs ("
Heatwave" and "
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted") that she'd covered for the film
Standing in the Shadows of Motown.
She sings lead vocals on the cover of "Spoonful" on
Vivian Campbell's solo album
Two Sides Of If. She also provided some vocals for "Wayfaring Stranger" on
Spearhead's 1997 album
Chocolate Supa Highway. She is featured on the
Holmes Brothers 2007 collection
State of Grace performing
Those Memories of You, an old
Allan O'Bryant and
Bill Monroe bluegrass tune.
Personal life
In a 2003 interview, Joan talked about her bisexuality. "I definitely have had far more encounters with men, but I’ve had a few erotic encounters with women. I always kind of thought of myself as straight, but then there were exceptions to that of women who I thought were particularly sexy and attractive and they felt the same about me. So I thought ‘Why not?’ I'll say that the women I’ve been attracted to have been on the more voluptuous side of the curve."
Discography
Albums
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