What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

Band Members for this release

Joan Osborne – vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar
Eric Bazilian – guitar, mandolin, chant, saxophone, harmonica, electric piano
Mark Egan – bass
Rob Hyman – piano, organ, synthesizer, Mellotron, backing vocals, drums on 6
Andy Kravitz – drums, percussion



Recording History

studio albums - 8
compilation albums - 1
live albums - 2
singles - 8

from my library (cd)



Producer: Rick Chertoff

1st studio album - #9 US, #5 UK, #12 AUS, #5 CAN
singles - One Of Us - #4 US, #6 UK, #1 AUS, #1 CAN
.............St. Teresa - #33 UK, #43 AUS, #69 CAN
.............Right Hand Man
.............Ladder

Looks like it's safe to call Joan a one hit wonder. Maybe if they hadn't waited 5 years for the follow up to this? I had forgotten the girl is
from Kentucky. This is her debut album and the first single of One Of Us probably brought her all the fame she wanted and the royalties are
probably still rolling in. I haven't heard any of her albums since this one so that's not much to go on. I get 4 different voices to liken her
to on this, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, Melissa Etheridge, and Alanis. Different styles of music lead to those comparisons. Giving the second
single of St. Teresa my favorite mark but it didn't do near as well as the first. The album got a Grammy nomination for Album Of The Year
in 1996 but bad timing prevailed with Jagged Little Pill taking that award. Looks like Joan is hanging in there as she had a new album
just this year. It didn't chart.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Lumina
Best Track - St. Teresa

[video=youtube;hbAeTywPiP4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbAeTywPiP4[/video]

Track Listing

1. St. Teresa ***
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbAeTywPiP4
2. Man in the Long Black Coat **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbytjEDQFYA
3. Right Hand Man *
live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjgbUgV_C5k
4. Pensacola **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_v9x3khsQ
5. Dracula Moon **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15tmU7Z6pVU
6. One of Us ***
video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lLmB8PBsXo
7. Ladder *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-HwY9BHDpQ
8. Spider Web **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XozHOwMx3eM
9. Let's Just Get Naked **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D49kRl2t_wg
10. Help Me **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK5TW-l5o9c
11. Crazy Baby **
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebu9tkSrJ9g
12. Lumina *
audio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGCHhLEbXl8

3's - 2
2's - 7
1's - 3

grade - 1.9 of 3.0
allmusic - 4.0 of 5.0