Joshua Kadison
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Background information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | February 8, 1963
Genres | Pop, soft rock, pop rock, adult contemporary |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 1992–present (sporadically since 2012) |
Joshua Kadison (born February 8, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and writer, who was born in
Career
According to an early press release by
His second album, Delilah Blue, was less commercially successful. His collection of songs were closer to sonic novels than the ballads featured in his first album; he used
In 1998, he published his book 17 Ways to Eat a Mango: A Discovered Journal of Life on an Island of Miracles and the 5-track-album Saturday Night in Storyville on his own label Storyville Records, selling it predominantly from his website. It was well received in Germany, where he continues to have a huge following. In 1999, he released another album via his website called Troubador in a Timequake, which was the first CD to include "My Father's Son". He has said this song was written about his father, Ellis Kadison, who had recently died.
Shortly after, he signed a new deal with EMI Germany and his album Vanishing America was released. The album, released in May 2001, deals with his disillusionment with the lost values of America. The album is a collection of songs that told stories about people not realizing their own beauty and full potential. Ironically, the album was never distributed in the United States. The album also includes two selections previously used on his late 1990s albums, "My Father's Son" and "Cherry Bowl Drive-In" and a solo version of "Dragonfly Queen", re-titled "Begging for Grace".
In 2005, Kadison relaunched his career on his self-run website "Radio Humanity". He later bought back his previous website address and re-launched it. The Venice Beach Sessions was released as a download-only album in two parts, including a selection titled "Over the Sad Songs"; this was thought to be inspired by his recently dissolved relationship. Kadison has long been openly
In 2006, EMI released Essential, a collection which included tracks from all three full-length studio albums and three additional selections that had formerly been
In 2007, Kadison continued to update his website with regular letters and toured Germany in the spring. In 2008, he released the download-only album Return of the Dragonfly and toured Germany again. During the tour, he announced that he would no longer be performing his older songs and would dedicate his time to studying the bansuri, a simple seven-hole bamboo flute.
Wherever possible at his concerts, he allows audience members to sit on the stage; this is evidenced by various videos on YouTube. He also has "requests" and "Q & A" sessions at the end.
Kadison's career has been quiet since 2012, with him performing occasionally and following other interests and pursuits. His first official appearance made for many years was on June 7, 2020, in a YouTube video he posted as a tribute to Black Lives Matter.[1]
Discography
Studio albums
- 1993: Painted Desert Serenade
- 1995: Delilah Blue
- 1998: Saturday Night in Storyville
- 1999: Troubadour in a Timequake
- 2001: Vanishing America
- 2005: The Venice Beach Sessions - Part 1
- 2006: The Venice Beach Sessions - Part 2
Compilation albums
- 1999: Premium Gold Collection
- 2006: The Essential Joshua Kadison
- 2008: The Complete Venice Beach Sessions
- 2010: The Complete Storyville Sessions
EPs
- 2008: Return of the Dragonfly
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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US [2] |
AUS [3] |
NZ [4] |
GER
[5] |
AUT [6] |
SWI [7] |
NED
[8] |
BEL (FL) [9] |
SWE [10] |
IRE | UK
[11] | |||||
1993 | "Jessie" | 26 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 15 | Painted Desert Serenade | ||
1994 | "Beautiful in My Eyes" | 19 | 5 | 23 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | |||
"Picture Postcards from L.A." | 84 | 46 | — | 55 | — | — | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | ||||
1995 | "Take It on Faith" | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Delilah Blue | ||
1996 | "Delilah Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2001 | "Carolina's Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | Vanishing America | ||
"El Diablo Amor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Book
- 17 Ways To Eat A Mango: A Discovered Journal of Life on an Island of Miracles, Hyperion, New York 1999. ISBN 0-7868-6457-5
References
- ^ Joshua, Kadison. "Real Love Now". YouTube. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - US Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Australian chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - German Chart". musicline.de. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Austrian chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Swiss chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Swedish chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart 21/5/1995". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2015.