Joshua Radin

Joshua Radin

Joshua Radin is an American folk recording artist, songwriter and occasional actor born and raised in Shaker Heights,Ohio, and is of Swedish, German, Polish, Russian and Austrian descent.

Radin's debut album, 2006's We Were Here drew critical acclaim and passionate listener response. His favorite song is "You Got Growin' Up To Do". Radin has had a number of well known musicians on his studio recordings, including Ryan Adams who played guitar on the song "Lovely Tonight".

Recording career

We Were Here (2006)

Released on Columbia Records in 2006, We Were Here presented the first batch of songs Radin ever wrote. The album drew critical acclaim and received a 4-star review from Rolling Stone, who praised it for Radin's "whispery, silver-bell voice" and its themes, calling them "poignant and refreshingly frank." The record hit No. 1 on the iTunes Folk Album Chart. For his second full-length album, Simple Times, Radin enlisted highly regarded producer Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck). The two spent seven weeks recording at L.A.'s legendary Sunset Sound Studio working with a cast of musicians that included guitarist Greg Leisz, bassist Johnny Flaugher, keyboardist Jason Borger, drummer Victor Indrizzo and percussionist Lenny Castro. Among the album's many highlights are "You Got Growin' Up To Do," featuring guest vocalist Patty Griffin, lead single "I'd Rather Be With You" and "Brand New Day." Tracks from the album were featured on TV shows such as "Bones," "Scrubs," "House," "Grey's Anatomy," "One Tree Hill," "90210," "Brothers and Sisters" and "American Idol," among others.

Song appearances

Television

Radin has had many of his songs featured in television and movies, including:

• The Bachelorette(Season 6, Episode 4) - Brand New Day, Songs Under a Streetlight
• Grey's Anatomy – Closer, The Fear You Won't Fall, These Photographs, Sky, One Of Those Days
• American Idol – Everything'll Be Alright, Closer, Friend Like You, One Of Those Days
• Scrubs – Don't Look Away, These Photographs, Winter, Today, Closer, I'd Rather Be With You, Sesame Street Theme
• House M.D. – Brand New Day
• Adam – Someone Else's Life, When You Find Me
• Catch and Release – What If You
• Dakota Skye – Someone Else's Life
• Broken Windows – Someone Else's Life
• The Nanny Diaries – Closer
• Henry Poole Is Here – Only You
• Dear John – Paperweight

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak Position							Certifications (sales threshold)
		US 200	US Rock	US Digital	US Heat	US Indie	US Folk	UK
2006	We Were Here Released: February 7, 2006 Label: Columbia Records	—	—	—	34	—	—	—
2008	Simple Times Released: September 30, 2008 Label: Mom and Pop Records	34	10	116	—	2	10	9	US sales: 250,000
2010	The Rock and the Tide Released: October 12, 2010 Label: Mom and Pop Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak Position						Album
		US	US Digital	CAN	IRE	SWE	UK
2008	"I'd Rather Be With You"	82	39	61	47	36	11	Simple Times
2010	"Brand New Day"	—	—	—	—	—	—

EPs

1. First Between 3rd and 4th (2004)
2. Live Session (iTunes Exclusive EP) (2006)
3. Unclear Sky (iTunes Exclusive EP) (2008)
4. Simple Times – Bonus Material (Demos) EP" (2009)
5. Songs Under a Streetlight - EP (2010)

External links

• Official website
• Joshua Radin’s official blog
• Joshua Radin on MySpace
• Review of One of Those Days at Daily Music Guide
• Joshua Radin at IMDb

Video links

• Joshua Radin – Winter, and other songs