Joshua Kadison
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Joshua Kadison | |
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 Joshua Kadison, Stuttgart 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 February 1963 Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1993–now |
Joshua Kadison (born February 8, 1963, Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and writer. He is perhaps best known for the Top 40 hits "Jessie" and "Beautiful in My Eyes" from his debut album Painted Desert Serenade. He is the son of the late actress Gloria Castillo, who was the inspiration behind his song "Mama's Arms."
Career
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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
EP's
- 2008: Return Of The Dragonfly (EP)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
NZ [3] |
GER [4] |
AUT [5] |
SWI [6] |
NED [7] |
BEL (FLA) [8] |
SWE [9] |
IRE | UK [10] | |||||
| 1993 | "Jessie" | 26 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 48 | Painted Desert Serenade | ||
| 1994 | "Beautiful In My Eyes" | 19 | 5 | 23 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | |||
| "Picture Postcards From L.A." | 84 | 46 | — | 55 | — | — | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "Jessie" (UK reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 15 | |||
| "Beautiful In My Eyes" (UK reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | ||||
| "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 - US Hot 100". billboard.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Australian chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - New Zealand Chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - German Chart". musicline.de. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Austrian chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Swiss chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Dutch chart". dutchcharts.nl. 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Belgian Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - Swedish chart". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Joshua Kadison - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
