• Artist: Joshua Kadison
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
• Rating:
• Styles: Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter
• Track Picks: "Beautiful in My Eyes," "Jessie"
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Review

Pianist Joshua Kadison's debut is chock full of odes to finding romance, longing for romance and losing romance. Propelled mostly by the enormously popular adult contemporary hit Jessie, about the searching title heroine and the hopeful, needing narrator who gets sucked into her longing, he paints vivid portrayals of troubled and hopeful dreamers. With lyrics like "Jessie, paint your pictures/'bout how it's gonna be/by now I should know better/your dreams are never free," Kadison taps into the wanderer in all of us. His strength is much like that of the best country music songwriters: Each track brings to life and tells a story about unique characters, whether it's Lady Jane in the title song, Rachel in Picture Postcards from L.A. or Jessie making a recurrent visit in Georgia Rain. With Kadison being an unabashed romantic, none of these songs rock out or even come close to being edgy, but that works to their advantage because he also steers far from the middle of the road with his strong songwriting skills, yearning lyrics, pretty melodies and simple production. The best cut is Painted Desert Serenade, a swooningly romantic song about a senior citizen trying to convince a fellow senior that it's not too late to find love. His follow-up, 1995's Delilah Blue, had no hit singles and disappeared soon off the charts. ~ Bryan Buss, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Jessie		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(5:18)
Painted Desert Serenade		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(2:56)
Beau's All Night Radio Love Line		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(4:26)
Invisible Man		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(4:57)
Mama's Arms		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(3:00)
Beautiful in My Eyes		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(4:07)
Picture Postcards from L.A.		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(4:33)
When a Woman Cries		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(3:31)
Georgia Rain		Joshua Kadison	Joshua Kadison	(4:03)

Credits

Ruby Turner (Vocals), Ruby Turner (Choir, Chorus), Ruby Turner (Harmony Vocals), Gary Wright (Violin), David Lasley (Choir, Chorus), Frank Morgan (Oboe), Lance Ellington (Vocals), Lance Ellington (Choir, Chorus), Lance Ellington (Harmony Vocals), Rod Argent (Keyboards), Rod Argent (Organ (Hammond)), Rod Argent (Choir, Chorus), Rod Argent (Producer), Rod Argent (String Arrangements), Tim Renwick (Guitar (Electric)), Ian Thomas (Drums), Adele Bertei (Choir, Chorus), Sherwood Ball (Choir, Chorus), Mark Berrow (Violin), Rosemary Butler (Vocals), Rosemary Butler (Vocals (Background)), Carmen Carter (Choir, Chorus), Dave "Clem" Clempson (Guitar (Acoustic)), Dave "Clem" Clempson (Guitar), Dave "Clem" Clempson (Mandolin), Dave "Clem" Clempson (Guitar (Electric)), Dave "Clem" Clempson (Guitar (12 String)), Mark Cresswell (Guitar (Acoustic)), Mark Cresswell (Guitar), Ben Cruft (Violin), Martin Ditcham (Percussion), Rob Eaton (Mixing), Denny Fongheiser (Drums), Roger Garland (Violin), John Giblin (Bass), John Giblin (Bass (Acoustic)), Wilfred Gibson (Violin), John Gilbin (Bass), Roy Gillard (Violin), Tim Good (Violin), Susie Hansen (Viola), Kathy Hazzard (Choir, Chorus), Kathy Hazzard, Paul Jones (Harmonica), Joshua Kadison (Piano), Joshua Kadison (Vocals), Joshua Kadison (Main Performer), Paul Kegg (Cello), Ben Kennard (Cello), Carol Kenyon (Vocals), David Kershenbaum (Producer), David Kershenbaum (Mixing), John Kurlander (Engineer), Chris Laurence (Bass), Helen Liebmann (Cello), Bob Ludwig (Engineer), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Rita Manning (Violin), Valerie Mayo (Choir, Chorus), Arnold McCutler (Choir, Chorus), Gene Miller (Vocals), Gene Miller (Vocals (Background)), Richard Morgan (Oboe), Tessa Niles (Vocals (Background)), Peter Oxer (Violin), Phil Parlapiano (Accordion), Bill Penham (Violin), John Pierce (Bass), John Pierce (Guitar (Bass)), Tim Pierce (Guitar), Joseph Powell (Choir, Chorus), Frank Ricotti (Percussion), Frank Ricotti (Conga), George Robertson (Viola), Ian Shaw (Choir, Chorus), Simon Smart (Engineer), Robert Smissen (Viola), Kevin Smith (Engineer), Kevin Smith (Mixing), Stephen Tees (Viola), Helen Terry (Choir, Chorus), Carmen Twillie (Choir, Chorus), Peter Van Hooke (Percussion), Peter Van Hooke (Piano), Peter Van Hooke (Drums), Peter Van Hooke (Producer), Jeffrey C.J. Vanston (Organ (Hammond)), Barry Wilde (Violin), Neal Wilkinson (Drums), Dave Woodcock (Violin), Dave Woodcock, Gavyn Wright (Violin), Gavyn Wright (Conductor), Arnold McCuller (Choir, Chorus), Nick Bode (Art Direction), Nick Bode (Design), Andrew Parker (Viola), Bob Smissen (Viola), Annalisa Pessin (Photography), Andy Parker (Viola), Roger Smith (Cello), Fred White (Choir, Chorus)