Joshua Kadison
According to an early press release by EMI "His maverick ways paid off in 1… Read Full Bio ↴According to an early press release by EMI "His maverick ways paid off in 1993 when EMI Records released his self-penned debut Painted Desert Serenade, a collection of introspective story songs including the break-through single "Jessie" and "When A Woman Cries," already covered by legends Joe Cocker and Smokey Robinson. "I was so used to being outside of whatever was going on that I didn't even think I'd get a record deal, much less have my songs played on the radio." This, from the young man who received the BMI Award for one of the most played songs of 1994. His International hit "Beautiful in My Eyes" is often played at weddings. Painted Desert Serenade went platinum in the US and Germany, and went multi-platinum in Australia and New Zealand".

His second album Deliah Blue was less commercially successful (the only single Take It On Faith failed to reach a high chart position). His collection of songs were closer to sonic novels then the ballads featured in his first album; he used John Steinbeck's book "The Pearl" as inspiration for a song of the same name. The only single Take it on Faith failed to reach the Billboards Top-10 and shortly after EMI Group voided the contract with Kadison. In 1998, after a 3-year break, 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.

Another three years later, he signed a new deal with EMI Germany and his album Vanishing America, produced by Leslie Mandoki, was released. The album released before 9/11, dealt with his disillusionment with the lost values of America. The album was a collection of songs that told stories about people not realising their own beauty and full potential.

In 2005, Joshua relaunched his career on his self-run website "Radio Humanity". He has since then bought back his previous website address and relaunched it. The Venice Beach Sessions was released as a download only album in 2 parts including a track called "Over the sad songs" thought to be inspired by his recently dissolved relationship.

In 2006, EMI released Essential a collection which included tracks from all three full-length studio albums and three additional tracks (formerly b sides).

In 2007 Joshua continued to update his website with regular letters and toured Germany in the Spring.

In 2008 Joshua released the download only album "Return of the dragonfly" and toured Germany again. During the tour he announced that he will no longer be performing as a pianist and will be traveling to learn new instruments and that he plans to relaunch his career in the future with a brand new sound.
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Joshua Kadison Lyrics


All I Ever Ask Love means so many different things But you're all that matt…
All I'll Ever Ask Love means so many different things But you're all that mat…
American Hearts Down on Pico, a sailor on leave Finds a tattoo parlor,…
Amsterdam Well, here I am in Amsterdam As winter waves goodbye... A…
Beau's All Night Radio Love Line Tangled in the sheets of a motel bed, Samantha paints her…
Beautiful In My Eyes You're my piece of mind In this crazy world Your're everythi…
Begging for Grace I was locked up in a crazy place They found me…
Carolina's Eyes In Carolina's eyes I see the ocean In Carolina's eyes I…
Cherry Bowl Drive-In Saw her at the Texico just the other day Even more…
Delilah Blue A cigarette burns itself out in A crushed up co'cola…
Desert Flower Outside of Albuquerque, "Bout an hour north of there She's g…
Do You Know How Beautiful You Are Do you kmow how beautyful, Do you kmow how beautyful, Childr…
El Diablo Amor EL DIABLO AMOR Once upon a time In a little Spanish town Th…



Flagstaff by Morning Flagstaff by morning She don't know I'm coming Maybe I'll …
Fragile Days You are afraid, you are afraid In these fragile days of…
Georgia Rain When all my dreams Are fallin' on stony ground And I start…
I Believe in You Sometimes I wish this world was an easier place And when…
I'll Just Let My Piano Play Been working on a song, For you a simple melody. Something…
Invisible Man Woke up this morning with a funny feeling, Wasn't really sur…
Jesse From a phone booth in Vegas Jessie calls at five…
Jessie From a phone booth in Vegas, Jessie calls at Five…
Jus' Like Brigitte Bardot Neffertiti came out west In a stolen limousine. Twenty do…
Listen to the Lambs Listen to the lambs all a-crying, Listen to the lambs all…
Love's Sure Been Good to Me The morning sunrise through the window spillin' on to your…
Mama Going back to a tender age So full of confusion and…
Mama's Arms Going back to a tender age So full of confusion and…
Molly in the Mirror Molly's in the attic as the sun goes down Looking through…
My Father's Son "The moon ain't made of cheese," you'd say "So find your…
Painted Desert Serenade He tells her "I wanna paint you naked on a…
Paris Ezra was an old man He lived by the sea. Watchin' himself…
Picture Postcards From L.A I'm the piano player, down at Eddies' bar And Rachel she's…
Picture Postcards From LA I'm the piano player, down at Eddies' bar And Rachel she's…
rain in georgia When all my dreams Are fallin' on stony ground And I start…
Rosie and Pauly Rosie and Pauly in the back alley... The funniest twosome t…
Shine Hey, Sebastian, don't be blue It ain't up to you Sometimes t…
Song for a Grounded Angel May the roads in your gypsy soul Lead you to a…
Take It on Faith Hey, I didn't mean a thing I said last night. I…
The Gospel According To My Ol' Man We could hear the gospel all around. My dad and me…
The Pearl There was a Pearl at the bottom of the sea. He…
The Song On Neffertiti's Radio A heart is fragile, baby It can break so easily. So, just…
Waiting in Green Velvet Waiting in green velvet With a suitcase in her hand, Standi…
When A Woman Cries When a woman cries, when a woman cries She can wash…


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