Joshua Kadison

Joshua Kadison - Delilah Blue
EMI E2-35100 (1995) - US CD

1 - Listen To The Lambs
2 - The Gospel According To My Ol’ Man*
3 - Delilah Blue*
4 - Waiting In Green Velvet*
5 - Jus’ Like Brigitte Bardot*
6 - The Song On Neffertiti’s Radio (My Love)*
7 - Amsterdam*
8 - Rosie And Pauly*
9 - Take It On Faith*
10 - The Pearl*

Notes: CD does not come with track-by-track musician credits. While Lee and Mike Baird are the only rhythm section on the selections, it was not possible to indicate precisely on which tracks Mr. Conte and Mr. Castro play percussion.

Joshua Kadison - Vocals, Piano
Leland Sklar - Bass (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)*
Mike Baird (as Michael Baird) - Drums (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Dean Parks - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Jack Holder - Electric Guitar
Joe Hardy - Acoustic Guitar
Mike Finnigan - Hammond B-3
David Boruff - Saxophones
Luis Conte - Percussion (as Luis Conté)
Lenny Castro - Percussion
Bridgette Bryant - Singer
Lynne Fiddmont - Singer (as Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey)
Marva Hicks - Singer
April Allen - Singer
Andrea Hicks - Singer
Keera Trotter (ASK ME) - Singer
Alexandra Brown - Singer
Jacquelyn Gouché-Farris - Singer
Alfie Silas - Singer
Myrna Smith - Singer
Carmen Twillie - Singer, Step Out
Edna Wright - Singer
Christine McEvilly - Singer

Produced by Joshua Kadison
Nick Bode - Executive Producer

Joshua Kadison - Arrangement (1), All Vocal Arrangements
Bridgette Bryant - All Vocal Arrangements (except 6)
Lynne Fiddmont-Linsey - All Vocal Arrangements (except 6)
Marva Hicks - All Vocal Arrangements (except 6)
ASK ME - Vocal Arrangement (6)

Paul Buckmaster - String Arrangement (3), String Conductor (3)
David Campbell - String Arrangements (2, 7), String Conductor (2, 7)
Suzie Katayama - Contractor

Kevin Smith - Recording Engineer
Brett Swain - Assistant Recording Engineer
Jeff Shannon - Assistant Recording Engineer
Al Schmitt - Recording Engineer (strings)
Charlie Paakkari - Assistant Recording Engineer (strings)
Joe Hardy - Mixing Engineer, Additional Overdubs
James “Left of” Senter - Assistant Mixing Engineer
Malcolm Springer - Assistant Mixing Engineer

Recording Studios:
O’ Henry Sound Studio, Burbank
Capitol Studios, Hollywood (strings)
Red Zone, Burbank (additional overdubs)
House Of Blues Studio, Memphis (additional overdubs)

Mixing Studio:
House Of Blues Studio, Memphis

Bob Ludwig - Mastering Engineer
Brian K. Lee - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Gateway Mastering Studio, Portland

Brian Koppelman - Artist and Repertoire
Ivy Skoff - Coordinator
Management: Nick Bode for Nick Bode Management
Agent: Dennis Arfa for QBQ Entertainment

Tom Nelson for Tom Nelson Photography, Venice, CA - Photography
Nick Bode - Art Direction

“This album is certainly not a solo record. It took many people to see it to fruition. The great musicians and singers and orchestrators I was lucky enough to work with, the sound engineers who captured and mixed our performances, my A&R man and the EMI Records family who encouraged me to see this vision realized, and my manager who helped tremendously with the songs and every aspect of the recording of this music. // My respect and gratitude to all of them. Their names are listed below (each one should be printed in gigantic letters, but unfortunately space only allows for 7 point type).”.

“The EMI Family // Brian Koppelman, Charles Koppelman, Davitt Sigerson, Theresa Santisi, Laura Kuntz, Jayne Grodd, Dane Venable, Etoile Shapiro, Frances Pennington, Alison Bandier, Peter Napoliello and his entire staff, Adam Sexton, Helmut Fest, Ewrin Bach, Helmut Rucker, Marco Quirini, Birgit Rabs, Manuela Kohn, J.F. Cecillion, Aaron Moore, Mickey Soliani, and all of the EMI family in the U.S., Europe and the Pacific Rim (I wish there were space to name each of you individually) for believing in my music and working so hard to get it out into the world -- thank you.”.

“Friends and Family // Ellis Kadison, David Kadison, Dominique Grillo, Nana, Victoria Stewart, Amy Koppelman, Barbara Cane, Peggy Miles, Kathryn Schenker, Michele Schweitzer, Rose Guzman, Nada Radojevic, Tom Nelson, Dorothy Wigert, Todd Gold and the Gold Family, David Licursi, David Williams, Alvino Bennett, Justin Meldal-Johnson, China Moreno, Rosario Charro Ruiz, Dawn Griffin, Peter Anton, Cathy Boyd, Katherine Stone, Dennis and the staff of QBQ, Don Engel, the staff at O’ Henry Sound Studio, and Ivy Skoff. // And Dan Stone -- you touched so many lives with your grace and truth. A powerful teacher even in absence. Thank you and happy journey. No doubt, we’ll meet up again somewhere along the way.”.

“This album is for my old man. Thank you for your gospel, Dad! You are a rare and wonderful human being and I am proud to be your son”.

“For additional information and upcoming tour dates, please send SASE to: Joshua Kadison, P.O. Box 1097, Culver City, CA 90232-1097, USA”.

“Joshua would like to assure those wondering that his new leopard-skin jacket is 100% fake fur (and he’s got pants to match)!”.

Songwriters:
Joshua Kadison
Traditional

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source/pic: my records



Joshua Kadison - The Essential Joshua Kadison
Capitol 00946 3 57453 2 0 (2006) - US CD anthology with non-album tracks

1 - Jessie - single edit
2 - Picture Postcards From L.A.
3 - Beautiful In My Eyes
4 - Carolina’s Eyes
5 - Painted Desert Serenade
6 - Invisible Man
7 - All I’ll Ever Ask
8 - Begging For Grace (Dragonfly Wings)
9 - Delilah Blue* - radio edit
10 - Take It On Faith*
11 - Waiting In Green Velvet*
12 - Amsterdam*
13 - El Diablo Amor
14 - Rosie And Pauly*
15 - My Father’s Son
16 - Saxophone Woman

Notes: 1) This is a CD compilation of tracks taken from some of Joshua Kadison’s CD albums and singles. 2) Above picture and following credits were taken from the EU CD release. According to web sources, catalog #s for US and EU releases are the same. 3) CD does not come with track-by-track musician credits. I have listed Lee as the bass player for those tracks taken from the “Delilah Blue” CD album. For complete musician credits for these tracks please see relative entry above. 4) The selections of this compilation were taken from the following releases: “Painted Desert Serenade” CD album (2, 3, 5, 6). “Jessie” 4-track Cd single (1, 7). “Delilah Blue” CD album (10, 11, 12, 14). “Vanishing America” CD album (4, 8, 13, 15). 5) The radio edit of “Delilah Blue” included in this compilation is substantially different from the CD album version, clocking in at 4:12 as opposed to the original 9:45. These are the main differences: a) Piano intro has been reduced from 8-bar to 2-bar. b) Mid-section of 1st stanza has been edited out. c) 2nd stanza has been edited out. d) 2nd half of 3rd stanza has been edited out but for the closing line. e) 2nd chorus, 4th and 5th stanzas have been edited out. f) Some lines of the last two verses in the closing double-chorus have been edited out . 6) Track 16 was recorded during the “Delilah Blue” period but not included in that CD album. No musician credits are available for this song. 7) Apparently, there exists a 17-track version of this compilation including the song “American Hearts”, which was originally issued only as part of the “Take It On Faith” CD single and, later, included in the 1999 EU “Premium Gold Collection” anthology on EMI 7243 5 22685 2 8. Indeed, the liner notes for this 16-track anthology say that the compilation “offers 17 of his best songs”. See below entry for details about this specific track.

Joshua Kadison - Vocals, Piano
Leland Sklar - Bass (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16?)*

Songwriter:
Joshua Kadison

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source/pic: my records
US CD and “Premium Gold Collection” catalog #s: the web

Singles



“Take It On Faith” - EU 3-track CD single - front inlay



“Take It On Faith” - EU 3-track CD single - inner inlay fold

Joshua Kadison
Take It On Faith/American Hearts/The Pearl
EMI 7243 8 82414 2 7 (1995) - EU 3-track CD single with one previously unreleased song

1 - Take It On Faith*
2 - American Hearts - previously unreleased
3 - The Pearl*

Notes: 1) This is a EU CD single including two songs from the “Delilah Blue” CD album and one previously unreleased song (track 2). 2) Track 2 shares same production credits with the “Delilah Blue” CD album but was not included therein. No musician credits are available for this song. 3) CD single does not come with track-by-track musician credits. I have listed Lee as the bass player for those tracks taken from the “Delilah Blue” CD album. For complete musician credits for these tracks please see relative entry above. 4) Track 2 was later included in the 1999 EU “Premium Gold Collection” anthology on EMI 7243 5 22685 2 8. Song was also, apparently, included on a 17-track version of the “Essential Joshua Kadison” compilation (see entry above). 5) I have no knowledge about whether this single was released with same material also on the US market.

Joshua Kadison - Vocals, Piano
Leland Sklar - Bass (1, 2?, 3)*

Written and Produced by Joshua Kadison (1, 2, 3)
Nick Bode - Executive Producer (1, 2, 3)

Management: Nick Bode for Nick Bode Management

“Taken from the forthcoming EMI Records album “Delilah Blue””.

“For additional information and upcoming tour dates, please send SASE to: Joshua Kadison, P.O. Box 1097, Culver City, CA 90232-1097, USA”.

Songwriter:
Joshua Kadison

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source/pics: my records
“Premium Gold Collection” catalog #: the web