''Delilah Blue'' is the second full-length studio album from pianist/singer-songwriter Joshua Kadison. Released on November 1, 1995, it featured a change of tack. Whereas the previous album had featured shorter songs, this disc presents a jazzier version of Kadison's music, with much longer tracks (with the title track clocking in at almost ten minutes). He again wrote all the songs himself (with the exception of the first track, which is

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), but this time featured in the production credits as well. The

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"Take it on Faith" did not perform very well, and

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, which owned his contract with Capitol, voided his contract shortly thereafter.

Track listing

*All songs written by Joshua Kadison, except where noted. # "Listen to the Lambs" (traditional, arr. Joshua Kadison) - 1:40 # "Gospel According to My Ol' Man" - 5:30 # "Delilah Blue" - 9:45 # "Waiting in Green Velvet" - 4:55 # "Jus' Like

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Personnel

* Joshua Kadison – vocals, acoustic piano, vocal arrangements * Mike Finnigan –

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* Joe Hardy – acoustic guitar * Jack Holder – electric guitar *

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– acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

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– bass * Michael Baird – drums *

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– percussion *

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– percussion * David Boruff – saxophone (6) * David Campbell – string arrangements and conductor (2, 7) *

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– string arrangements and conductor (3) * Suzie Katayama – string contractor (2, 3, 7) * Alexandra Brown – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8) * Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8) * Alfie Silas – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8) *

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– backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8) * Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8) * Edna Wright – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8) * Bridgette Bryant – vocal arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), backing vocals (5), * Lynn Fiddmont – vocal arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), backing vocals (5) * Marva Hicks – vocal arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), backing vocals (5) * Christine McEvilly – backing vocals (2, 4) * A.S.K. M.E. pril Allen, Sheree Hicks and Kera Trotter– backing vocals (6), vocal arrangements (6)

Production

* Joshua Kadison – producer * Nick Bode – executive producer, art direction, design, management *

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– A&R * Kevin Smith – recording * Jeff Shannon – recording assistant * Brett Swain – recording assistant *

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– string recording (2, 3, 7) *

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– string recording assistant (2, 3, 7) * Joe Hardy – mixing, additional overdubs * James Senter – mix assistant * Malcolm Springer – mix assistant * Brian Lee – mastering *

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– mastering * Tom Nelson – photography Studios * Recorded at

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(Burbank, California) and

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(Hollywood, California). * Overdubbed at Red Zone Studios (Burbank, California) and House of Blues (Memphis, Tennessee). * Mixed at House of Blues * Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).

Charts

References

External links

''Delilah Blue'' at AllMusic
{{Authority control 1995 albums Capitol Records albums EMI Records albums Joshua Kadison albums Albums recorded at Capitol Studios