Breakfast In Bed (May 22, 2007)

"one of rock's most distinctive voices" - The New Yorker

"4 stars...welcome to the soundtrack to the summer of 2007" - Boston NOW

"Her own songs, particularly the sultry 'Eliminate The Night,' are among her best, underscoring that Osborne, even in an album brimming with old-school soul, remains a contemporary singer to be reckoned with - the real deal." - Winston Salem Journal

"shines a worthy new light on the structure of classic songs" - NY Daily News

Christmas Means Love (November 1, 2005)

 "a bluesy, soulful affair, uplifting but tinged with melancholy...makes for stirring music...she sings her heart out" - Barnes & Noble

admirable & smart - Amazon.com

How Sweet It Is (September 17, 2002)

"one of the top discs of 2002" - NY Post

"excellent work" - Jazz Week

"Osborne works...magic" - The Boston Herald

"soul salvation" - Rolling Stone

Righteous Love (September 12, 2000)

 "glorious moments.." - NY Times

"Joan Osborne makes a 'righteous' return." - Entertainment Weekly

"very unique, and very, very good... puts Osborne on a trajectory similar to a Sheryl Crow or even Pearl Jam – artists who have had hits, but seem eager to move past them to create an artistic legacy." - MTV

"...Osborne proves again she has a wonderfully rich, sensual, and powerful voice that commands respect." - Billboard

"...Joan Osborne roars back Righteous-ly after a long hiatus...Well worth the wait." - People

Early Recordings (November 5, 1996)

 "...she possesses one helluva powerful voice. Now everyone can get a taste of Osborne's gutsy live talents with Early Recordings..." - CMJ New Music Report

Relish (March 21, 1995)

"Album of the Year!" - Entertainment Weekly

"On her riveting major-label debut, Joan Osborne astutely conflates the sacred and the profane, and over inventive alterna-cool arrangements...lets her strong, bluesy vocals rip...What's especially winning about the woman is her range: Sexy and earnest, her voice, all on its own, conveys whole choirs of feeling" - Rolling Stone

"'Relish' is one of the blue-eyed soul-rock gems of the year." - The Boston Globe

"...Osborne's vocals demand attention...She has that rare ability to let herself go vocally without going off-key or silly" - The Washington Post

"...one of the strongest major-label debut albums of 1995..." - The New York Times

highlighted works & projects:

2007
  > The Holmes Brothers: State of Grace: Those Memories of You

2006
  > Phil Lesh & Friends: Live at The Warfield Theater (lead vocals, CD and DVD)

2005
  > Vivian Campbell: Two Sides Of If: Spoonful
  > Radio Woodstock: 25th Anniversary: One Of Us (live)

2004
  > Bridge to Havana: Just To Be Alone With You (live and studio cuts)
  > Raising Helen: Stand Back
  > Greg Osby: Public: Lover Man (live)
  > Indigo Girls: All That We Let In (backing vocals)

2003
  > Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton: Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
  > Songs For Life: Love's In Need Of Love Today (live)
  > Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Nobody's Fault But Mine (with The Holmes Brothers)

2002
  > Standing in the Shadows of Motown: What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted; Heatwave (live and with The Funk Brothers)

2001
  > The Holmes Brothers: Speaking In Tongues (producer and backing vocals)

2000
  > Steal This Movie: My Back Pages (with Jackson Browne)
  > Where the Heart Is: Rowdy Booty Time (with Tommy Simms)
  > Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe: On the Old Kentucky Shore (with Ricky Skaggs)

1999
  > For Love of the Game: Baby Love (original mix)
  > The Other Sister: At Last
  > The '60s: Chimes Of Freedom (with Bob Dylan)
  > Indigo Girls: Come on Now Social (backing vocals)
  > The Chieftains: Tears of Stone: Raglan Road

1998
  > Schoolhouse Rocks the Vote: I'm Just A Bill (with Isaac Hayes)
  > Randy Scruggs: Crown of Jewels: Passin' Thru
  > Debby Schwartz: Wrongs of Passage (backing vocals)
  > Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women: Ladder (live)
  > Largo: Hand In Mine; An Uncommon Love

1997
  > A Home for the Holidays: Children, Go Where I Send Thee
  > Snow Angels: A Hear Music Holiday Collection: Children, Go Where I Send Thee (a capella)
  > Spearhead: Chocholate Supa Highway: Wayfarin' Stranger

1996
  > Mr. Wrong: Strenuous Acquaintances
  > Pavarotti & Friends for War Child: St. Teresa; Gesu Bambino (live, with orchestra)
  > Charlie Terrell: Beautiful Side of Madness: Beautiful Side Of Madness
  > VH1 Crossroads: Bring Me Some Water (live with Melissa Etheridge)
  > Cracker: The Golden Age: Nothing to Believe In (backing vocals)

1993
  > Blue Million Miles (indie release, 3 tracks)

1991
  > Soul Show (indie release, live album)

1990
  > Blues Traveler: Blues Traveler: Warmer Days; 100 Years (backing & lead vocals)