Delilah Blue

Joshua Kadison | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002TZF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,847 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Listen to the Lambs

2. Gospel According to My Ol' Man

3. Delilah Blue

4. Waiting in Green Velvet

5. Jus' Like Brigitte Bardot

6. Song on Neffertiti's Radio (My Love)

7. Amsterdam

8. Rosie and Pauly

9. Take It on Faith

10. The Pearl

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Storyteller, October 23, 2005

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Empty Sky7 "dandare7" (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Delilah Blue (Audio CD)

It's just amazing how some things stay with us. I was barely 16 the first time that I heard a Joshua Kadison song, and now, at the age of 27, I still keep going back.
One interesting note is that- while this site claims the album came out in October of '95, I'm almost sure I saw it on the rack during that summer.. I'm also a little curious about a couple of the different song titles listed here; my disc doesn't have "American Hearts" or "Bus Stop", but I'm guessing that perhaps "Bus Stop" is a different title for "Waiting In Green Velvet"??
In any case, the album came out in '95, and while I was a big fan of "Painted Desert Serenade", it would take me another six and a half years to pick up "Delilah Blue". Why? Well, for one thing, I didn't hear anything promoted back in '95. I don't know if this album had a single or not, but I certainly never heard one track on the radio. I also heard from a friend of mine that it was some kind of religious effort. I guess to a 17 year old, this sort of information didn't exactly send me rushing to the music shop. What a shame though, I had no idea what I was missing. For years, I listened to "Painted Desert Serenade", and really began to form an admiration for Joshua's work; so when I found this album at a used book store in 2002, my curiosity finally got the best of me. To be completely honest, at the time I sampled a little, but nothing really grabbed me- except for the unusual, yet beautiful "Delilah Blue". In any case, the album ended up being lost within my somewhat vast CD collection- that is until this past summer.
Nearly ten years after it's original release, I discovered what a brilliant album this really is. I ended up going through a rather rough time, and I took my three Joshua Kadison albums to work (Yes, I also have the import "Vanishing America", but that's a whole different review). What I ended up discovering was a really great album. It's not nearly as commercial as "Painted Desert Serenade", which explains why it wasn't really heard on the radio, but the way Joshua tells these stories, it's almost like the listener is living the experiences too. As I said above, I always did find the title track moving, but what really surprised me was "Just Like Brigitte Bardot", can this man tell a story or what? I guess the original thing that turned me away from the album was the backup singers, and while they can be a little overwhelming at times, they can also mesh with the songs pretty well, and these songs deserve to be heard. After listening to this album, I pretty much walk away with the impression that it's about survival, and just trying to make it day to day. The album seems to focus more on the underdog, or people who are somewhat on the outside. The album as a whole is pretty remarkable, but my favorites are "Delilah Blue", "Just Like Brigitte Bardot", "Amsterdam", "Rosie & Pauly", and "Take It On Faith". "Amsterdam" is hauntingly beautiful with powerful, raspy vocals from Joshua, and "Take It On Faith" features more raspy, expressive vocals, and is also the only real commercial song here.
In closing, I guess it's just unfortunate how this album really went unheard. I think people wanted another "Jessie" or "Beautiful In My Eyes", and while those songs, along with the "PDS" album are great, this album really explored more of the depth of Joshua's songwriting/storytelling, and let's face it, more of a darker side of life. There was already a good sense of the storytelling element on "PDS", but this album proves what Joshua is capable of, and that he deserves to be regarded as one of the greats.
..Check out the website Joshuakadison.com

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delilah blue, July 2, 2004

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Edwin Rivera "Ed" (rockhill, sc United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delilah Blue (Audio CD)

I have to say that alot of people have knocked this album down,but i believe it is one of the best ones joshua kadison has ever done.I think we should all be appreciative for music this is so much better then the junk music that we here today.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new album, a new phase, May 9, 2004

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S. Prince "unilover36" (Varnell, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delilah Blue (Audio CD)

This is the first Joshua Kadison album that I bought. I liked alot of his music that was airing on the radio at the time, but was looking for something a little more challenging. I found it in Delilah Blue. I have gone through numerous cassetts, and I have a back-up cd in case I wear the current one out. Everyone goes through different phases in their life, as do performers. His first cd was warm and soft and loving, where as Delilah Blue is more the like the part of town you don't go into after dark. All the same, the music touches you, the words move you, and it is really worth a listen.