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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 public domain), but this time featured in the production credits as well. The single "Take it on Faith" did not perform very well, and EMI, which owned his contract with Capitol, voided his contract shortly thereafter.

Delilah Blue
Studio album by Joshua Kadison
Released	November 1, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Studio	O'Henry (Burbank, California) Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Soft rock, jazz
Length	54:45
Label	Capitol, EMI
Producer	Joshua Kadison
Joshua Kadison chronology
Painted Desert Serenade (1993) Delilah Blue (1995) Saturday Night In Storyville (1998)

Track listing

• All songs written by Joshua Kadison, except where noted.

1. "Listen to the Lambs" (traditional, arr. Joshua Kadison) - 1:40
2. "Gospel According to My Ol' Man" - 5:30
3. "Delilah Blue" - 9:45
4. "Waiting in Green Velvet" - 4:55
5. "Jus' Like Brigitte Bardot" - 7:53
6. "Song on Nefertiti's Radio (My Love)" - 4:05
7. "Amsterdam" - 4:56
8. "Rosie and Pauly" - 4:36
9. "Take it on Faith" - 4:07
10. "The Pearl" - 7:00

Personnel

• Joshua Kadison – vocals, acoustic piano, vocal arrangements
• Mike Finnigan – Hammond B3 organ
• Joe Hardy – acoustic guitar
• Jack Holder – electric guitar
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Michael Baird – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Luis Conte – percussion
• David Boruff – saxophone (6)
• David Campbell – string arrangements and conductor (2, 7)
• Paul Buckmaster – 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)
• Myrna Smith – 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. [April Allen, Sheree Hicks and Kera Trotter] – backing vocals (6), vocal arrangements (6)

Production

• Joshua Kadison – producer
• Nick Bode – executive producer, art direction, design, management
• Brian Koppelman – A&R
• Kevin Smith – recording
• Jeff Shannon – recording assistant
• Brett Swain – recording assistant
• Al Schmitt – string recording (2, 3, 7)
• Charlie Paakkari – string recording assistant (2, 3, 7)
• Joe Hardy – mixing, additional overdubs
• James Senter – mix assistant
• Malcolm Springer – mix assistant
• Brian Lee – mastering
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Tom Nelson – photography

Studios

• Recorded at O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California) and Capitol Studios (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

Chart performance for Delilah Blue

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1]	30
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2]	32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	28

References

External links

• Delilah Blue at AllMusic

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