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Painted Desert Serenade

Painted Desert Serenade is the debut studio album by American pianist/singer-songwriter Joshua Kadison, released in 1993 on SBK. It features two singles, both of which reached the top 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100: "Jessie" peaked at number 26, while "Beautiful in My Eyes" reached number 19 in 1994. The album was certified Gold in the United States in August 1994, and Platinum the following April.

Critical reception
Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Bryan Buss called it "chock full of odes to finding romance, longing for romance and losing romance". ==Track listing==
Track listing
All songs written by Joshua Kadison. • "Jessie" – 5:19 • "Painted Desert Serenade" – 2:56 • "Beau's All Night Radio Love Line" – 4:26 • "Invisible Man" – 4:57 • "Mama's Arms" – 3:00 • "Beautiful in My Eyes" – 4:07 • "Picture Postcards from LA" – 4:33 • "When a Woman Cries" – 3:31 • "Georgia Rain" – 4:03 == Personnel ==
Personnel
• Joshua Kadison – vocals, acoustic piano • Rod Argent – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), Hammond B3 organ (8) • Phil Parlapiano – accordion (2) • CJ Vanston – Hammond B3 organ (9) • Mark Cresswell – guitars (1), acoustic guitar (6, 7) • Tim Pierce – guitars (2, 9) • Clem Clempson – acoustic guitar (3, 4, 8), 12-string guitar (3), mandolin (3), electric guitar (7) • Tim Renwick – electric guitar (8) • John Pierce – bass guitar (2, 3, 9) • John Giblin – acoustic bass (4), bass guitar (8) • Peter Van Hooke – drums (1, 3, 6, 7), percussion (1, 3, 4, 6–8) • Denny Fongheiser – drums (2, 9) • Ian Thomas – drums (4) • Neal Wilkinson – drums (8) • Martin Ditcham – additional percussion (1), percussion (4, 7, 8) • Frank Ricotticongas (1, 7), additional percussion (1), percussion (4, 7) • Susie Hanson – viola (2) • Paul Jonesharmonica (3) • Richard Morgan – oboe (4) • Lance Ellington – harmony vocals (5) • Carol Kenyon – harmony vocals (5) • Ruby Turner – harmony vocals (5) • Tessa Niles – backing vocals (7) • Gene Miller – backing vocals (9) String Quartet (Track 4) • Rod Argent – arrangements • Gavyn Wright – conductor, violin • Roger Smith – cello • George Robertson – viola • Wilfred Gibson – violin Strings (Tracks 6 & 8) • Rod Argent – arrangements • Gavyn Wright – conductor • Chris Laurence – double bass • Paul Kegg, Ben Kennard, Helen Liebmann and Roger Smith – celli • Susie Hansen, Andrew Parker, George Robertson, Robert Smissen and Stephen Tees – viola • Mark Berrow, Ben Cruft, Roger Garland, Wilfred Gibson, Roy Gillard, Tim Good, Rita Manning, Peter Oxer, Bill Penham, Barry Wilde, David Woodcock and Gavyn Wright – violin Choir (Track 6) • Rod Argent, Adele Bertei, Lance Ellington, Carol Kenyon, David Lasley, Ian Shaw, Helen Terry and Ruby Turner Choir (Track 9) • Sherwood Ball, Carmen Carter, Kathy Hazzard, Valerie Mayo, Arnold McCuller, Joseph Powell, Carmen Twillie and Fred White == Production ==
Production
Brian Koppelman – A&R • Rod Argent – producer (1, 3–8) • Peter Van Hooke – producer (1, 3–8) • David Kershenbaum – mixing (1–3, 6, 7, 9), producer (2, 9) • Simon Smart – engineer (1, 3–8) • Kevin Smith – mixing (1–3, 6, 7, 9), engineer (2, 9) • John Kurlander – string recording (4, 6, 8) • Rob Eaton – mixing (4, 5, 8) • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk (New York, NY) • Nick Bode – art direction, design, management • Annalisa Pessin – photography ==Charts==
Charts
Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Certifications==
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