Love and Hate (Joan Osborne album)
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| Released | April 8, 2014 | |||
| Length | 49:34 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | eOne | |||
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Love and Hate is a 2014 studio album by American singer-songwriter Joan Osborne, released on April 8, 2014.[1] The concept album represents Osborne's first attempt at a song cycle, exploring the relationship between love and hate. The release took her years to finalize[2] and has received positive reviews from critics.
The editorial staff at AllMusic Guide gave this album 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Thom Jurek noting Osborne's experimentation as a songwriter, creating a song cycle in the album and noting the diversity of musical genres, but criticizing that "some of these songs falter".[3] Kelly McCartney of PopMatters scored this release a seven out of 10, noting that these songs show Osborne's maturity as a singer and songwriter, summing up that Love and Hate is "particularly satisfying in that it delivers on—and extends—the promise made by her wonderful debut so many years ago".[1]
Track listing
- "Where We Start" (Joan Osborne and Jack Petruzzelli) – 5:43
- "Work On Me" (Osborne and Petruzzelli) – 2:45
- "Mongrels" (Osborne and Petruzzelli) – 4:10
- "Train" (Osborne and Petruzzelli) – 4:36
- "Up All Night" (Eric Bazilian and Osborne) – 3:50
- "Not Too Well Acquainted" (Osborne and Petruzzelli) – 5:46
- "Thirsty for My Tears" (Keith Cotton and Osborne) – 3:37
- "Love And Hate" (Cotton and Osborne) – 3:38
- "Kitten’s Got Claws" (Osborne and Petruzzelli) – 5:20
- "Secret Room" (Osborne and Petruzzelli) – 4:05
- "Keep It Underground" (Gary Lucas, Osborne, and Petruzzelli) – 3:44
- "Raga" (Cotton, Dorianne Luax, and Osborne) – 2:21
