Talk:Joan Osborne

year of birth
the [|IMDB] says 1962. What's right?

--afri 10:17, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * They seem to agree now. --Lenoxus 20:28, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

I remember back in the 90s there was a small amount of controversy about her age…she had been promoted as another young female singer/songwriter like Alanis Morissette and she refused to talk about how old she was for a while, then I remember reading an article from later where she said she regretted being secretive about her age and that it was due to pressure from the record label. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.107.186.18 (talk) 22:52, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

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Sexuality
exactly why is her sexualiy an issue worthy of discussion here? Because Philwelch will be on here soon nominating her to be a gay icon.--72.154.193.191 (talk) 17:07, 14 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree. I am going to remove this section since I can hardly see the relevance to her career. --Jsderwin (talk) 16:34, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Really? Her sexuality is considerably more relevant to this singer's career than the fact she's had a child...which is included here. Seems the 'de-gaying' of wikipedia continues. Vauxhall1964 (talk) 18:46, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

I think it's worth keeping because it contains a quote and not just speculation or a third-party comment. it's really one of the few facts on her personal life in the entry. I would sooner suggest changing the heading to "Personal Life." 12.162.122.6 (talk) 19:21, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

Interview that could be used
http://www.philzone.com/interviews/joan/index2.html is an interview of Joan Osborne that could provide information on her. It confirms the birth of her daughter as well.  Fridae'§Doom &#124;  Talk to me  10:56, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

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Discrepancy in album numbering
There is a discrepancy in the way Osborne's studio albums are counted. For example, her 2002 covers album How Sweet It Is is not counted as a studio album, based on the fact that even though it is her third studio-recorded album, her subsequent one, Christmas Means Love, is counted as her fourth (this is not clear, however, as that album doesn't have a separate page), and the next one, Pretty Little Stranger, as her fifth. I realize this could also mean that it is in fact her Christmas album that isn't counted as a studio album, and this would actually make more sense, given that her subsequent covers albums (Breakfast in Bed and Bring It on Home) are categorized as studio albums. In either case, why would either How Sweet It Is or Christmas Means Love not be considered a studio album, since they are neither live albums nor compilations? I'd like to fix this by re-numbering the albums in order to remove the discrepancy. Revirvlkodlaku (talk) 00:52, 20 March 2021 (UTC)