Joan Elizabeth Osborne （生于1962年7月8日）是北美创作歌手，最出名的歌曲"One of Us,"1963年7月8日出生于阿拉斯加南部安克雷奇的Joan Osborne。90年代早期来到纽约，就读于纽约大学电影学院。一个偶然的机会琼在当地一家小酒吧中演唱了爵士歌后Billy Hoilday的名曲“上帝保佑孩子”，自此人生的轨迹完全被改变。她开始从事音乐事业，模仿自己所喜欢的埃特-詹姆斯以及蕾-查尔斯等人进行表演。最初奥斯本不愿受大唱片公司的摆布，自己成立了厂牌“女性欢呼”(Womanly Hips)，并推出《灵魂展示》(Soul Show)这样一张唱片，还与其他艺人一起举办音乐会。1995年，她终于认识到商业合作的重要性，就与Mercury公司签约，第二张《意味》(Relish)由此发行。经过将近一年时间的等待，公众发觉了这张专辑的价值，单曲《我们中的一个》(One Of Us)成为排行榜首，并使她在1996和1997年获得诸多格莱美奖提名。
在2002年推出的How Sweet It Is专辑中，挑选了12首经典的蓝调及摇滚曲目，包括Aretha Franklin的Think，Jimi Hendrix的Axis:Bold As Love，全部的歌曲都是影响她创作并且是摇滚史上重要的作品，由女性来诠释男艺人的作品极具挑战性，但是奥丝朋用她充满磁性且极富生命力的声音，赋予这些经典歌曲新的灵魂。 专辑得到了专业传媒的一致肯定,AMG专业音乐网站四颗星高评价推荐.
（1） I’ll Be Around 行影不离,多次被翻唱的经典灵魂情歌.
（2） Think 三思而后行 选自重量级灵魂天后 Aretha Franklin的招牌歌曲
（3） How Sweet It Is 甜蜜生活 不朽传奇Marvin Gaye的作品.民谣歌手James Taylor的最爱
（4） Smiling Faces Sometimes 微笑以对，选自摩城唱片的经典作品
（5） Love’s In Need Of Love Today 愛相随 传奇盲人男歌手Stevie Wonder的动人的情歌
（6） These Arms Of Mine 张开双臂  已故黑人男歌手Otis Redding最经典的曲目
（7） o­nly You Know And I Know 心照不宣 搖滚老將戴夫梅森（Dave Mason）抒情佳作
（8） War 战争 六零年代最受欢迎的美声团体诱惑（The Temptation）著名的反战歌曲
（9） Why Can’t We Live Together 相愛容易相处难 提米汤玛斯的令人难忘的情歌，气质天后莎黛Sade也曾翻唱过
（10） Axis:Bold As Love 愛无惧 少了吉他之神Jimi Hendrix的狂野，多了一份温柔内敛
（11） The Weight 重量 老牌摇滚团体乐队「The Band」最广为人知的单曲
（12） Everybody Is A Star 凡人皆巨星 天后麦当娜也曾經在巡回演出时唱过这首经典曲目

Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is a North-American singer-songwriter, best known for her song "One of Us," and work with members of The Grateful Dead.
Originally from the Louisville suburb of Anchorage, Kentucky, Osborne moved to New York City in the late 1980s, where she formed her own record label, Womanly Hips, to release a few independent recordings before signing to Mercury Records. Her second (and first major label) album is Relish (1995), which became a hit on the strength of the single "One of Us." The song was much more pop-oriented than the rest of the album, which was steeped in country, blues and folk music. "Right Hand Man" and "St. Teresa" were minor hits following the success of "One of Us." Her audience grew significantly with her appearance at Lilith Fair, which placed her in the same school of female singer-songwriters as Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. Her third studio album was Righteous Love, a long-delayed release, which fell off the charts quickly.

She was featured in the 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown and toured with legendary Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers. She and her band accompanied the Dixie Chicks for a national tour in the summer of 2003, during which time she also joined veteran San Francisco jam-rockers the Dead as a vocalist, and released her fourth album, titled How Sweet It Is, a collection of classic rock and soul covers.

During 2005 and 2006, Joan Osborne performed on numerous occasions with Phil Lesh and Friends. In February 2007, she appeared on the Grand Ole Opry.

In November 2006, she released Pretty Little Stranger, her self-described "Nashville album." It includes one song "After Jane" about a relationship with a woman (Osborne herself has had relationships with women.)

In May 2007, she issued Breakfast in Bed, a return to the soul music that she had covered on How Sweet It Is. Breakfast in Bed also featured the two songs ("Heatwave" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted") that she had covered for the film Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

She sings lead vocals on the cover of "Spoonful" on Vivian Campbell's solo album Two Sides Of If. She also provided some vocals for "Wayfaring Stranger" on Spearhead's 1997 album Chocolate Supa Highway. She is featured on the Holmes Brothers 2007 collection State of Grace performing Those Memories of You, an old Allan O'Bryant and Bill Monroe bluegrass tune.

Relish (1995)
Early Recordings (1996)
Righteous Love (2000)
How Sweet It Is (2002)
One of Us (2005)
Christmas Means Love (2005)
Pretty Little Stranger (2006)
Breakfast in Bed (2007)

中文名称：甜蜜生活
英文名称：How Sweet It Is
发行时间：2002年09月07日
专辑歌手：Joan Osborne 琼安·奥斯朋
地区：美国
语言：英语

专辑曲目：
1. I'll Be Around

2. Think

 
3. How Sweet It Is

4. Smiling Faces Sometimes

5. Love's In Need Of Love Today
6. These Arms Of Mine
7. Only You Know And I Know
8. War
9. Why Can't We Live Together
10. Axis: Bold As Love
11. The Weight
12. Everybody Is A Star