Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Anchorage, Kentucky (now part of Louisville). After moving to New York City in the late 1980's]], Osborne formed her own record label, Womanly Hips, to release a few independent recordings before signing to Mercury Records. Her first album was Relish, which became a hit due to the single " One of Us".