One of Us Single: Joan Osborne Album: Relish Released: November 21, 1995 Songwriter: Eric Bazilian Producer: Rick Chertoff "One of Us" was the lead single from Joan Osborne 's debut album, Relish . It made number 4 on Billboard's Hot 100. In 2007, the track ranked 54 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s and 10 on the network's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '90s. "One of Us" was nominated for three Grammy Awards: Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal. Joan Osbourne was appointed Best New Artist and Relish for album of the year. None of them won. Seal 's " Kiss From A Rose " took Song and Record Of The Year, Alanis Morissette won Best Album with Jagged Little Pill , and Hootie & the Blowfish were voted Best New Artist. The album version of " One of Us " starts with a snippet of the gospel song " Heaven's Airplane ." American folklorist Alan Lomax recorded it