Radin enlisted highly regarded producer Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck). 1 on the iTunes overall chart upon its release. Radin's second album, Simple Times went straight to No. Radin played the song 'Today' from the album, along with five other songs, for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi at their August 16, 2008, wedding. Zach Braff hand-picked one of the tracks to be featured on the soundtrack for The Last Kiss. The album drew critical acclaim and received a four-star review from Rolling Stone, who praised it for Radin's 'whispery, silver-bell voice' and its themes, calling them 'poignant and refreshingly frank.' The record hit number one on the iTunes Folk Album Chart and included a number of well known musicians, including Ryan Adams who played guitar on the song 'Lovely Tonight'. Released on Columbia Records in May 2006, We Were Here presented the first batch of songs Radin ever wrote. It was released exclusively to iTunes for a month, before attracting attention from major labels. Radin has said that much of the album was inspired by a bad break-up. In 2004, American actor Zach Braff, a friend of Radin since their days at Northwestern, introduced Radin's first composition, 'Winter', to Scrubs show creator Bill Lawrence, who ultimately used several of Radin's songs in various scenes of the television series. Radin turned to music when he moved to New York City, his father bought him a guitar, and he taught himself to play and write music. He studied drawing and painting at Northwestern University, following his college years with stints as an art teacher, screenwriter, and art gallery employee. Joshua Radin was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States, to a Jewish family of Polish, German, Austrian, and Russian background.

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