A Time for Us (Donny Osmond album)

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A Time for Us
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1973 (U.K.), December 8, 1973 (U.S.)
Genre Pop, R&B
Length30:48
Label MGM
Producer Mike Curb, Don Costa
Donny Osmond chronology
Alone Together
(1973)
A Time for Us
(1973)
Donny
(1974)

A Time for Us is the sixth studio album by Donny Osmond, released in 1973. [1] The album reached No. 58 on the Billboard Top LPs chart on January 19, 1974. [2] It was certified Gold in the U.K. on January 1, 1974.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."A Time For Us"3:53
2."Hawaiian Wedding Song"2:28
3."When I Fall in Love"3:00
4."Are You Lonesome Tonight"3:12
5."I Believe"2:55
6."Guess Who"3:06
7."Young And In Love"2:35
8."A Million to One"2:42
9."A Boy Is Waiting"2:37
10."Unchained Melody"4:20

Singles

Charts

Chart (1973/74)Position
United States (Billboard 200)58
Australia (Kent Music Report) [3] 64
Canada65
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)4

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. A Time for Us released in 1973
  2. The Osmonds 1974 Timeline
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 226. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. "British album certifications – Donny Osmond – A Time for Us". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 October 2019.