Donny Osmond (album)

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Donny Osmond
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 1989
Recorded1988
Genre Rock, dance-pop
Length50:51
Label Capitol, EMI
Producer Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Donny Osmond, George Acogny
Donny Osmond chronology
Donald Clark Osmond
(1977)
Donny Osmond
(1989)
Eyes Don't Lie
(1990)
Singles from Donny Osmond
  1. "Soldier of Love"
    Released: March 25, 1989
  2. "Sacred Emotion"
    Released: June 17, 1989
  3. "Hold On"
    Released: September 30, 1989
Professional ratings
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Donny Osmond is the tenth album released by Donny Osmond. It was released on Capitol Records on April 25, 1989 and was his first studio album since Donald Clark Osmond in 1977. It is notable for featuring the number 2 smash hit, "Soldier of Love", which Randall Popken, Alice Newsome and Lanell Gonzales called "a faintly suggestive tune set to a post-disco beat." It was released as a tune by a "mystery singer", as Osmond's promoter feared that no one would buy the album if the singer was revealed.

Contents

The album is also notable for featuring five songs that Osmond co-wrote, and for Osmond also handling drum programming and keyboards on several tracks. In addition to "Soldier of Love," it featured four other charting singles: "Sacred Emotion" (another big radio hit), "Hold On," "I'll Be Good to You," and "If It's Love That You Want." Another single, "I'm In It For Love," featured only as a bonus track on some copies of the compact disc, had become a minor UK hit prior to the success of "Soldier of Love."

Track listing

  1. "Soldier of Love" (Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) - 3:51
  2. "If It's Love That You Want" (Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) - 4:26
  3. "Sacred Emotion" (featuring Dave Koz) (Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) - 5:11
  4. "Inner Rhythm" (Matthew Wilder, Sharon Robinson) - 3:24
  5. "Faces in the Mirror" (Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Donny Osmond) - 5:20
  6. "My Secret Touch" (George Acogny, Mark [2] Holden, Steven LeGassick, Donny Osmond) - 4:12
  7. "I'll Be Good to You" (Steve Kipner, Mark Spiro) - 6:03
  8. "Groove" (George Acogny, Donny Osmond) - 4:56
  9. "Only Heaven Knows" (George Acogny, Donny Osmond) - 4:36
  10. "Hold On" (featuring Dave Koz) (Donny Osmond, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) - 4:01
  11. "I'm In It for Love" - bonus track (Andy Goldmark, Peter Henderson) - 4:50

Production

Tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 10 & 11

Tracks 4, 8, 9

Track 6

Engineers

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1989The Billboard 200 54 [3]

Singles - Billboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1989"Sacred Emotion" Adult Contemporary 4 [4]
1989"Sacred Emotion" The Billboard Hot 100 13 [4]
1989"Hold On" Dance Music/Club Play Singles 36 [4]
1989"Hold On" The Billboard Hot 100 73 [4]
1989"Soldier of Love" The Billboard Hot 100 2 [4]

Notes

  1. "Donny Osmond - Donny Osmond : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  2. album notes
  3. "Billboard Albums chart history-Donny Osmond" . Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Billboard singles chart history-Donny Osmond" . Retrieved September 3, 2009.

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