Homemade (The Osmonds album)

Homemade
Studio album by The Osmonds
Released	June 1971
Recorded	February 16–21, 1971
Studio	FAME (Muscle Shoals)
Genre	Bubblegum
Length	27:33
Label	MGM
Producer	Rick Hall
The Osmonds chronology
Osmonds (1970) Homemade (1971) Phase III (1972)
Singles from Homemade
"Double Lovin'" Released: May 8, 1971

Homemade is the second studio album released by The Osmonds (second under that name). It reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top LPs chart on August 7, 1971. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 20, 1972.

The single "Double Lovin'," a sound-alike follow-up to their previous hit "One Bad Apple" from the same songwriter, peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[1] The album included the first songwriting contributions from the Osmond Brothers themselves, with Wayne Osmond noting in 2004 that the band had to reject multiple songs, some of which became major hits, because they did not reflect their morals, and decided to start writing their own. The band would write the majority of their own songs for the next three albums. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Dave Thompson of AllMusic described the album as "Little more than the highlights of a stage act honed through appearances at sundry cabaret clubs and on TV", also calling it "good-natured pop with a saccharine bent, and so utterly directionless that even the Jackson 5-isms that would soon be sweeping into their set (and had already distinguished their maiden hit, "One Bad Apple") have yet to be tapped." ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer	Length
1.	"The Honey Bee Song (A Taste of Honey)"	Mickey Buckins	2:20
2.	"Carrie"	Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond	2:45
3.	"Double Lovin'"	Mickey Buckins, George Jackson	2:30
4.	"Chilly Winds"	Lalo Schifrin, Mike Charles	2:54
5.	"Shuckin' and Jivin'"	George Jackson, Mickey Buckins	2:10
6.	"The Promised Land"	Mickey Buckins	2:45
7.	"If You're Gonna Leave Me"	Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond	3:27
8.	"We Never Said Forever"	Austin Roberts, Chris Welch	2:48
9.	"She Makes Me Warm"	Paul Williams	2:24
10.	"Sho Would Be Nice"	Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond	3:30

Personnel

• Producer: Rick Hall
• Arranger (Horns): Harrison Calloway, Jr.
• Arranger (Strings): Peter Carpenter
• Recorded at Fame Recording Studios ^[4]
• "A Taste of Honey" recorded on February 21, 1971
• "Carrie" recorded on February 16, 1971
• "Double Lovin'" recorded on February 16, 1971
• "Chilly Winds" recorded on February 20, 1971
• "Shuckin' and Jivin'" recorded on February 16, 1971
• "The Promised Land" recorded on February 16, 1971
• "If You're Gonna Leave Me" recorded on February 17, 1971
• "We Never Said Forever" recorded on February 18, 1971
• "She Makes Me Warm" recorded on February 18, 1971
• "Sho Would Be Nice" recorded on February 17, 1971

Charts

Album

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [5]	27
US Billboard 200 [6]	22

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1971	"Double Lovin'"	US Billboard Hot 100	14
		US Cash Box Top 100 [7]	9
		Canada RPM Top Singles	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. The Osmonds, "Double Lovin'" Chart Position Retrieved February 23, 2015
2. DeYoung, Bill (January 16, 2004). "After 47 years, Osmonds still squeaky-clean". Deseret News. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
3. Homemade at AllMusic
4. The Osmonds, Homemade Credits Retrieved February 23, 2015
5. "RPM: The Osmonds (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
6. "The Osmonds US Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved April 13, 2017.
7. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 19, 1971
8. "American album certifications – The Osmonds – Homemade". Recording Industry Association of America.