Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, television host and a member of the show business family the Osmonds. Although she was never an official member of her family's singing group, she gained success as a country and pop music artist and television variety show cohost in the 1970s and 1980s. Her best-known song is a remake of the country pop ballad "Paper Roses". From 1976 to 1979, she and her singer brother Donny Osmond hosted the television variety show Donny & Marie.
The Osmonds were an American family music group who reached the height of their fame in the early to mid-1970s. The group had its best-known configurations as a quartet and a quintet. The group has consisted of siblings who are all members of a family of musicians from Ogden, Utah, and have been in the public eye since the 1960s.
Danny Wayland Seals was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals and Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as one half of the soft rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley, who charted nine singles between 1976 and 1980, including the No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 hit "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight".
Paul Lavon Davis was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his radio hits and solo career that started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul, country, and pop. His most successful songs are 1977's "I Go Crazy", a No. 7 pop hit that once held the record for the longest chart run on the Billboard Hot 100, and 1982's "'65 Love Affair", which at No. 6 is his highest-charting single. Another pop hit, "Cool Night", was released in 1981. In the mid-1980s, he also had two No. 1 country hits as a guest vocalist on songs by Marie Osmond and Tanya Tucker.
Don't Cry Now is a studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt. It was released by Asylum Records on October 1, 1973 and contained ten tracks. While some tracks were new material, many of the songs were cover tunes. The album explored the genres of Country folk, country rock and pop rock. It was Ronstadt's first album recorded on the Asylum label and first to feature producer Peter Asher. Don't Cry Now was given favorable reviews from several music publications and was a commercial success. Along with reaching chart positions in multiple countries, it also certified gold in the United States for selling over 500,000 copies.
The singles discography of American singer Linda Ronstadt contains 80 lead and collaborative singles, four as a featured artist, eight promotional singles and eight other charted songs. Her first credited release was 1967's "Different Drum", which also included the Stone Poneys along with Ronstadt as a featured artist. Ronstadt's first pair of solo singles were released by Capitol Records in 1969. The 1970 release "Long, Long Time" was her first solo charting single. Her 1974 single "You're No Good" topped the US Hot 100, reached number seven in Canada and number 15 in Australia. Its B-side song "I Can't Help It " reached number two on the US Hot Country Songs list. It was followed by 1975's "When Will I Be Loved", which made the top ten on multiple charts in the United States and Canada, including topping their country surveys. It was followed by the US top five song "Heat Wave" and the US country top five song "Love Is a Rose".
"You're the Only World I Know" is a song written by Sonny James and Robert Tubert and performed by Sonny James.
The discography of American country pop singer Marie Osmond contains 12 studio albums, three compilation albums, one soundtrack album, one video album, six music videos, 33 singles and 2 album appearances. She first gained exposure on television with her siblings' group, The Osmonds. She then signed her own recording contract with MGM Records. Osmond specifically chose to be marketed towards the country field. In 1973, she released her debut single, "Paper Roses." The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and crossed into the top five of the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut studio album of the same name also topped Billboard's country albums chart and spent 20 weeks on the survey. It was also her highest charting album on the Billboard 200 all-genre chart, climbing to number 59. She followed this with 1974's "In My Little Corner of the World" and 1975's "Who's Sorry Now." Both singles reached the top 40 of the Billboard country songs chart. In addition, she released two more studio albums with MGM during this period. She then began a duet career with her brother during the latter half of the 1970s. However, in 1977 she recorded a solo album of pop music entitled This Is the Way That I Feel.
There's No Stopping Your Heart is a studio album by American singer Marie Osmond. It was released by the Capitol and Curb record labels in July 1985. The album was part of Osmond's commercial return in the country music genre. It brought three top ten US and Canadian country singles: "Meet Me in Montana", "Read My Lips" and the There's No Stopping Your Heart. The album reached the top 20 of the US country chart and was met with positive reviews from music publications.
All in Love is a studio album by American singer Marie Osmond. It was released by Capitol Records and Curb Records in July 1988. The album featured a total of ten tracks that were cut with a country pop production. Among its tracks was a duet with Paul Davis called "Sweet Life". The track was among three charting singles included on All in Love. The additional singles were "Without a Trace" and "I'm in Love and He's in Dallas". All in Love made the top 40 of the US country chart and was given mixed reviews from critics.
Paper Roses is the debut studio album by American country music singer Marie Osmond. It was released in 1973 on MGM Records and entered the Billboard Album chart on September 22, where it reached No. 59. It was the first of three MGM/Kolob albums Osmond would record as solo artist.
This Is the Way That I Feel is the name of the fourth solo studio album released by American country music singer, Marie Osmond. This was Osmond's first album under the Polydor/Kolob label, following her departure from MGM Records. It was released in April 1977 and would be her last solo studio album for eight years.
"You're Still New to Me" is a song written by Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet, and recorded by American country music artist Marie Osmond as a duet with Davis. It was released in July 1986 as the first single from Osmond's album I Only Wanted You. The song was the only collaboration as a duo for Osmond and Davis and went to number one on the country chart. The single was number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart. When performed live since Davis's death, Jay Osmond, Marie's brother, usually serves as her duet partner.
"I Only Wanted You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Michael Garvin and Bucky Jones, and recorded by American country music artist Marie Osmond. It was released in December 1986 as the second single and title track from the album I Only Wanted You. The song reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Michael Jeffrey Lloyd is an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and musician. After working with Mike Curb, Kim Fowley and others in the mid-to-late 1960s on musical projects including the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and Steven Spielberg's first short film, Amblin', he became a producer of such teen idol pop stars as the Osmonds, Shaun Cassidy and Leif Garrett in the 1970s.
"Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby" is a song recorded by American country music artist Marie Osmond. It was released in April 1987 as the third single from the album I Only Wanted You. The song reached #24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Mike Reid.
Music Is Medicine is the tenth studio solo album by American country music singer Marie Osmond, released on April 15, 2016, on OliveMe Records. It is her first studio album released on her private label OliveMe, LLC. It was released on both CD and digital download through big box stores and major music download services.
"'Cause I Have You" is a song written and recorded by American country artist Wynn Stewart. It was released as a single in 1967 and became a major hit the same year.
Wonderful Wanda is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in August 1962 via Capitol Records and contained 12 tracks. It was the fourth studio album in Jackson's music career and her first to consist entirely of country music songs. Wonderful Wanda included the songs "In the Middle of a Heartache", "A Little Bitty Tear" and "If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me". All three recordings became commercially-successful singles on both the country and pop charts respectively.
I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way is a studio album by American recording artist, Wanda Jackson. It was released in September 1972 by Capitol Records and contained ten tracks of country music. The album was Jackson's 19th release in her career. Four singles were spawned from the album including the title track.
