I Only Wanted You | ||||
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Released | August 1986 | |||
Recorded | January–March 1986 | |||
Studio | Treasure Isle Recorders | |||
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Length | 37:54 | |||
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Producer | Paul Worley | |||
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I Only Wanted You is a studio album by American singer Marie Osmond. It was released by the Capitol and Curb record labels in August 1986. The album was a collection of ten tracks recorded in a country pop production. Included was a duet with Paul Davis titled "You're Still New to Me", which became a chart-topping country single. Three additional singles were part of the album: the title track, "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby" and "Cry Just a Little". The album itself reached the top 20 of the US country chart. It was given positive reviews from critics.
The only sister in the Osmond entertainment family, Marie Osmond established her own identity as a country recording artist while still a teenager. In 1973, her debut single "Paper Roses" became a commercial success. She later branched into film and television but returned to the country industry in the 1980s. [3] Jim Foglesong of Capitol Records signed her to a new recording contract, along with doing the same for Tanya Tucker. Foglesong would be credited to reviving both their solo careers. [4]
Osmond's second album with the label was 1986's I Only Wanted You. The project was recorded in sessions held between January and March 1986 at Treasure Isle Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee. Like her previous album project, it was produced by Paul Worley. [5] The album contained a total of ten tracks [1] and had a country pop production. [2] Two tracks were penned by Paul Davis: "Cry Just a Little" and "You're Still New to Me". The latter was a duet between Osmond and Davis. Compared to her previous release, I Only Wanted You featured more uptempo tracks. Among them was the song "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby", which was considered a "fan favorite". [1]
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Allmusic | [1] |
I Only Wanted You was originally released in August 1986 in a joint venture between the Capitol and Curb record labels. It was distributed in three formats: a vinyl LP, a cassette and a compact disc. All three formats had identical track listings. [5] It would later be re-released in a digital formats to retailers such as Apple Music. [6] The project received positive reviews from critics following its release. Billboard named it among its "Country Picks" in September 1986. The magazine called its country pop sound "glowing", and concluded, "As close as Nashville comes to pure aural delight". [2] Charlotte Dillon of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars. "All in all, this is a pleasing mix of tunes and a really nice Marie Osmond recording to add to any country music collection," she concluded. [1]
I Only Wanted You entered the US Top Country Albums chart on September 27, 1986, and spent a total of 37 weeks on the chart. One month later, it peaked at the number 19 position. It was Osmond's second-longest running album on the country chart. [7] A total of four singles were included on the album. Its first was the Davis-Osmond duet "You're Still New to Me". Capitol first issued the single in July 1986. [8] It became her fourth number one single on the US Hot Country Songs chart [9] and her third on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. [10]
The title track was the album's second single and was issued in December 1986. [11] It reached number 14 on the US country chart [9] and number 19 on the Canadian country chart. [10] In April 1987, "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby" was issued as the album's third single. [12] It went to the number 24 position on the US country chart [9] and number 34 on the Canadian country chart. [10] Its fourth and final single was "Cry Just a Little" (released in July 1987). [13] On the US country singles chart, it reached number 50. [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cry Just a Little" | Paul Davis | 3:32 |
2. | "I Only Wanted You" |
| 3:22 |
3. | "You're Still New to Me" (with Paul Davis) |
| 3:20 |
4. | "Making Magic" |
| 3:10 |
5. | "I Know the Feeling" | 3:27 | |
6. | "Your Love Carries Me Away" |
| 3:29 |
7. | "We're Gonna Need a Love Song" | 2:56 | |
8. | "New Love" |
| 3:20 |
9. | "More Than Dancing" |
| 4:03 |
10. | "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby" | Mike Reid | 3:41 |
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of I Only Wanted You. [5]
Musical personnel
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Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [14] | 19 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | August 1986 | Vinyl LP | Capitol Records | [15] |
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United Kingdom | Vinyl LP | Capitol Records | [16] | |
North America | circa 2020 |
| Curb Records | [6] |
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