Music Is Medicine

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Music Is Medicine
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Studio album by
Marie Osmond
ReleasedApril 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
Genre Country
Length34:41
Label OliveMe, LLC
Producer Jason Deere
Marie Osmond chronology
I Can Do This
(2010)		Music Is Medicine
(2016)
Singles from Music Is Medicine
  1. "Music Is Medicine"
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

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.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Marie Osmond singer from the United States and member of The Osmonds

Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer and a member of the show business family the Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist 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.

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Contents

Background

This is Osmond's first new album in five years. The album was produced by Jason Deere whom she has worked with in the past. Additional guest artist are Marty Roe, Olivia Newton-John, Sisqó, John Rich and Alex Boyé.

Jason Todd Deere is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written memorable songs for acts like Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, LeAnn Rimes, Jessica Simpson, Jim Brickman, SHeDAISY, Be Be Winans, Natalie Grant, Point of Grace, Wanessa Camargo, Leonardo, Luiza Possi, The Wreckers and he has a lengthy list of film, television and production credits.

Diamond Rio American country/Christian music band

Diamond Rio is an American country and Christian country music band. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. It was founded by Matt Davenport, Danny Gregg, and Ty Herndon, the last of whom became a solo artist in the mid-1990s. After undergoing several membership changes in its initial years, the band has consisted of the same six members since 1989: Marty Roe, Gene Johnson, Jimmy Olander, Brian Prout (drums), Dan Truman (keyboards), and Dana Williams.

Olivia Newton-John English-born Australian singer, songwriter and actress

Olivia Newton-John, is an English-Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five number-one and ten other top ten Billboard Hot 100 singles, and two number-one Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA. She has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. She starred in the musical film Grease, and its soundtrack is one of the most successful in history, with the single "You're the One That I Want", with John Travolta, one of the best selling singles.

The album was produced by Jason Deere, who did not produce any of Osmond's previous albums. Jerry Crutchfield produced her final country album in 1989 and Paul Worley produced her previous three under the Capitol/Curb label during the late 1980s. Music Is Medicine is Osmond's final country album to date.

Jerry Crutchfield is an American country and pop record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is a former publishing and record label executive. He recorded for RCA Victor Records with vocal group The Country Gentlemen, later known as The Escorts. He has received multiple Country Music Association's (CMA) "Song of the Year" award nominations for his work as producer, winning the award twice as well as having been a co-producer of a CMA Album of the Year. He has also been nominated for the Dove Award for three Gospel/Christian albums, having won the award for Traditional Gospel Record of the Year by The Hemphills. Crutchfield has served as a member of the National Board of Trustees for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), along with the Board of Directors of the Nashville chapter of NARAS, the Country Music Association, and the Gospel Music Association.

Paul Worley is an American record producer and session guitarist, known primarily for his work in country music. Formerly a vice president at Sony BMG, he later joined the staff of Warner Bros. Records' Nashville division as chief creative officer. Since leaving Warner in the early 2000s, Worley has worked mainly as a record producer for other acts, such as Big & Rich, as well as an occasional session guitarist. He is most widely known as the co- producer of the self-titled debut album of Lady Antebellum (2008) and as one of the producers of their second album, Need You Now (2010). He also discovered the Dixie Chicks and, with Blake Chancey, co-produced their first two albums.

The album was recorded at Soundstage Studios and Westwood Studios - both in Nashville, TN, Additional studios used were Audio Mix House and Studios at The Palms in Las Vegas, NV. The album was mastered by Silvio Richetto at The Living Room Studios in Aventura, FL.

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The album entered the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at number 10 on May 7, 2016. [2] It has sold 8,000 copies in the US as of May 31, 2016. [3]

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere. The results are published in Billboard magazine. Billboard biz, the online extension of the Billboard charts, provides additional weekly charts. There are also Year End charts. The charts may be dedicated to specific genre such as R&B, country or rock, or they may cover all genres. The charts can be ranked according to sales, streams or airplay, and for main song charts such as the Hot 100 song chart, all three pools of data are used to compile the charts. For the Billboard 200 album chart, streams and track sales are included in addition to album sales.

Vinyl

A limited edition autographed vinyl pressing of the album was released by the online retailer Amazon on November 18, 2016. Marie autographed each of the album covers prior to shipment as shown in photographs on both her Facebook and Instagram accounts. As of November 22, 2016 the autographed versions of the vinyl were no longer in stock and no additional copies will be pressed.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Music Is Medicine"Jamie Sinclair, Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin 3:25
2."Unbreak This Break Up" Jason Deere, Benjamin Truman, Raquel Warchol, Chad Truman3:12
3."Give Me A Good Song" (featuring Sisqó)Deere3:13
4."Getting Better All the Time" (featuring Olivia Newton-John)Jennifer Denmark, Molly Reed3:03
5."Baby You're Crazy"Deere, Jennifer Wayne, Caroline Cutbirth, Tayla Lynn 3:35
6."I'd Love to Be Your Last" (featuring Marty Roe of Diamond Rio) Rivers Rutherford, Sam Tate, Annie Tate3:48
7."Love This Tough" (featuring John Rich)Deere, Denmark, Arielle MacArthur3:36
8."Then There's You" (featuring Alex Boyé)Deere, Darren Dixon3:41
9."Wild & Sweet"Deere, Ann Marie Boskovich3:12
10."I'll Find You"Deere, Randy Kartchnei4:01
Total length:34:41

Music videos

On March 27, 2016 a video for the song "Then There's You" was released on the internet video site Vevo and it received almost 200,000 views in less than 48 hours. On April 13, 2016 the video for the title track was also released on Vevo and was filmed with patients from Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

YearVideoDirector
2016"Then There's You" [4] Alex Boyé
"Music is Medicine" [5]

Personnel

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 189
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 10

Singles

YearSingle
2016"Music Is Medicine"

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  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Billboard Top Country Albums week ending May 5, 2016".
  3. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 31, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: May 31, 2016". Roughstock.
  4. ↑ "Then There's You - Marie Osmond (feat. Alex Boyé)". Vevo.com . March 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Music is Medicine - Marie Osmond (with Children from CMN Hospitals)". Vevo.com . March 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Marie Osmond Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Marie Osmond Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
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