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Osmondmania! | ||||
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Released | March 25, 2003 | |||
Recorded | November 14, 1970 – December 13, 1975 | |||
Genre | Pop, bubblegum pop, R&B, soul, rock | |||
Length | 73:43 | |||
Label | Polydor Records | |||
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Osmondmania! is a compilation album by The Osmonds released in 2003. [2] It contains hit songs from The Osmonds (Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Donny) as well as Donny's solo hits, Marie's solo hits and Donny & Marie's duet hits. Although Jimmy Osmond appears on the album cover, none of his material was featured.
No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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1. | "One Bad Apple" (Osmonds, Osmonds) | George Jackson | 2:43 |
2. | "Sweet and Innocent" (Donny, The Donny Osmond Album) | Rick Hall, Billy Sherrill | 3:00 |
3. | "Double Lovin'" (Osmonds, Homemade) | Mickey Buckins, George Jackson | 2:32 |
4. | "Go Away Little Girl" (Donny, To You With Love, Donny) | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 2:27 |
5. | "Yo-Yo" (Osmonds, Phase III) | Joe South | 3:10 |
6. | "Hey Girl" (Donny, Portrait Of Donny) | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 3:06 |
7. | "I Knew You When" (Donny, To You With Love, Donny) | Joe South | 2:45 |
8. | "Down by the Lazy River" (Osmonds, Phase III) | Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond | 2:36 |
9. | "Puppy Love" (Donny, Portrait Of Donny) | Paul Anka | 3:02 |
10. | "Too Young" (Donny, Too Young) | Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee | 2:59 |
11. | "Hold Her Tight" (Osmonds, Crazy Horses) | Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond | 3:12 |
12. | "Why" (Donny, Too Young) | Peter De Angelis, Bob Marcucci | 2:39 |
13. | "Lonely Boy" (Donny, Too Young) | Paul Anka | 2:50 |
14. | "Crazy Horses" (Osmonds, Crazy Horses) | Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond | 2:27 |
15. | "Goin' Home" (Osmonds, The Plan) | Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond | 2:25 |
16. | "The Twelfth of Never" (Donny, Alone Together) | Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster | 2:41 |
17. | "A Million to One" (Donny, A Time For Us) | Phil Medley | 2:53 |
18. | "Young Love" (Donny, Alone Together) | Ric Cartey, Carole Joyner | 2:28 |
19. | "Let Me In" (Osmonds, The Plan) | Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond | 3:34 |
20. | "Paper Roses" (Marie, Paper Roses) | Fred Spielman, Janice Torre | 2:38 |
21. | "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (Donny, A Time For Us) | Lou Handman, Roy Turk | 3:08 |
22. | "I'm Leavin' it (All) up to You" (Donny & Marie, I'm Leaving It All Up To You) | Don F. Harris, Dewey Terry | 2:47 |
23. | "In My Little Corner of the World" (Marie, In My Little Corner Of The World) | Bob Hilliard, Lee Pockriss | 2:48 |
24. | "Love Me for a Reason" (Osmonds, Love Me For A Reason) | Wade Brown, David Jones, Jr., Johnny Bristol | 3:59 |
25. | "Morning Side of the Mountain" (Donny & Marie, I'm Leaving It All Up To You) | Larry Stock, Dick Manning | 2:59 |
26. | "Who's Sorry Now" (Marie, Who's Sorry Now) | Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby | 2:09 |
27. | "The Proud One" (Osmonds, The Proud One) | Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe | 2:59 |
28. | "Deep Purple" (Donny & Marie, Featuring Songs From Their Television Show) | Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish | 2:47 |
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