Osmonds | ||||
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Released | November 14, 1970 | |||
Recorded | October 26 – November 13, 1970 | |||
Genre | Bubblegum | |||
Length | 29:24 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Producer | Rick Hall | |||
The Osmonds chronology | ||||
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Singles from Osmonds | ||||
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Osmonds is the third album released by the Osmonds, the first under MGM as the Osmonds and the first to feature lead vocal roles from Donny. The first single from the album, "One Bad Apple", became a number-one hit according to the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [1] The second single from the album, "Sweet and Innocent", reached number seven, with the single sleeve crediting group member Donny Osmond as the artist. The album reached number 14 on the Billboard Top Lps chart on February 27, 1971. [2] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 13, 1971.
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | D [4] |
Dave Thompson of AllMusic criticised the album's "Motown medley that contrarily ranks among the least soulful excursions you could imagine" and said that the album "nevertheless finds them [the Osmonds] still putting performance ahead of personality, and barely hinting at the heights they would soon be scaling". [3]
No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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1. | "(Would It Make You) Think" | Bodie Chandler | 2:56 |
2. | "One Bad Apple" | George Jackson | 2:45 |
3. | "Catch Me Baby" | Alan Osmond | 4:11 |
4. | "Lonesome They Call Me, Lonesome I Am" | Jimmy Elledge, Dave Day | 2:38 |
5. | "Motown Special" | Earl Brown, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Kenneth Gamble, Matthew Ross, Williams, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield | 3:28 |
6. | "Sweet and Innocent" | Rick Hall, Billy Sherrill | 3:04 |
7. | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" | Bob Russell, Bobby Scott | 3:56 |
8. | "Find'em, Fool'em, and Forget'em" | Rick Hall, George Jackson | 2:29 |
9. | "Most of All" | Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb | 3:02 |
10. | "Flirtin'" | Kenny Nolan | 2:55 |
Chart (1970) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [5] | 34 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [6] | 65 |
US Billboard 200 [7] | 14 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |