Kim Carnes is an American singer and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles. She began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s,writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a session background singer with the famed Water Sisters. After she signed her first publishing deal with Jimmy Bowen,she released her debut album Rest on Me in 1971. Carnes' self-titled second album primarily contained self-penned songs,including her first charting single "You're a Part of Me",which reached No. 35 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1975. In the following year,Carnes released Sailin',which featured "Love Comes from Unexpected Places". The song won the American Song Festival and the award for Best Composition at the Tokyo Song Festival in 1976.
Marie Osmond is an American singer,actress,television personality,author and businesswoman. She is known for her girl next door image and her decades-long career in many different areas. As a singer,she has had several chart-topping country music songs such as "Paper Roses" and "Meet Me in Montana". As a television personality,she has been a host of Donny &Marie and more recently on The Talk. As an actress,she had appeared in television films and Broadway musicals. As a businesswoman and author,she has written several books and helped found the Children's Miracle Network.
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,also known as England Dan,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".
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is a 1968 single released by American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell,on the Tamla label in 1968. The B-side of the single is "Little Ole Boy,Little Ole Girl" from the duo's United LP. The first release off the duo's second album:You're All I Need,the song—written and produced by regular Gaye/Terrell collaborators Ashford &Simpson—became a hit within weeks of release eventually peaking at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart,the first of the duo's two number-one R&B hits. In the UK "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" reached number 34.
Country pop is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger,mainstream audience. Country pop music blends genres like rock,pop,and country,continuing similar efforts that began in the late 1950s,known originally as the Nashville sound and later on as Countrypolitan. By the mid-1970s,many country artists were transitioning to the pop-country sound,which led to some records charting high on the mainstream top 40 and the Billboard country chart. In turn,many pop and easy listening artists crossed over to country charts during this time. After declining in popularity during the neotraditional movement of the 1980s,country pop had a comeback in the 1990s with a sound that drew more heavily on pop rock and adult contemporary. In the 2010s,country pop metamorphosized again with the addition of hip-hop beats and rap-style phrasing.
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.
"I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" is a song,written by Cecil Null.
"Paper Roses" is a popular song written and composed by Fred Spielman and Janice Torre. It first was a top five hit in 1960 for Anita Bryant. Marie Osmond recorded it in 1973 and took her version to number one on the US country chart.
The discography of American country pop singer Marie Osmond contains 12 studio albums,three compilation albums,one soundtrack album,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.
"Meet Me in Montana" is a song recorded by American country music artists Dan Seals and Marie Osmond. It was released in July 1985 as the lead-off single from Seals' album Won't Be Blue Anymore,and the second single from Osmond's 1985 album There's No Stopping Your Heart. The song was written by Paul Davis,who would later have a duet success of his own with Osmond,"You're Still New to Me."
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.
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.
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.
Steppin' Stone is a studio album by American singer Marie Osmond. It was released in September 1989 by the Capitol and Curb record labels. It was Osmond's eighth studio album in her solo recording career. Steppin' Stone was a collection of ten tracks that were described as having a traditional country sound compared to her previous albums. Three singles were issued from Steppin' Stone that reached positions outside the US and Canadian country top 40:the title track,"Slowly But Surely" and "Let Me Be the First". The album was given positive reviews from critics.
Paper Roses is a studio album by American singer Marie Osmond. It was released in September 1973 in conjunction with MGM Records and Kolob Records. Paper Roses was the debut studio album in Osmond's career and its title track was released as her debut single. The song topped the US and Canadian country charts. It also crossed over onto both the US,Canadian and UK pop charts upon its release. The album itself also topped the US country charts,while also reaching chart positions in Canada and the United Kingdom. An additional nine tracks were included on the album,many of which were covers of previously recorded country songs.
"Rest Your Love on Me" is a country ballad performed by the Bee Gees and written and sung by Barry Gibb. It was the B-side of the US No. 1 hit "Too Much Heaven". Andy Gibb recorded the song as a duet with Olivia Newton-John for his 1980 album After Dark.
"There's No Stopping Your Heart" is a song written by Michael Bonagura and Craig Karp,and recorded by American country music artist Marie Osmond. It was released in September 1985 as the third single and title track from the album There's No Stopping Your Heart. The song was Osmond's fifth country hit and her second and last number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.
"Sweet Life" is a song written,composed,and recorded by American singer-songwriter Paul Davis. It was the third single he released from his 1977 album Singer of Songs:Teller of Tales,and his fourth-highest peaking pop hit,peaking at #17 on the Billboard chart in late 1978. On the Cash Box chart,the song spent three weeks at #15. The song also reached #15 in Canada.
