| Osmonds | ||||
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| Released | January, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | October 26 – November 13, 1970 | |||
| Studio | FAME Studios (Muscle Shoals, Alabama) | |||
| 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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| 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(s) | Recorded | Length |
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| 1. | "(Would It Make You) Think" | Bodie Chandler | November 10, 1970 | 2:56 |
| 2. | "One Bad Apple" | George Jackson | October 26, 1970 | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Catch Me Baby" | Alan Osmond | November 10, 1970 | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Lonesome They Call Me, Lonesome I Am" | Jimmy Elledge, Dave Day | November 10, 1970 | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Motown Special" | Earl Brown, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Kenneth Gamble, Matthew Ross, Williams, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield | November 13, 1970 | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Sweet and Innocent" | Rick Hall, Billy Sherrill | November 10, 1970 | 3:04 |
| 7. | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" | Bob Russell, Bobby Scott | November 10, 1970 | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Find'em, Fool'em, and Forget'em" | Rick Hall, George Jackson | November 10, 1970 | 2:29 |
| 9. | "Most of All" | Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb | November 10, 1970 | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Flirtin'" | Kenny Nolan | October 26, 1970 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [8] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||