Released November 14, 1970 Label MGM | Length 29:24 Producer Rick Hall | |
Recorded October 26, 1970 - November 13, 1970 Genre Pop, bubblegum pop, R&B | ||
Osmonds is the debut album released by The Osmonds under MGM. The only single from the album, "One Bad Apple", became a number-one hit according to the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The album reached number 14 on the Billboard Top Lps chart on February 27, 1971. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 13, 1971.
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Review
Allmusic review by Dave Thompson
Galloping into view on the back of the hit "One Bad Apple," itself sliced so firmly in the shape of a Jackson 5 45 that it was easy to see the market that the Osmonds hankered for, the brothers' eponymous debut LP nevertheless finds them still putting performance ahead of personality, and barely hinting at the heights they would soon be scaling (Donny Osmond's "Sweet and Innocent" showcase notwithstanding, of course!). Workaday versions of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Catch Me Baby" are draped around a Motown medley that contrarily ranks among the least soulful excursions you could imagine -- live, it surely packed a soupçon of excitement, but in the confines of a studio that the siblings were still coming to grips with, it's a lackluster lump in the heart of an only marginally more impressive long-player.
Personnel
Think recorded on November 10, 1970
One Bad Apple recorded on October 26, 1970
Catch Me Baby recorded on November 10, 1970
Lonesome They Call Me, Lonesome I Am recorded on November 10, 1970
Motown Special recorded on November 13, 1970
Sweet and Innocent recorded on November 10, 1970
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother recorded on November 10, 1970
Find'em, Fool'em, Forget'em recorded on November 10, 1970
Most of All recorded on November 10, 1970
Flirtin' recorded on October 26, 1970
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Singles