Released May 24, 1975 Genre Pop rock Label MGM Records 14791 | Recorded November 11, 1974 Length 3:02 | |
B-side "The Last Day Is Coming" |
"The Proud One" is a 1966 single written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe and originally performed by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and credited to Valli solo; that version peaked at #68. The Osmonds recorded the song in 1975. It was their final appearance in the US Top 40, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100, and their only number one on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent one week at number one in September 1975.
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