The Donny Osmond Album

The Donny Osmond Album
bubblegum pop
Length	27:07
Label	MGM
Producer	Rick Hall
Donny Osmond chronology
The Donny Osmond Album (1971) To You with Love, Donny (1971)
Singles from The Donny Osmond Album
" Sweet and Innocent " Released: February 27, 1971

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AllMusic	[1]

The Donny Osmond Album is the debut album by pop singer Donny Osmond. It was released in 1971 on MGM when Osmond was 13 years of age. It was produced by Rick Hall, who was also responsible for most of the arrangements.

The album features one

(it reached that sales certification on December 13, 1971).

Track listing

1. "
   Sweet and Innocent"* (Billy Sherrill, Rick Hall
   ) 2:49
2. "I'm Your Puppet" (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham) 2:48
3. "Hey Little Girl" (Bobby Stevenson, Otis Blackwell) 2:38
4. "Don't Say No" (
   David Huff
   ) 3:06
5. "So Shy" (Dennis Linde) 2:40
6. "Lollipops, Lace & Lipstick" (Quin Ivy, Rick Hall) 2:59
7. "Flirtin'"* (Kenny Nolan) 2:55
8. "Burning Bridges" (Lalo Schifrin, Mike Curb) 2:39
9. "Time To Ride" (Mack David)^[2] 2:05 (The official 8-Track tape lists this song as "The Wild Rover (Time to Ride)").^[3]
10. "
    Boudleaux Bryant
    ) 3:03

• Tracks with an asterisk (*) previously appeared on the Osmonds' album Osmonds.

Personnel

• Donny Osmond: All vocals
• Vocal Supervision: Earl Brown
• Strings arranged and conducted by Pete Carpenter
• Horns arranged by Rick Hall and Harrison Calloway, Jr.

Production

• Arranged and produced by Rick Hall
• Engineered by Rick Hall, Jerry Masters and Ron Malo

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• "The Donny Osmond Album" at discogs; (Retrieved October 17, 2010)
• RIAA Searchable Database Keywords: "Donny Osmond" (Retrieved October 17, 2010)