You know you want this!



>> Musically speaking, children of the '70s subscribe to a tribe mentality: At first glance, former Stooges fanatics may have little in common with onetime discomaniacs, but get them together and odds are they'll bond over a mutual belief that Cliff Richard's "We Don't Talk Anymore" was, for its time, one hot track. Which is why Donny Osmond did himself a favor by recording this batch of retreads--what he loses in nostalgia points for making a disc without Marie (all these years later, there's still an element that prefers a little bit of country with its little bit of rock'n'roll), he makes up for in timeless material that, not incidentally, is very well sung. It's possible to hear Dan Hill's ever-tender "Sometimes When We Touch" here without missing Hill for a second, for instance. And because Donny's nice-guy reputation precedes him by decades, he's a natural at putting his own sunshiny spin on Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now." If Love Songs disappoints even a sliver, it's because the title limits the song selection to disallow tracks that could have formed an equally enjoyable record: Goofy Songs of the 70s. Suffice it to say that Leo Sayer's "When I Need You" leaves a listener with a deep hankering to hear Donny's rendition of "You Make Me Feel Like Dancin'," too. <<

1. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
2. Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill
3. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
4. Laughter In The Rain - Neil Sedeka
5. When I Need You - Leo Sayer
6. How Long - Ace
7. Mandy - Barry Manilow
8. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
9. Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston
10. How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
11. Alone Again Naturally - Gilbert O'Sullivan
12. If - Bread

A video of the making of this album can be viewed at Amazon's listing:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MNOXIU?tag ... BXBSRNCM1&

Wow...about the only thing keeping this from being a "must have" is a cover of Morris Albert's "Feelings". There is a pretty good amount of cringeworthy stuff here though.

This one should go well with Barry Manilow's 1978-themed covers album.

I...umm...coulda bought a promo last week, and turned it down.

D'OH!!! If Jimbo isn't buying, Donny is in trouble!

He's appearing near here at Westbury Music Fair. I said to my wife "Imagine the people that attend a Donny Osmond concert?".

Did they all have a crush on him when they were 10?:D

No mention of a record label, but this smacks of Clive Davis!

or satan

Actually, this is the music they play when you ascend the escalator to heaven.

Then you listen to it infinitely forever as your reward.

that kills any aspirations I may have had for getting to heaven. Not that I ever assumed I had any chance of getting there

We're looking at a top ten album here, gentlemen. Amazon currently ranks it at #8 in their sales chart.

well the Osmond family is known for its propensity to breed, so if each member purchases a copy from Amazon....................

Is there a sticker on the shrinkwrap reading: "As recently seen on the revival of $20,000 Pyramid"?

I don't think Marie guests on this release. Even she saw fit to steer clear of this.