Donny Osmond (album)

Donny Osmond
Studio album by Donny Osmond
Released 1989
Genre Rock Music, Dance-Pop
Length 50:51
Label Capitol, EMI Records
Producer Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, Donny Osmond, George Acogny
Donny Osmond chronology
Donald Clark Osmond
(1977)
Donny Osmond
(1989)
Eyes Don't Lie
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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allmusic [1]

Donny Osmond is a 1989 album released by Donny Osmond. It was released on Capitol Records. It is notable for featuring the number 2 smash hit, "Soldier of Love", which Randall Popken, Alice Newsome and Lanell Gonzales called "a faintly suggestive tune set to a post-disco beat." It was released as a tune by a "mystery singer", as Osmond's promoter feared that no one would buy the album if the singer was revealed. It's also notable for featuring five songs that Osmond co-wrote, and for Osmond also handling drum programming and keyboards on a few tracks. It also featured three more singles, "Sacred Emotion" (which was a radio single), "I'm In It For Love" and "If It's Love That You Want", the last of which is featured as a bonus track on some copies of the compact disc.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Soldier of Love" (Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) 3:51
  2. "If It's Love That You Want" (Sturken, Rogers) 4:26
  3. "Sacred Emotion" (Sturken, Rogers) 5:11
  4. "Inner Rhythm "(Matthew Wilder, Robinson) 3:24
  5. "Faces in the Mirror" (Sturken, Rogers, Osmond) 5:20
  6. "My Secret Touch" (Acogny, Holden, Legassick, Osmond) 4:12
  7. "I'll Be Good to You" (Stephen Kipner, Mark Spiro) 6:03
  8. "Groove" (Acogny, Osmond) 4:56
  9. "Only Heaven Knows" (Acogny, Osmond) 4:36
  10. "Hold On" (Osmond, Rogers, Sturken) 4:01
  11. "I'm in It for Love" -bonus track (Andy Goldmark, P. Henderson) 4:50

Production

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

Track 6

Tracks 4, 8, 9

Engineers

Personnel

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 54[2]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1989 "Sacred Emotion" Adult Contemporary 4[3]
1989 "Sacred Emotion" The Billboard Hot 100 13[3]
1989 "Hold On" Dance Music/Club Play Singles 36[3]
1989 "Hold On" The Billboard Hot 100 73[3]
1989 "Soldier of Love" The Billboard Hot 100 2[3]

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