Paper Roses (album)

Paper Roses is the debut studio album by American country music singer, Marie Osmond. It was released in 1973 on MGM Records. It was the first of four MGM albums Osmond would record as solo artist.

The album's name came from its title track, "Paper Roses," a cover of an Anita Bryant Top 10 hit from 1961. Osmond's version reached #1 on the Billboard Country Chart and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. Osmond became the first female country singer to have a #1 hit with her debut single since Connie Smith with "Once a Day" in 1964. The album includes cover versions of hits by Sonny James ("You're the Only World I Know") and Brenda Lee ("Fool No. 1").

Paper Roses peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, #59 on the Billboard 200 and #38 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[2] The album was reviewed by Allmusic and was given 2 out of 5 stars; however, the review was written more than 20 years after the album's release and so there was considerable change in music taste between the album's release year and when Allmusic rated it. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Paper Roses" — (Fred Spielman, Janice Torre) 2:39
2. "Louisiana Bayou" — (Sonny James, Carol Smith) 2:19
3. "Everything is Beautiful" — (Ray Stevens) 3:18
4. "You're the Only World I Know" — (James, Robert Tubert) 2:15
5. "Fool No. 1" — (Kathryn R. Fulton) 2:05
6. "Least of All You" — (James, Smith) 2:37
7. "Sweet Dreams" — (Don Gibson) 2:36
8. "Too Many Rivers" — (Harlan Howard) 2:22
9. "It's Such a Pretty World Today" — (Dale Noe) 2:50
10. "True Love Lasts Forever" — (Edgar Clayton, Smith) 3:15

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

References