Love Me for a Reason (album)

Love Me for a Reason
Studio album by The Osmonds
Released November 2, 1974
Genre Soul, pop
Label MGM 2353
Producer Mike Curb
The Osmonds chronology
The Plan
(1973)The Plan1973		 Love Me for a Reason
(1974)		 The Proud One
(1975)The Proud One1975
Singles from Love Me for a Reason
  1. "Love Me for a Reason"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Having A Party"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Love Me for a Reason is the twelfth studio album by The Osmonds, released in 1974. The album peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[2] Two singles were released from the album: the title track "Love Me for a Reason" (No. 1 UK, No. 10 US)[3] and "Having a Party" (No. 28 UK).[4]

After a string of three albums (Phase III, Crazy Horses and The Plan) in which the Osmonds performed mostly their own material and focused on rock music, Love Me for a Reason consisted mostly of the work of professional songwriters. The title track in particular was aimed at the easy listening market, continuing a string of easy listening hits for the quintet (it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard easy listening chart).

Track listing

No.TitleWriterLength
1."Having a Party"Bobby Massey, H. B. Barnum3:20
2."The Girl I Love"Bobby Massey, H. B. Barnum3:45
3."Love Me for a Reason"Wade Brown, David Jones, Jr., Johnny Bristol4:04
4."Ballin' the Jack"Jim Burris, Chris Smith3:08
5."Send a Little Love"Solomon Burke3:20
6."Peace"Bobby Massey, H. B. Barnum4:50
7."Gabrielle"Denny Randell, Letty Jo Randell3:30
8."I Can't Get Next to You"Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong3:08
9."Sun, Sun, Sun"Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond3:32
10."I Can See Love in You and Me"Gary Dalton, Kent Dubarri3:08
11."Fever"Denny Randell, Letty Jo Randell3:15

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 46
Canadian Albums (RPM)[7] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 13
US Billboard 200[9] 47

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1974 "Love Me for a Reason" Billboard Hot 100 10
US AC 2
Canada 18
Canada AC 5
United Kingdom 1
Australia 53
1975 "Having a Party" United Kingdom 28
Australia 85

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
United Kingdom Silver 60,000

References

  1. ↑ Love Me for a Reason at AllMusic
  2. ↑ The Osmonds, Love Me for a Reason Chart Position Retrieved February 26, 2015
  3. ↑ The Osmonds, "Love Me for a Reason" Chart Position Retrieved February 26, 2015
  4. ↑ The Osmonds, "Having a Party" Chart Position Retrieved February 26, 2015
  5. ↑ The Osmonds, Love Me for a Reason Credits Retrieved February 26, 2015
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ "RPM: The Osmonds (albums)". RPM Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ "The Osmonds Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Osmonds US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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