The Donny Osmond Album

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 single, the Billy Sherrill-Rick Hall written lead-off track "Sweet & Innocent". That song peaked at number 7 on the US pop charts, and pushed the album housing it to number 13 in the U.S.. It is also notable for featuring Osmond's cover of The Everly Brothers' hit "Wake Up, Little Susie". The album is RIAA-certified gold.

Track listing

"Sweet and Innocent"* 2:49
"I'm Your Puppet" 2:48
"Hey Little Girl" 2:38
"Don't Say No" 3:06
"So Shy" 2:40
"Lollipops, Lace & Lipstick" 2:59
"Flirtin'"* 2:55
"Burning Bridges" 2:39
"Time To Ride" 2:05.
"Wake Up, Little Susie" 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