Very Best of the Osmonds (CD)

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Product Description ------------------- Definitive Osmonds collection, specially compiled for the UK on two CDs. Disc One contains 21 tracks featuring all of the group's greatest hits including a new live track, 'Love Me for a Reason' (Moon River Theatre in Branson, Moissouri 2003) and 'Crazy Horses' (Seven Inch Remix). Disc Two contains 16 tracks featuring solo material from Donny, Marie, Donny & Marie and Jimmy. Disc Two also includes enhanced bonus footage featuring three tracks from Top of the Pops, 'Crazy Horses', 'Let Me In', and 'Love Me for a Reason'. 40 tracks in all. Universal. .co.uk ------ Remembered as one of the great musical families, The Osmonds: Ultimate Collection is a two-disc set of their finest moments as both a group and solo performers. CD1 opens with what is to many their most memorable moment, the absurd rock classic "Crazy Horses", which is in stark contrast to the following "Love Me For a Reason", the ballad brought to a new generation by Boyzone ( /exec/obidos/artist-search/Boyzone/${0} ). The gentle crooning continues for a good few songs until "Hold Her Tight", another rocker with a guitar riff not unlike "Celebration Day" by Led Zeppelin. "One Bad Apple" is a pop soul ditty in a vein of that other pop dynasty, the Jackson 5 ( /exec/obidos/artist-search/Jackson%20Five/${0} ), with little Donny taking a at the high, screechy vocals a la little Michael ( /exec/obidos/artist-search/Michael%20Jackson/${0} ). Disc 2 features the solo highlights from Donny ( /exec/obidos/artist-search/Donny%20Osmond/${0} ) (swoon), Marie and Little Jimmy. Fans of S Club 8 might well recognise the evergreen "Puppy Love", Donny's signature song and on the subject of child pop stars who can forget Little Jimmy's "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool". However, unlike the Jackson 5, the solo Osmonds were not as great as the sum of their parts, CD2 is alright, but CD1 is unquestionably better. --Georgina Collins