{"id":40638,"date":"2007-12-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/featuring-songs-from-their-television-show\/"},"modified":"2007-12-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-10T00:00:00","slug":"featuring-songs-from-their-television-show","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/featuring-songs-from-their-television-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Featuring Songs From Their Television Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not so much a proper studio release as a soundtrack compilation, Songs From Their Television Show <\/em>was an appropriate introduction to Donny and Marie Osmond\u2019s memorable variety show back in the gaudy and glorious 70\u2019s. It was the first pop record I ever heard and the first of countless other Osmond records I would collect later. After taking radio listeners by storm in 1974, the relatively new brother and sister act were subsequently given their own show by suitably impressed ABC executives after filling in as hosts for Mike Douglas on his talk show in 1975. And the rest, as they say, is history. <\/p>\n

Three songs make return appearances after initially appearing on other Osmond albums, namely: \u201cC\u2019mon Marianne,\u201d \u201cTake Me Back Again\u201d and \u201cIt Takes Two.\u201d With its solid construction and some psychedelic effects thrown in for good measure, \u201cC\u2019mon Marianne\u201d makes the boldest impression and is a wise choice to kick off the album.\u00a0 Never mind the sad fact that it was also the lead-off single of the Donny\u2019s dismal and downright embarrassing \u201cDisco Train\u201d solo effort. Both \u201cTake Me Back Again\u201d and \u201cIt Takes Two\u201d were also featured on Donny and Marie\u2019s debut, I\u2019m Leaving It All Up To You<\/em> and as standouts, they clearly deserve another spin here. If a song like \u201cTake Me Back Again\u201d doesn\u2019t make you homesick and make you long for the good \u2019ol days, nothing will. And \u201cIt Takes Two\u201d is such a stunning revved-up remake of the soul classic, it all but obliterates the original. <\/p>\n

Recent Dancing With The Stars <\/em>finalist Marie has ample opportunity to shine on this, her very first Polydor release (leaving stagnant MGM Records behind for good). Turning in four numbers in all, she attempts to dominate her brother Donny, but falls a tad short with her lack of substance and range. Marie gets all organic on us this time around, donning a Mother Nature sort of persona with titles \u201cButterfly,\u201d \u201cWeeping Willow\u201d and, worst of all, \u201cDandelion.\u201d I guess only an Osmond could sing a song about what it\u2019s like to feel like a weed\u2026ho hum. Her being a little bit country never was as exciting as Donny\u2019s rock and roll alter ego, after all. Oh, and by the way, little Donny Osmond turns 50 this year.\u00a0 It certainly has been a long haul for the most popular Osmond, as chronicled in his revealing autobiography, Life Is Just What You Make It<\/em>. <\/p>\n

And yes, those two trademark theme songs are also here for the taking. There\u2019s the classic that you all know by heart, \u201cA Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock \u2019N Roll\u201d and the closing song written in the form of a prayer to the world, \u201cMay Tomorrow Be A Perfect Day.\u201d Both help to wrap up this fun package of tunes with a nice shiny purple bow around it. Speaking of Donny\u2019s favorite color, the dynamic duo even sing a song about it, which is yet another remake in the form of \u201cDeep Purple.\u201d Released in advance of the album, this single made it all the way to #14 on the charts and has long been one of my favorites.\u00a0 With its lazy harmonica sounds and overlapping lead vocals by the pair, it all adds up to pure bliss.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Though it is largely a patchwork affair, Songs From Their Television Show <\/em>is a safe and harmless listen that made the listener in 1976 look forward to what great music was still to come for this talented — and often underrated — twosome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":29118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[8108],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-40638","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-donny-marie-osmond","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/40638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40638"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=40638"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=40638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}