Love Me for a Reason (album)

Love Me for a Reason is the sixth 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]

Love Me for a Reason
Studio album by
The Osmonds
ReleasedNovember 2, 1974
GenreSoul, pop
LabelMGM 2353
ProducerMike Curb
The Osmonds chronology
The Plan
(1973)		 Love Me for a Reason
(1974)		 The Proud One
(1975)
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]

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, most prominently H. B. Barnum, who arranged all of the songs on the album and co-wrote three. 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). The retrenchment, reuniting with former producer Mike Curb, and focus on pop was an effort to regain some popularity the group had lost in 1973, driven by brief but intense competition from The DeFranco Family, Donny's voice changing, and the less commercially friendly content of The Plan.[5]

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)[7] 46
Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 13
US Billboard 200[10] 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. Ross, Sean (September 21, 2020). "Lost Factor 1971: Some Songs Are Like a Broken Yo-Yo". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. The Osmonds, Love Me for a Reason Credits Retrieved February 26, 2015
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc) |format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. "RPM: The Osmonds (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  9. "The Osmonds Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  10. "The Osmonds US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.



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