Love Me for a Reason (album)
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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
| 1. |
"Having a Party" | Bobby Massey, H. B. Barnum |
3:20 |
| 2. |
"The Girl I Love" | Bobby Massey, H. B. Barnum |
3:45 |
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"Love Me for a Reason" | Wade Brown, David Jones, Jr., Johnny Bristol |
4:04 |
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"Ballin' the Jack" | Jim Burris, Chris Smith |
3:08 |
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"Send a Little Love" | Solomon Burke |
3:20 |
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"Peace" | Bobby Massey, H. B. Barnum |
4:50 |
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"Gabrielle" | Denny Randell, Letty Jo Randell |
3:30 |
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"I Can't Get Next to You" | Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong |
3:08 |
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"Sun, Sun, Sun" | Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond |
3:32 |
| 10. |
"I Can See Love in You and Me" | Gary Dalton, Kent Dubarri |
3:08 |
| 11. |
"Fever" | Denny Randell, Letty Jo Randell |
3:15 |
Personnel
Charts
Album
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Chart |
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| 1974 |
Billboard 200 |
47 |
| Canada |
29 |
| United Kingdom |
13 |
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Certifications
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| U.K. Silver |
60,000 |
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