Donny Osmond BEST OF/20TH CENTURY

Producers: Rick Hall, Mike Curb, Don Costa. Compilation producers: Mike Ragogna, Alan Osmond. Recorded between 1971 & 1973. Includes liner notes by Robyn Flans. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Liner Note Author: Robyn Flans. Donny Osmond's 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection gathers a dozen of the best singles and album tracks he recorded during his teenage solo career. Cleverly, the collection is arranged in chronological order, so one can hear the sweet, preteen voice on early hits such as "Sweet and Innocent" and "Go Away, Little Girl" deepen and threaten to crack on later singles like "Are You Lonesome Tonight" and "Young Love." Osmond's playful, bittersweet renditions of bubblegum standards such as "Puppy Love," "Too Young," and "Hey Girl" feature the orchestral, rather syrupy arrangements of early-'70s AM pop, but that just adds to the nostalgic charm of this collection. In all, the innocent studio confections on this album reaffirm why Osmond was one