Love Me for a Reason (album)

Love Me for a Reason
Studio album by
The Osmonds
ReleasedNovember 2, 1974
RecordedMay 3 – June 6, 1974
GenrePop[1]
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
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AllMusic[1]

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b 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.