14 Facts About The Osmonds

The Osmonds are an American family music group who reached the height of their fame in the early to mid-1970s.

Record producer Mike Curb saw the Osmonds perform as a band and recognized that they combined a rare mix of polished performing style, instrumental skill, and vocal talent.

Under Hall's guidance, the Osmonds hit the top spot on the pop chart with "One Bad Apple" in 1971.

The Osmonds began writing and performing their own music and their sound moved towards rock music beginning with their album Phase III.

Older male The Osmonds were of age to go on church missions, yet they believed they could reach more people through their music.

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The Osmonds likewise suggested that the music was too varied and experimental.

From 1971 to 1976, he had 12 Top 40 hits, including 5 in the Top 10; for most of these, the Osmonds were still performing as a full band, but backing and giving star billing to Donny for songs on which he sang lead.

Steppin' Out was a transitional album for the Osmonds and was produced under the auspices of Maurice Gibb; among its tracks was the first recorded version of "Rest Your Love on Me", a country song that would become a hit for Gibb's own group, the Bee Gees, and topped the country charts in a cover version by Conway Twitty.

Goin' Coconuts, a film produced by the Osmonds as a musical for Donny and Marie, was a major critical and commercial flop, although its lead track "On the Shelf" reached the top 40.

The Osmonds eventually moved to Branson, Missouri, and opened the Osmond Family Theater, where he and his brothers performed until 2002.

The Osmonds's starred in the Broadway revivals of the musicals The King and I and The Sound of Music in the mid-1990s.

The Osmonds's was able to wear the same wedding dress after 26 years.

The Osmonds has hosted games shows in the US and UK, continues to appear on television, winning the ninth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, and still tours in the US and England.

We haven't shown individual breakouts for every year of the '70s, but we can tell you that there's an The Osmonds-related song every year between 1971 and 1976, except for 1973, when Donny Osmond was being challenged by the DeFranco Family and didn't have a big enough hit.