Homemade (The Osmonds album)

Homemade
Studio album by
The Osmonds
ReleasedJune 1971
RecordedFebruary 16–21, 1971
StudioFAME (Muscle Shoals)
GenreBubblegum
Length27:33
LabelMGM
ProducerRick Hall
The Osmonds chronology
Osmonds
(1970) 		Homemade
(1971) 		Phase III
(1972)
Singles from Homemade
  1. "Double Lovin'"
    Released: May 8, 1971

Homemade is the fourth studio album released by The Osmonds (second under that name). It reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top LPs chart on August 7, 1971. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 20, 1972.

The single "Double Lovin'", a sound-alike follow-up to their previous hit "One Bad Apple" from the same songwriter, peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The album included the first songwriting contributions from the Osmond Brothers themselves, with Wayne Osmond noting in 2004 that the band had to reject multiple songs, some of which became major hits, because they did not reflect their morals, and decided to start writing their own. The band would write the majority of their own songs for the next three albums.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Dave Thompson of AllMusic described the album as "Little more than the highlights of a stage act honed through appearances at sundry cabaret clubs and on TV", also calling it "good-natured pop with a saccharine bent, and so utterly directionless that even the Jackson 5-isms that would soon be sweeping into their set (and had already distinguished their maiden hit, "One Bad Apple") have yet to be tapped."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
1."The Honey Bee Song (A Taste of Honey)"Mickey BuckinsFebruary 21, 19712:20
2."Carrie"Merrill Osmond, Wayne OsmondFebruary 16, 19712:45
3."Double Lovin'"Mickey Buckins, George JacksonFebruary 16, 19712:30
4."Chilly Winds"Lalo Schifrin, Mike CharlesFebruary 20, 19712:54
5."Shuckin' and Jivin'"George Jackson, Mickey BuckinsFebruary 16, 19712:10
6."The Promised Land"Mickey BuckinsFebruary 16, 19712:45
7."If You're Gonna Leave Me"Alan Osmond, Merrill OsmondFebruary 17, 19713:27
8."We Never Said Forever"Austin Roberts, Chris WelchFebruary 18, 19712:48
9."She Makes Me Warm"Paul WilliamsFebruary 18, 19712:24
10."Sho Would Be Nice"Alan Osmond, Merrill OsmondFebruary 17, 19713:30

Personnel

  • Producer: Rick Hall
  • Arranger (Horns): Harrison Calloway, Jr.
  • Arranger (Strings): Peter Carpenter
  • Recorded at Fame Recording Studios[4]

Charts

Album

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[5] 27
US Billboard 200[6] 22

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1971 "Double Lovin'" US Billboard Hot 100 14
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 9
Canada RPM Top Singles 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ The Osmonds, "Double Lovin'" Chart Position Retrieved February 23, 2015
  2. ^ DeYoung, Bill (January 16, 2004). "After 47 years, Osmonds still squeaky-clean". Deseret News. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Homemade at AllMusic
  4. ^ The Osmonds, Homemade Credits Retrieved February 23, 2015
  5. ^ "RPM: The Osmonds (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  6. ^ "The Osmonds US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  7. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 19, 1971
  8. ^ "American album certifications – The Osmonds – Homemade". Recording Industry Association of America.
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