25 Hits - Special Collection

Donny & Marie Osmond, Donny Osmond | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2011)
• Original Release Date: November 7, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Curb
• ASIN: B000000DDI
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #198,177 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Puppy Love

2. Go Away Little Girl

3. Sweet and Innocent

4. I've Got Plans for You

5. Too Young

6. If Someone Ever Breaks Your Heart

7. Hey Girl

8. Deep Purple

9. Ours

10. A Million to One

11. Where Did All the Good Times Go

12. Are You Lonesome Tonight?

13. When Somebody Cares for You

14. C'mon Marianne

15. Last of the Red Hot Lovers

16. Why

17. Morning Side of the Mountain

18. Take Me Back Again

19. Lonely Boy

20. Young Love

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Donny Osmond Collection, May 24, 2000

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John A. Kuczma "RogueUlfric" (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Hits - Special Collection (Audio CD)

For the Donny Osmond collector, this is the best there is; a relatively inclusive (although incomplete) compilation of his top material, from the early solo days, through the collaboration with Marie, to his resurgence with Soldier of Love and Sacred Emotion. In fact, the differences in some of the selections are so pronounced that one is tempted to wonder if the same artist is singing on all of these tracks.

There are two minor problems with the disc; first, it's not in chronological order, so the voice changes from track to track are a bit disconcerting; second, the technical difference in the mastering of the later releases makes the somewhat muddy sound of the early cuts more noticeable. After all, they were recorded on analog tape, and the sound engineers are only as good as the material they have to work with.

Nonetheless, this is a very good collection of teeny-bopper pop from a very talented artist. There are some true musical gems mixed in with the better known material (Hey, Girl and Morning Side of the Mountain stand out). It may be saccharine sweet but, at least you know what you're getting; good, wholesome, middle-of-the-road pop vocals.

Take a twenty-year journey down memory lane with Donny Osmond's 25-Hit Special Collection. You'll enjoy every minute of it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Walk Down Memory Lane, December 27, 2000

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Rachel Hauck "Rachel Hauck" (FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 25 Hits - Special Collection (Audio CD)

This album is a great collection of Donny Osmond tunes from the 70's and 80's. As an long time fan of Donny's, I appreciate the ability to step back in time and rememeber the Sweet-n-Innoncent days of my youth with this marvelous singer. The songs on the CD are randomly placed and out of release order. I would prefer to listen to them in the proper time sequence; it's a little weird to hear Why and Hey Girl after A Million to One or The Twelfth of Never. Nevertheless, the CD is packed with tunes that will take you back to the best of your bubble gum years and remind you what an awesome talent Mr. Osmond has always been. A collection worth owning.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars + 1/2 star: a special collection indeed--BRAVO, DONNY OSMOND !!!, September 18, 2011

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 25 Hits - Special Collection (Audio CD)

Donny Osmond has always been an outstanding singer and all around entertainer. True, the songs here are not in chronological order; but what we get is nothing but five star, high quality control music so this is not a major concern. There are also some great duets with that Donny performs with his sister Marie.

"Puppy Love" was one of Donny's earlier hits; I love to hear this tune even to this day! He sings very well and the lush musical arrangement enhances the number even more. "Go Away, Little Girl" is very well done; there is backup but Donny didn't need it--he could have easily carried this himself. "Sweet and Innocent" features Donny squarely front and center while "I've Got Plans for You" impresses me. "Too Young" is one of my favorite Donny Osmond ballads even though he recorded this way back when; he makes it special with his passionate delivery--which he could do when he was just a child!

"If Someone Ever Breaks Your Heart" has a somewhat older Donny crooning faultlessly along with an excellent musical accompaniment; this is very romantic and great for slow dancing all alone late at night with your sweetheart in your living room. "Hey Girl" is most poignant and I really like "Deep Purple" that Donny recorded with his sister Marie in the `70s. "Ours" has a beautiful melody; and listen for yet more gems like the love ballad entitled "A Million to One;" "Where Did All the Good Times Go" with Donny singing at his usual very best; "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" that Donny does so well, speaking some of the lines with great sensitivity; the memorable "When Somebody Cares for You;" "C'mon Marianne" which wasn't Donny's best ever but it still sounds quite good; the very entertaining "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" that Donny aces as effortlessly as if it were mere breathing; "Why" which is so easy on the ear; another fine duet Donny does with Marie entitled "Morning Side of the Mountain;" the moving "Take Me Back Again" that again pairs Donny and Marie; "Lonely Boy" with a younger Donny never letting go of a single superfluous note; an awesome rendition of "Young Love;" "A Day Late and a Dollar Short" that Donny performs so well; "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" with Donny singing very well even though he once said he had to rush through some of the lines--I could never tell by listening! Donny also gives us beautiful treatments of "The Twelfth of Never" and "Sacred Emotion." The album ends with Donny's rendition of "Soldier of Love;" it leaves me wanting more!

Donny Osmond has the type of genius that I rarely hear and enjoy; this is a great retrospective CD for his fans and it makes a fine starter CD for newcomers discovering his talent. I highly recommend this album.