Ultimate Collection [Import, Original recording remastered]

The Osmonds | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal UK
• ASIN: B00009WN7Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,283 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Bubblegum
  • #39 in Music > Imports > Broadway & Vocalists
  • #76 in Music > Imports > Pop

Track Listings

1. Crazy Horses

2. Love Me For A Reason

3. Let Me In

4. The Proud One

5. Goin Home

6. Hold Her Tight

7. Traffic In My Mind

8. One Way Ticket To Anywhere

9. Down By The Lazy River

10. One Bad Apple

11. Yo Yo

12. Double Lovin

13. I Cant Stop

14. Im Still Gonna Need You

15. I Cant Live A Dream

16. Darlin

17. What Could It Be

18. Girl

19. Having A Party

20. Love Me For A Reason

See all 40 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Definitive Osmonds collection, specially compiled for the UK on two CDs. The first CD contains 21 tracks featuring all of the group's greatest hits including a new live track, 'Love Me For A Reason' (Moon River Theatre in Branson, Moissouri 2003) & 'Crazy Horses' (7 inch remix). The second CD contains 16 tracks featuring solo material from Donny, Marie, Donny & Marie and Jimmy. The second CD also includes enhanced bonus footage featuring three tracks from Top Of The Pops, 'Crazy Horses' (August 1974), 'Let Me In' (October 1973) & 'Love Me For A Reason' (December 1972). 40 tracks in all. Universal. 2003.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Osmonds, May 12, 2004

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roger presutti (springfield, virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

This Collection is only for vintage diehard 70's listeners, all the goodies are here & the sound is beyond belief, please go out and buy this one, you will not be sorry.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More Osmonds please!, September 1, 2005

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Catherine A. Libera (Hanover, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

I'm an Osmond fan and always have been; they are great performers, each and every one of them. I have had CD's with the more popularized songs from the "old days" already so I didn't necessarily "need" them but they were on this pricey CD along with a new version of Love Me For a Reason and Crazy Horses and most importantly; "video" from the 70's of the two songs above and Let Me In. That's what I'd really like to see/find - a concert video from the 70's! And of course, I know the Osmonds continue recording but unfortunately their new recordings are not widely available so I'll continue to eagerly await their release on sites such as Amazon and [...] Thank you Osmonds for continuing to stick to what you do so well and not following the "dumbing down" of the music that is happening in the U.S. today!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but could be much better, September 21, 2008

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barry (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

This 2 cd set is called THE OSMONDS ULTIMATE COLLECTION and includes hits by the Osmond Brothers, Donny and Marie, Donny, Marie and Jimmy. The problem with this collection is that it is not fully representative of all the Osmonds and therefore not an ultimate collection for a true diehard Osmond fan.

The first cd is an excellent set of all the hits by The Osmond Brothers. There are 21 tracks and their true versatility is shown from their ballads like LET ME IN, uptempo pop DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER, rock with ONE WAY TICKET TO ANYWHERE and their very early work like ONE BAD APPLE. Excellent collection of songs.

Disc two is the problem. There are 16 tracks with 9 designated to solo Donny, 4 to Donny and Marie, 2 to Jimmy and only 1 to solo Marie. I am a true Marie fan and I mean no disrespect but they giver more tracks to Jimmy than Marie here. The Donny tracks follow his early hits when he was with the Brothers still and his hits as an adult. Where is Marie's THIS IS THE WAY THAT I FEEL and she also had a very succesful country solo career after Donny and Marie. Why was she not represented the same as Donny. Also, Donny and marie were hugely succesful. The second Osmond success in popularity after the Brothers. Only 4 tracks.

The first cd has 65 minutes of music dedicated to just the Osmond brothers. Disc 2 is only 47 minutes with the songs split as shown above. Granted there is video footage that takes up more of disc two but this should have been on an extra bonus third disc and disc 2 should have used the remaining 31 minutes to do justice to Marie and Donny and Marie.

I do really enjoy the collection but it is certainly not ULTIMATE. I am very glad they have issued all the Donny and Marie albums on cd. I am waiting for a true collection of Marie's full career though. Her fan base is certainly there.