Osmonds is the third album released by
the Osmonds, the first under MGM as the Osmonds and the first to feature Donny. The first single from the album, "
One Bad Apple", became a number-one hit according to the
Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[1] The second single from the album, "
Sweet and Innocent", reached number seven, with the single sleeve crediting group member
Donny Osmond as the artist. The album reached number 14 on the
Billboard Top Lps chart on February 27, 1971.[2] It was certified Gold by the
RIAA on September 13, 1971.
Dave Thompson of
AllMusic criticised the album's "Motown medley that contrarily ranks among the least soulful excursions you could imagine" and said that the album "nevertheless finds them [the Osmonds] still putting performance ahead of personality, and barely hinting at the heights they would soon be scaling".[3]