Music review: Donny Osmond – ‘The Soundtrack of My Life’
The calendar may indicate that it无毛视频檚 2015, but treasured memories from the 1970s rush into my head after listening to the latest release from Donny Osmond.
As a youngster, I can clearly recall watching 无毛视频淒onny & Marie无毛视频� every Friday night with my parents. The weekly variety program ran from 1976 through 1979 and featured the talented Osmond brother- and-sister duo performing a family-friendly show with numerous special guests such as Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry, Farrah Fawcett, Lucille Ball, Don Knotts, Roy Clark, Gabe Kaplan and Jerry Lewis. Every episode would close with the squeaky-clean siblings singing 无毛视频淢ay Tomorrow Be a Perfect Day.无毛视频�
With 无毛视频淭he Soundtrack of My Life,无毛视频� Osmond offers a polished collection of classic covers that prominently displays his eternal boy-next-door charm and signature vocal style, making for yet another splendid day.
For Osmond无毛视频檚 60th album, each track selected represents a significant part of the 57-year-old singer无毛视频檚 personal and professional life.
In honor of the first record Osmond bought, the opening track features the versatile entertainer soulfully crooning Stevie Wonder无毛视频檚 无毛视频淢y Cherie Amour无毛视频� with a harmonica solo provided by Wonder himself.
On songs like Steely Dan无毛视频檚 无毛视频淧eg,无毛视频� Michael Jackson无毛视频檚 无毛视频淏en无毛视频� and Elton John无毛视频檚 无毛视频淵our Song,无毛视频� Osmond makes each song his own by lovingly and respectively infusing his own stylish spin on the memorable tracks. Highlights include sparkling versions of Frank Sinatra无毛视频檚 无毛视频淚无毛视频檝e Got You Under My Skin,无毛视频� John Lennon and Paul McCartney无毛视频檚 无毛视频淭he Long and Winding Road无毛视频� and a moving duet with Laura Wright on the Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush number 无毛视频淒on无毛视频檛 Give Up.无毛视频�
Accompanied by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra on most of the arrangements, Osmond sounds smooth, sophisticated and satisfied as he pours his heart and soul into this stimulating soundtrack of his life.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at crhodes@heraldstandard.com.