Puppy Love/Hey Girl/Going Going Gone (To Somebody Else)/I've Got Plans For You/Promise Me/Let My People Go/All I Have To Do Is Dream/Hey There Lonely Girl/Big Man/Love Me/This Guy's In Love With You
Portrait was Donny Osmond’s breakthrough album in the UK. For the next couple of years he would be massively popular with Britain’s pre-teen girls. Includes the UK No.1 and US No.3 Puppy Love. (US:6 UK:5)
“Includes his career song Puppy Love along with fun tunes like the highly catchy Going Going Gone along with his lovely ultra-smooth take of This Guy's In Love With You. It's a superb album, really and I'm delighted to hear one of my favourite Donny songs, Let My People Go.”
“These songs are great to listen to anytime. Donny makes them all sound special with his natural talent even though he was so young when they were recorded. It really shows you just how much genius Donny had.”
“There's not a bad track here; and Donny does a fine job of handling so many covers with panache, all the while playing with the tempo and keys a bit to put his own stamp on these numbers. Puppy Love is a beautiful start to the album; the lush musical arrangement really helps to make this stunning. The others all shine bright in Donny's capable hands; he sings with all his heart and soul and just one listen proves it.”
“As usual, most of the songs are remakes of 50s and early 60s hits. The thing is, Donny’s versions were always better than the originals. He is such a good singer, how can anyone who likes pop music not be impressed and charmed by him? He is simply amazing and more talented than any other young performer in history.”
“These songs may not stand among the greatest artistic achievements in the Osmond family canon, but they are well-produced, professionally enacted and, as easy listening love songs go, utterly immune to criticism.”
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