Hold Her Tight/Utah/Girl/What Could It Be/We All Fall Down/And You Love Me/Crazy Horses/Life Is Hard Enough Without Goodbyes/Hey Mr Taxi/That's My Girl/Julie/Big Finish
When the single Crazy Horses was released the British rock music press went into meltdown that a teenybop bubblegum outfit should try and get so much above their station by releasing a spoof psychedelic song. This excellent single reached No. 2 in the UK and is now performed by serious rock cover bands. (US:14 UK:9)
“Crazy Horses is psychedelic in a way I never expected it to be, and it occasionally rocks hard, much harder than I'd ever expected an Osmond outfit to rock.”
“Some of this is heavy, the Crazy Horses track is a classic, but also check out Hold Her Tight and a couple of others with a Led Zep sound. With the usual strong vocals this is a nice surprise.”
“Crazy Horses has since been covered by many other bands and it demonstrates that The Osmonds, while many were still so unwilling to give them their due credit, so many were still willing to imitate.”
“I remember being caught off-guard the first time I listened to the Crazy Horses LP, listening a second and third time to be sure I'd heard right the first time. This was definitely not teenybopper bubblegum.”
“Everybody recognizes Crazy Horses, with its classic organ intro, driving rhythm, and signature guitar riff, and the chugging opening bars of Hold Her Tight, but there are several other hidden gems here. Borderline country-rocker Life Is Hard Enough Without Goodbyes, with Merrill's raspy lead vocal, haunting guitar intro and hook, and the longing of the harmony vocals, should have been released as a single. The tender ballad And You Love Me captures the euphoria of being in love while showing admirable restraint and Utah is a partying garage-band homage to their home state. That's My Girl might almost be a love song from a father to a daughter. The only throwaway in the bunch is Julie, which ends the LP on a weaker note than it deserves, but the point of Big Finish is well-taken.”
“The title song has been one of my favourites since I was a toddler. Hold Her Tight is also a rocking goodtime track. The brothers wrote all of these songs and are truly amazing talents and performers. This is a great party album.”
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