Marie Osmond Album: “Best of Marie Osmond”

I was never keen on the music that the Osmonds recorded in the seventies, so when I originally heard (in 1985) that Marie had gone country, I had my doubts - until I heard Meet me in Montana, her duet with Dan Seals, on one of his albums. I really wasn't expecting something that good. Helped by the success of that duet, Marie was successful on the country charts for a while.

This budget collection brings together her big country hits of the eighties and also includes a re-recording of Paper roses, a song that she first recorded as a child. You might prefer the original recording, but I much prefer the version here. Marie got the same producer and many of the same musicians to make the re-recording, so the feel of the record is similar, but Marie had matured as a singer so (to my ears) it is far superior.

Several of the songs here (but not I'll be faithful to you) can also be found on 25 hits special collection, which covers her seventies music (including her duets with Donny) as well as her eighties music. If you enjoy her seventies music, you might want to buy that instead (it includes her first version of Paper roses). But as a sample Marie's music in the eighties, this is brilliant.

Snubbed by silly highbrows, Marie Osmond is one of the rarest talents to emerge in the latter half of the 20th century, and this CD is testimony to her awesome talent. Listen to her pristine, expressive voice-- it soars, it caresses lyrics, it entrances the listener.

Marie's voice is beautiful on this album. Her duet "Meet Me in Montana" is fabulous and "There's No Stopping Your Heart" superb! If you don't own any of Marie's music this is a great place to start as it samples her various hits.

Marie Osmond is great! Her hit song is very true to life. Her performance is fantastic! I loved the first five, and the others were all great too.

Pretty predictable hits set from Marie. Her last two albums (All in Love and Stepping Stone) are completly ignored. In their place we get a dreadful remake of Paper Roses and two new songs.

At least one of the new songs is worth listening to. Like a Hurricane is upbeat and an all around fun song. I also like the double entendres in the lyric. Whether it was intentional or not, I don't know but it is hilarious. The other new song Think With Your Heart could have come off of her 4 previous albums and no one would be the wiser. It's not a bad song, just kind bland. I have a single by her that came out in 1995 called "What Kind Of Man (Walks On a Woman) that was totlly awesome. The album never came out though. Instead of buying this hits cd. I suggest digging out the more complete "25 Greates Hits" album, it includes, all of the hits from the 80's the previously mentioned "Like a Hurricane" and a songs from the 70's both with and without Donny.