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Eyes Don't Lie is Donny Osmond's eleventh solo studio album. Released on October 30, 1990, on the Capitol label, it peaked at 177 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[2]
The album featured three singles, two of which made Billboard's Hot 100 chart: "My Love Is A Fire" rising to number 21, and "Sure Lookin'" that reached number 54.[3] The last single "Love Will Survive" peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.[4]
Track listing
- "My Love Is a Fire" (Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) – 4:28
- "Eyes Don't Lie" (Donny Osmond, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) – 4:24
- "Love Will Survive" (Donny Osmond, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) – 5:27
- "Sure Lookin'" (Donny Osmond, David Gamson, Tony LeMans) – 4:22
- "Private Affair" (Diane Warren) – 3:49
- "Take Another Try (At Love)" (Donny Osmond, David Gamson, Tony LeMans) – 4:27
- "Make It Last Forever" (Donny Osmond, Mark Holding, Mark Mancina) – 5:25
- "Never Too Late For Love" (Donny Osmond, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) – 5:26
- "Just Between You and Me" (Donny Osmond, Duane Hitchings, Alan Hewitt) – 3:46
- "Before It's Too Late" (Donny Osmond, Oliver Leiber, David Gamson) – 5:18
Production and personnel
- Tracks 1-3 and 8 produced by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers. Track 1 engineered by Al Hemburger and Matt Noble; Tracks 2, 3 and 8 engineered by Al Hemburger, Matt Noble and Acar Key. Engineering assistance on all tracks by Ed Murphy. Mixed by Steve Peck of Electric Lady Studios.
- All instruments on tracks 1 and 8 by Carl Sturken.
- Musicians on tracks 2 and 3: Carl Sturken: guitars, deyboards; John "Noodle" Nevin: bass; Dave Koz: saxophone on track 3
- Tracks 4, 6, 7 and 10 produced by David Gamson. Tracks 4 and 6 engineered by Stephen Shelton, Ryan Dorn and Ray Bardani. Tracks 7 and 10 engineered by Ryan Dorn and Ray Bardani. Mixed by Ray Bardani and Ryan Dorn.
- David Gamson: keyboards and drum programming; Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitars (tracks 7 and 10); Paulinho da Costa: percussion (track 10); Cornelius Mims: bass (track 6); Oliver Leiber: additional drum programming (track 10); Michael Brecker: saxophone (track 6); DJ Aladdin: scratching (track 6)
- Track 5 produced by Ric Wake; arranged by Ric Wake and Rich Tancredi. Engineered and mixed by Bob Cadway, with assistance from Dan Hetzel and Tom Yezzi.
- Rich Tancredi: Keyboards; Joe Franco: Drums, Percussion; Billy T. Scott, Jamillah Muhammed and Shelly Peiken: Vocal Backing
- Track 9 arranged and produced by Ric Wake and Donny Osmond. Engineered and mixed by Bob Cadway and Ryan Dorn.
- Joe Franco: drums, percussion; Rich Tancredi: keyboards; Al Pitrelli: rhythm guitar; Rory James Collen: lead guitar
- Strings on track 10 arranged and conducted by Jeremy Lubbock; contracted by Jules Chalkin.
- Violin: Bruce Dukov, Debra Price, Arnold Belnick, Isabelle Daskoff, Joel Derouin, Henry Ferber, Reg Hill, Brian Leonard, Gordon Marron, Don Palmer, Haim Shtrum, Bob Sushel, Mari Tsumura, Shari Zippert
- Viola: Sam Boghossian, Ken Burward-Hoy, Myra Kestenbaum, Dan Neufeld
- Cello: Fred Seykora, Ron Cooper, Larry Corbett, Ernie Ehrhradt, Dennis Karmazyn, Suzie Katayama
- Album mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles
Reception
Charlotte Dillon of Allmusic gave the album 3 stars out of a possible 5, writing that the album was "worth a listen" due Osmond's vocal talents.[1]
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ "Donny Osmond - Chart history | Billboard 200 Album". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Donny Osmond - Chart history | Billboard Hot 100". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "Donny Osmond - Chart history | Billboard Adult Contemporary". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- Donny Osmond: "Eyes Don't Lie" CD Booklet. 1990 Capitol Records.
