Disco Train

{{Infobox album

| name = Disco Train

| type = studio

| artist = Donny Osmond

| cover = disco1976album.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 21, 1976

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Disco, pop, R&B

| length =

| label = Polydor

| producer = Mike Curb

| prev_title = Donny

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = Donald Clark Osmond

| next_year = 1977

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Disco Train

| type = studio

| single1 = C'mon Marianne

| single1date = June 5, 1976

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000791925}}=

}}

Disco Train is the eighth studio album by Donny Osmond. It was released in 1976 on Polydor Records. One single, C'mon Marianne, was released from the album. The title song and "I Follow the Music" were recorded before a live audience. C'mon Marianne reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 25 on the Easy Listening Chart. The album itself reached #145 on the Billboard 200{{cite magazine |title=Donny Osmond chart history (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/donny-osmond/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=22 November 2020}} and #59 in the UK.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = C'mon Marianne

| writer1 = L. Russell Brown, Raymond Bloodworth

| length1 = 2:20

| title2 = Old Man Auctioneer

| writer2 = Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond

| length2 = 2:28

| title3 = Swinging City Gal

| writer3 = Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond

| length3 = 3:06

| title4 = I Follow The Music (Disco Donny)

| writer4 = Jerry Styner, Porter Jordan

| length4 = 3:21

| title5 = Don't Need No Money

| writer5 = Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond

| length5 = 2:56

| title6 = I Can't Put My Finger On It

| writer6 = Wally Holmes

| length6 = 3:20

| title7 = Disco Train

| writer7 = Lou Josie

| length7 = 3:34

| title8 = Reachin' For The Feelin'

| writer8 = Chris Christian

| length8 = 4:04

| title9 = I Got Your Lovin'

| writer9 = Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond

| length9 = 2:45

| title10 = Disco Dancin'

| writer10 = Bunny Hull

| length10 = 2:45

| title11 = Never Gonna Let You Go

| writer11 = Warren Schatz

| length11 = 3:50

}}

Reception

Dave Thompson of Allmusic described Disco Train as "a bottomless pit" of trend-chasing that contributed to Osmond's lackluster career in the 1980s.

References

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{{Donny Osmond}}

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Category:Donny Osmond albums

Category:1976 albums

Category:Albums produced by Mike Curb

Category:MGM Records albums

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