Eyes Don't Lie
Eyes Don't Lie is a full-length album by Donny Osmond, his eleventh solo studio album. Released on 30 October 1990 on the Capitol label, it peaked at 177 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[2]
Eyes Don't Lie | ||||
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Released | October 30, 1990 | |||
Genre | Rock, pop | |||
Length | 46:53 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, David Gamson, Ric Wake, Donny Osmond | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The album featured three singles, two of which made Billboard's Hot 100 chart: "My Love Is A Fire" that reached 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
Track publishing
Track 1 Copyright Warner-Tamerlane Music/Bayjun Beat Music/Green Lantern Music. Tracks 2, 3, & 8 Copyright My Idumea Music-Virgin Music/Warner-Tamerlane Music/Bayjun Beat Music/Green Lantern Music. Tracks 4 & 6 Copyright My Idumea Music-Virgin Music/WB Music Corp/Gamson Songs/LeMans Music. Track 5 Copyright RealSongs. Track 7 Copyright My Idumea Music-Virgin Music/Mark I. Holding Music/Ocheltree Music/Mark A. Mancina Music. Track 9 Copyright My Idumea Music-Virgin Music/Hitchings Music/Editions EG/Don Tina Music. Track 10 Copyright My Idumea Music-Virgin Music/Oliver Leiber Music/Virgin Music/Gamson Songs/WB Music Corp.
Production and personnel
- Tracks 1-3 & 8 Produced by Carl Sturken & Evan Rogers. Track 1 Engineered by Al Hemburger & Matt Noble; Tracks 2, 3 & 8 Engineered by Al Hemburger, Matt Noble & Acar Key. Engineering Assistance on all tracks by Ed Murphy. Mixed by Steve Peck, Electric Lady Studios.
- All Instruments on Tracks 1 & 8 by Carl Sturken.
- Musicians On Tracks 2 & 3 - Carl Sturken: Guitars, Keyboards; John "Noodle" Nevin: Bass; Dave Koz: Saxophone On Track 3
- Tracks 4, 6, 7 & 10 Produced by David Gamson. Tracks 4 & 6 Engineered by Stephen Shelton, Ryan Dorn & Ray Bardani. Tracks 7 & 10 Engineered by Ryan Dorn & Ray Bardani. Mixed by Ray Bardani & Ryan Dorn.
- David Gamson: Keyboards & Drum Programming; Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitars (Tracks 7 & 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); Strings On Track 10 Arranged & Conducted by Jeremy Lubbock; Contracted by Jules Chalkin.
- Track 5 Produced by Ric Wake (For Wake Productions); Arranged by Ric Wake & Rich Tancredi. Engineered & Mixed by Bob Cadway, with assistance from Dan Hetzel & Tom Yezzi.
- Rich Tancredi: Keyboards; Joe Franco: Drums, Percussion; Billy T. Scott, Jamillah Muhammed & Shelly Peiken: Vocal Backing
- Track 9 Arranged & Produced by Ric Wake & Donny Osmond. Engineered & Mixed by Bob Cadway & Ryan Dorn.
- Joe Franco: Drums, Percussion; Rich Tancredi: Keyboards; Al Pitrelli: Rhythm Guitar; Rory James Collen: Lead Guitar
- Strings On Track 10 - 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: Violins; Fred Seykora, Ron Cooper, Larry Corbett, Ernie Ehrhradt, Dennis Karmazyn, Suzie Katayama: Celli; Sam Boghossian, Ken Burward-Hoy, Myra Kestenbaum, Dan Neufeld: Viola
- 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]
Album cover differences
- The Vinyl LP release features the artist name in green and album title with a green drop shadow.
- The cassette release features the artist name in orange and album title with an orange drop shadow.
- The CD release features the artist name in light blue and album title with a light blue drop shadow.
References
- 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.