Killer Joe (Jimmy Osmond album) explained

Killer Joe is the second album by "Little" Jimmy Osmond, released in 1972 on MGM Records.

The first single from this album, "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool", copyright Virgin Ear Music, reached #1 on the U.K. singles, making the then nine-year-old Osmond the youngest chart-topper in British charts history.^{[1] [2]} It was produced by Mike Curb and Perry Botkin Jr.; unlike the rest of the album which was produced and arranged by Don Costa. Ed Caraeff was responsible for the front cover photography.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Killer Joe" (Bert Berns, Bob Elgin, Phil Medley) – 2:40
2. "Little Girls are Fun" (Ron Myers) – 1:37
3. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White)^[3] – 2:47
4. "Mama'd Know What to Do" (Bruno Zorelli) – 4:00
5. "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear" (Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe) – 2:45

Side two

1. "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" (Christopher Kingsley) – 2:14
2. "If My Dad Were President" (Bruno Zorelli) – 3:40
3. "Tweedlee Dee" (Winfield Scott) – 3:41
4. "Mother of Mine" (Bill Parkinson) – 3:21
5. "Rubber Ball" (Gene Pitney, Aaron Schroeder) – 2:14

Notes and References

1. Web site: Little Jimmy Osmond Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
2. Web site: Record-Breakers and Trivia . everyHit.com . 2020-01-30.
3. Web site: GEMA - Mitglieder - Repertoiresuche.
4. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 226.