I Only Wanted You is the sixth solo studio album released by American country music

Country music

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 singer, Marie Osmond

Marie Osmond

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. It was Osmond's second album issued on Capitol/Curb Records and was released in 1986.

Background

The album consists of ten tracks of country pop

Country pop

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 material. It includes some guitar and bass solos and some saxophone solos as well on some of the songs.
Like its predecessor, the album spawned four singles on the Billboard Country Chart

Hot Country Songs

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, beginning with a Paul Davis

Paul Davis (singer)

Paul Lavon Davis was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his radio hits and solo career which started worldwide in 1970. His career encompassed soul, country and pop music...

 duet entitled, "You're Still New to Me" in 1986. It was followed by the title track released towards the end of 1986, then "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby," and "Cry Just a Little."

The album reiussed on Curb Records in 1990, along with her other albums under the label.

Track listing

1. "Cry Just a Little" — (Paul Davis
   Paul Davis (singer)
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   ) 3:32
2. "I Only Wanted You" — (Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones, Tom Shapiro
   Tom Shapiro
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   ) 3:22
3. "You're Still New to Me" — (Davis, Paul Overstreet
   Paul Overstreet
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   ) 3:20
   • with Paul Davis
4. "Making Magic" — (Rory Michael Bourke
   Rory Michael Bourke
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   , Thomas Campbell
   Thomas Campbell
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   ) 3:10
5. "I Know the Feeling" — (Fred Knobloch, Dan Tyler) 3:27
6. "Your Love Carries Me Away" — (Kathie Baillie, Craig Bickhardt
   Craig Bickhardt
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   , Michael Bonagura, Jr.) 3:29
7. "We're Gonna Need a Love Song" — (Fred Knobloch, Wood Newton) 2:56
8. "New Love" — (David Erwin, Herb McCullough) 2:20
9. "More Than Dancing" — (Larry Boone
   Larry Boone
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   , Paul Nelson) 4:03
10. "Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby" — (Mike Reid) 3:41

Personnel

• Kathie Baillie — background vocals
• Eddie Bayers — drums
• Jessica Boucher — background vocals
• Michael Brooks
  Michael Brooks
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   — background vocals
• Dennis Burnside — piano
  Piano
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  , arranger, string arrangements
• Larry Byrom
  Larry Byrom
  Larry Byrom is an American guitarist who has written, recorded, and toured with acts like Steppenwolf, Ratchell, Neil Young, Steve Winwood, Peter Frampton, Eddie Rabbit and Tanya Tucker.- References :...
  
   — acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Terry Choate — steel guitar
  Steel guitar
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• Paul Davis — lead vocals, background vocals
• Thomas Flora — background vocals
• Steve Gibson
  Steve Gibson
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   — electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Jim Horn
  Jim Horn
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   — saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Dave Innis — synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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• Mike Lawler — synthesizer
• Alan LeBeouf — background vocals
• Kenny Mims — electric guitar
• Marie Osmond — lead vocals
• Michael Rhodes — bass
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• Tom Roady — percussion
• Tom Robb — bass
• Lisa Silver — background vocals
• James Stroud
  James Stroud
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   — drums
• Diane Tidwell — background vocals
• Dennis Wilson
  Dennis Wilson
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   — background vocals
• Paul Worley — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar, background vocals, producer

Album

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	19

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
1986	"You're Still New to Me" (with Paul Davis)	1	1
	"I Only Wanted You"	14	19
1987	"Everybody's Crazy 'Bout My Baby"	24	34
	"Cry Just a Little"	50	—