This is the Way That I Feel
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This is the Way That I Feel is the name of the fourth solo studio album released by American country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer, Marie Osmond
Marie Osmond
Olive Marie Osmond is an American singer, actress, doll designer, and a member of the show business family The Osmonds. Although she was never part of her family's singing group, she gained success as a solo country music artist in the 1970s and 1980s...

. This was Osmond's first and only album under the Polydor/Knob label, following her departure from MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...

. It was released in 1977 and would be her last solo studio album eight years.

This is the Way That I Feel was a departure for Osmond as it took a more Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

-sounding direction than any of her previous albums. The album produced two singles, only the title track charted, peaking within the Top 40, at #39, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1977. The non-charting single from the album was "Please Tell Him That I Said Hello".

The album reached a peak of #152 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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 albums chart.
The album was produced by Pop music producer, Rick Hall
Rick Hall
Roe Erister "Rick" Hall is an American record producer, songwriter, music publisher and musician who is best known as the owner and proprietor of the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.-Life and career:...

. It was reviewed by Allmusic and was given 3 out of 5 stars.

Track listing

  1. "This is the Way That I Feel" — (G. Jackson) 3:20
  2. "Play the Music Loud" — (A. Osmond, M. Osmond, W. Osmond) 3:09
  3. "Didn't I Love You, Boy" — (Barbara Wyrick) 3:27
  4. "Please Tell Him That I Said Hello" — (M. Stepstone, P. Dibbens) 3:25
  5. "Miss You Nights
    Miss You Nights
    In 1994, Cliff Richard released a new version of the song as a double A side single as "All I Have To Do Is Dream/Miss You Nights"."All I Have to Do Is Dream" originally by The Everly Brothers was recorded as a live duet with Phil Everly, and "Miss You Nights" as a live solo version...

    " — (Dave Townsend
    Dave Townsend
    Dave Townsend was a vocalist for The Alan Parsons Project in 1977 on the album I Robot and in 1979 on the album Eve. Very little is known about his biographical data, as he was in no major bands.He most notably wrote tracks for:...

    ) 4:03
  6. "Where Did Our Love Go
    Where Did Our Love Go
    "Where Did Our Love Go" is a 1964 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label.Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, "Where Did Our Love Go" was the first single by the Supremes to go to the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart...

    " — (Holland-Dozier-Holland
    Holland-Dozier-Holland
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    ) 3:10
  7. "Cry Baby, Cry" — (A. Osmond, M. Osmond, W. Osmond) 3:22
  8. "You're My Superman, You're My Everything" — (John Lombardo) 3:20
  9. "All He Did Was Tell Me Lies (To Try to Woo Me) — (Kim Carnes
    Kim Carnes
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    ) 3:35
  10. "Run to Me
    Run to Me (song)
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    " — (Barry Gibb
    Barry Gibb
    Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...

    , Maurice Gibb
    Maurice Gibb
    Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...

    , Robin Gibb
    Robin Gibb
    Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....

    ) 3:02

Chart positions

Album – Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
1977 Pop Albums 152


Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
1977 "This is the Way That I Feel" Billboard Hot 100 39
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