Timeline - 1975

1975

January 1, 1975 Wednesday	Billboard Magazine listed its Top Singles and Albums for the year 1974. Included on the lists were: I’m Leaving It All Up To You at #34 on the Top Easy Listening Singles Chart and #81 on the Top Pop Singles Chart; and In My Little Corner Of The World at #41 on the Top Country Albums Chart.

January 4, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, rose to #65 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. The Osmonds’ album, Love Me For A Reason, fell to #59 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, rose to #15 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, rose to #8 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Donny album, Donny, rose to #84 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart.

January 6, 1975 Monday	Marie recorded Dandelion for MGM Records.

January 8, 1975 Wednesday	Donny and Marie recorded One Of These Days for MGM Records.

January 10, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds were in Los Angeles, California.

January 11, 1975 Saturday	The Osmond Brothers were honored at a reception produced by KEZY 1190 AM Radio. This reception was held at the Quality Inn in Anaheim, CA from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm.

January 11, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds performed at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, CA. This was their first concert of the year. Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods opened the show and got the audience really warmed up and excited. After a 20 minute intermission, the Osmonds started their show. Songs they sang included: Feelin’ Alright, My Mama Don’t Dance, Love Me For A Reason, Music Makin’, I Have A Dream, It Takes Two, Morning Side Of The Mountain, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, Little Arrows, Your Are The Sunshine Of My Life, Stevie Wonder Medley, If You Knew Susie (Merrill’s banjo medley), 50’s Medley, Crazy Horses, and Down By The Lazy River.

January 11, 1975 Saturday	While in Anaheim, a party was held after their show at the Quality Inn. A surprise presentation was given to them by George Braun, who had come from Germany in behalf of Bravo Magazine. He told the crowd that three million fans in Germany had voted the Osmonds as their #1 group for the second year in a row. After the party, Oliver Wilson arranged for the Osmonds to spend the rest of the evening at Disneyland.

January 11, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, rose to #51 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. The Osmonds’ album, Love Me For A Reason, fell to #72 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, rose to #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, rose to #4 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Donny album, Donny, rose to #70 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny’s single, Where Did All The Good Times Go, fell to #46 on Britain’s Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, rose to #40 on Britain’s chart.

January 18, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, rose to #49 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. The Osmonds’ album, Love Me For A Reason, fell to #131 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, rose to #9 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, rose to #3 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Donny album, Donny, rose to #65 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny’s single, Where Did All The Good Times Go, rose to #42 on Britain’s Chart. After nine weeks, this was its last position on the chart. It reached its highest position at #18 on December 21, 1974. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, rose to #26 on Britain’s chart.

January 23, 1975 Thursday	The Osmond Brothers appeared on the Ann-Margret Olsson Special. They performed their hoe-down dance with Ann-Margret dancing Marie’s part, Jimmy joined them on You Are The Sunshine of My Life and the Osmond Brothers sang a medley of songs from their Love Me For A Reason album. See Videos

January 23, 1975 Thursday	Donny and Marie appeared on The Mac Davis Show. During the show, Donny and Marie teamed up with Florence Henderson and Mac Davis for the Beautiful Alice skit.

January 25, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, rose to #41 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. The Osmonds’ album, Love Me For A Reason, fell to #142 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, rose to #8 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, rose to #1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Donny album, Donny, rose to #63 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, rose to #15 on Britain’s chart.

February 1, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, rose to #39 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. The Osmonds’ album, Love Me For A Reason, fell to #155 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. After 14 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #47 on December 28, 1974. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, remained at #8 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, fell to #3 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Donny album, Donny, rose to #61 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, rose to #7 on Britain’s chart.

February 1, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Morning Side of the Mountain earned a silver disc in the UK.

February 2, 1975 Sunday	Virl’s baby, David Virl and Tom’s baby, Anmaree were blessed in Provo, Utah.

February 6, 1975 Thursday	Jay had his wisdom teeth removed.

February 8, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, fell to #46 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, fell to #18 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, fell to #6 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Donny album, Donny, rose to #60 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, rose to #5 on Britain’s chart.

February 15, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, fell to #47 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, fell to #34 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, fell to #9 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Donny album, Donny, remained at #60 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, debuted at #89 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, fell to #6 on Britain’s chart.

February 18, 1975 Tuesday	The American Music Awards aired on this date. Marie was nominated for Favorite Female Vocalist but didn’t win.

February 21, 1975 Friday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, was awarded a gold record by the RIAA on this date.

February 21 – February 23, 1975	The Osmonds performed at the Houston Rodeo in Houston, Texas. They stayed at the Whitehill Hotel in Houston. Almost 30,000 people attended each of the four shows at the Astrodome. They participated in two firesides held at two different stake centers on Sunday.

February 22, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, fell to #64 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, fell to #67 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. After 15 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #8 on January 25, 1975 where it stayed for two weeks. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morningside Of The Mountain, fell to #13 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. After 13 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #1 on January 25, 1975. Donny album, Donny, rose to #58 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, rose to #79 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, fell to #8 on Britain’s chart.

February 23, 1975 Sunday	The Osmond Brothers appeared on the Cher show which aired on February 23, 1975. The performed a Stevie Wonder Medley with Cher. They also sang I'm Still Gonna Need You and introduced the Law & Order sketch which was a series of comedy sketches about crime prevention. See Video

March 1, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, fell to #80 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny album, Donny, rose to #57 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, rose to #75 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, debuted at #49 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, debuted at #73 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, fell to #25 on Britain’s chart.

March 1, 1975 Saturday	Donny’s album, Donny received a silver disc in the UK.

March 2, 1975 Sunday	Jay turned 20 years old on this date. He had received a gold metal attaché case for his birthday and had decided not to take it with him on the Far Eastern Tour for fear it would be banged up; however while waiting for the time to go to the airport, Jay was practicing his golf swing, and dinged the attaché case. He decided that since the case had been ‘christened’ he could go ahead and take it with him on the tour. While on the plane to L.A., the family had a birthday party for him and some friends in California give him a green bowling ball and a Bible.

March 2, 1975 Sunday	The Osmonds left for their Far Eastern Tour at about 1:15 pm. They arrived in Manila around 5:00 am. When they reach Manila, they were in quarantine because of a cholera scare. While they were being vaccinated for the cholera scare, they discovered there had been a mix-up and been given smallpox injections instead. Due to jet lag, the Osmonds set aside the rest of the day to unwind. Marie decided to unwind by the pool, fell asleep, and woke up with a sunburn. That evening, they attended a press party that been arranged by Polydor Records held in a Chinese restaurant called “The Dragon.” The Osmonds were presented with gold records for Love Me For A Reason, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, and Long Haired Lover From Liverpool.

March 3, 1975 Monday	The Osmond Brothers won the People’s Choice Award for America’s Favorite Group. The Osmond Brothers were the first group to win in this category. The People’s Choice Awards are presented to members of the recording and performance industry based upon popular opinion. Random samples were taken all across the United States and compiled into various categories. They were not able to attend the event, however, they accepted the award by satellite and performed a thank you song surrounding Donny on the piano. See Video

March 3 - March 5, 1975	The Osmonds were in the Phillipines.

March 5, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed at the Aranata Coliseum in Quezon City, Manila.

March 6, 1975 Thursday	The Osmonds were in Hong Kong.

March 7, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds were in Hong Kong on this date and stayed at the Lee Gardens Hotel. Donny took the opportunity to buy a small spy camera with which he could take pictures of people and not be detected. Alan and Merrill also bought Nikon F series cameras. A small typhoon hit Hong Kong while they were there.

March 8, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, remained at #80 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny album, Donny, fell to #60 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, rose to #65 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, rose to #46 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Marie’s single, *Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #62 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, debuted at #42 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now,* debuted at #83 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Marie’s album, Who’s Sorry Now, debuted at #184 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, The Morning Side Of The Mountain, fell to #37 on Britain’s chart. After 12 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #5 on February 8, 1975.

March 8, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds performed in Tokyo, Japan. They stayed in the Okura Hotel. Their first concert was held at the Budakan Hall. They rehearsed for about five hours and Jimmy worked out the Japanese lyrics for My Little Darling.

March 9, 1975 Sunday	The Osmonds went to church and gave a fireside. While the Osmonds were speaking, they had translators standing beside them translating their talks into Japanese.

March 10, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds performed at the Kosei Nenkin Hall in Tokyo. One of Marie’s friends gave her a Japanese kimono which she was thrilled to received.

March 11, 1975 Tuesday	The Osmonds performed in Okayama, Japan.

March 12, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed in Osaka, Japan. This performance marked their last stop in their Far Eastern tour.

March 14, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds arrived at the Hawaii Airport.

March 15, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds performed at the Honolulu International Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

March 15, 1975 Saturday	An article appeared in Billboard Magazine about two sites being used for Marie’s LP, Who’s Sorry Now. In the article it stated that the album was recorded in Nashville and Provo, Utah with the vocal tracks added at the Provo location in a 24-track studio. Previously, all of her songs had totally been recorded in Nashville. In the article, Sonny James talked about how he and Marie first started working together, stating they were brought together by MGM President, Mike Curb and Don Ovens. Sonny James’ introduction to Marie was an acetate of a Dolly Parton tune, Coat Of Many Colors, and he began to select simple songs for Marie to work on her phrasing. “This way, he could help her select a style.” Her first recording of Paper Roses sold more than a million copies. She had three hit albums, and her third single release, Who’s Sorry Now was selling well in all fields. Sonny James produced all of these.

March 15, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, fell to #85 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny album, Donny, fell to #65 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, rose to #59 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, rose to #45 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #52 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #33 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #69 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Marie’s album, Who’s Sorry Now, debuted at #173 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. The Osmonds’ single, Having A Party, debuted at #33 on Britain’s chart.

March 17, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds arrived in Aukland, New Zealand after a nine-hour flight from Hawaii. Immediately after arriving, they had a press conference and a TV interview. The Brothers and Marie were all presented with several gold records at the press conference. They stopped at Pago Pago (American Samoa) on the way down where George bought Olive a shell necklace.

March 18, 1975 Tuesday	The Osmonds got up about 5:00 am and drove to Hamilton (about 80 miles from their hotel in Auckland), where George, Olive, Alan, Suzanne, Merrill, Mary, Wayne, and Kathy visited with the people at the LDS Mission home and then attended one of the temple sessions. After the session, they visited a nearby college and spoke to some students. Just before they left, the students stood up and sang a native Maouri song from them. Jay, Donny, Marie, and Jimmy were doing radio interviews while the rest of the family were gone.

March 19, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds got up early and flew to Sydney, Australia. When they got to the hotel, there were girls everywhere. Donny, who usually is first, got off the bus last and had no protection. Olive had grabbed his attaché case so that he would at least have two hands free; however, it didn’t help. Donny had to be rescued. That afternoon, the Osmonds filmed some footage of them seeing the various landmarks and important places in Sydney for their television special later in the year. Later that evening, they spoke at a fireside for over a thousand people. Donny and Jimmy also had a radio interview.

March 20, 1975 Thursday	Sydney, Australia: Merrill, Jay, and Jimmy left the hotel at 8:00 am for the Cumberland Golf Links where they played golf with Australia golf pros Chris Tickner and John Ruggerio. Olive went to the local department stores and bought some kitchen gadgets. Marie stayed in bed with an earache. Wayne’s wife, Kathy had an earache too and a doctor was called to give them some medicine. Later, the Osmonds rehearsed, had sound check, and performed a concert. (Marie performed too). The fans who attended the concert threw serpentine and confetti everywhere. Donny broke the cane he used on one of his numbers in this show.

March 21, 1975 Friday	Sydney Austalia: The Osmonds washed out their clothes and reorganized their suitcases. Afterwards, they went to a park and took pictures of the Koala bears in the trees, kangaroos, and Emu birds. George had fun with one of the emus, as the emu snuggled down into his arm and ate potato chips right out of the bag. One of them went towards Olive and she threw a few chips down for it. After it consumed the chips, he very intently went back for more. Olive threw the whole bag down and ran. The Koala bears seemed sleepy and just hung around in the trees. After their visit, they visited a school for the deaf and blind in Australia. They shook hands with the students and talked to them in their own sign language. They also sang some songs from them. The Osmonds agreed with the officials that the public everywhere should be more aware of the needs and problems of the handicapped. Afterwards, George and Olive walked all over the fairgrounds looking for a new cane for Donny to use in the show. The found a small one which they had to make do and painted it black. The concert was similar to the one the night before. When Marie sang Paper Roses the fans held their hands high and swayed back and forth to the music. Marie also received an early birthday present on this date. A real opal stone in which she would be able to design the setting.

March 22, 1975 Saturday	Merrill and Mary got up early and did some shopping. Then everyone packed their suitcases and headed for Brisbane, the tropical part of Australia. When the Osmonds came off the plane, there was a band playing and some twirlers and cheerleaders. Hundreds of girls were lined up by a fence as the Osmonds walked about a block to their waiting bus. They checked into a hotel, had a press conference and other interviews, went to sound check at the auditorium, had a bite to eat, and then it was time for another concert. That night, the Osmonds were serenaded by the girls outside the hotel.

March 22, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, fell to #124 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny album, Donny, fell to #91 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, rose to #56 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, fell to #50 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. After four weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #45 on March 15, 1975. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #47 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #28 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #59 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Marie’s album, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #162 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. The Osmonds’ single, Having A Party, rose to #30 on Britain’s chart.

March 23, 1975 Sunday	The Osmonds attended a Sacrament Meeting with the missionaries and President and Mrs. Wall at the LDS Mission Home in Brisbane. Mrs. Wall prepared a home cooked meal for the family. After dinner, they went to church and spoke to approximately 1500 people at a fireside.

March 24, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds left Brisbane and went to Melbourne where they had a press conference and a sound check. Some of the Osmonds went to a movie. The others watched a repeat of the American Music Awards where Donny and Marie presented an award. Marie spent some time designing some costumes and the Brothers decided to use them in their next Las Vegas engagement. In the evening, they had dinner with some contest winners at a restaurant called “Peanuts” where peanut shells are thrown on the floor and patrons walked on them.

March 25, 1975 Tuesday	Marie and Olive went shopping and walked about five miles – according to the pedometer they had with them. Marie bought a navy/black leather coat for herself and a brown coat for Donny. Later Donny and Marie were guests on Ernie Eiglee’s TV show which was similar to The Tonight Show. The rest of the family went to the live musical, Irene, and met the star of the show, Julie Anthony afterwards.

March 26, 1975 Wednesday	The girls (Marie, Suzanne, Mary, and Kathy) had a chance to catch up on sleep. Olive got up early to get Jimmy ready to go golfing with Donny and Jay. George took a long walk down by the fish docks and watched the fishermen for awhile. Olive took Donny and Marie to see the show, Irene, and they also met Julie Anthony afterwards. The Osmonds repacked suitcases, cleaned costumes, and attended to other details.

March 27, 1975 Thursday	The Osmonds flew back to Sydney, Australia to make connections with their flight back home. They had to stay an extra day in order be able to travel together. The band flew ahead on this date. Since they had the day, they decided to see the move, Funny Lady and grabbed three taxis to get to the theater. When they arrived at the theater, they were thrilled to run into Pat Boone and his family.

March 28, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds boarded the plane to head for home. The plane stopped in the Fiji Islands for refueling, then they arrived in Hawaii, rented some cards and drove to their hotel. They decided to stay in Hawaii for a few days to unwind – except for Wayne and Kathy. Kathy had to get back to Provo for a teaching assignment to finish up her degree. It was too rainy to go to the beach, so they slept, ate some pineapple, and watched TV. Merrill and Mary checked out the International Market Place and bought some shirts and matching Muu Muu’s. Olive went to the Ala Moana Shopping Center and bought some Japanese futons, dishes, and gadgets.

March 29, 1975 Saturday	Alan, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Jimmy went golfing and came back with bad sunburns. Later, Merrill, Mary, and Olive went shopping. George, Alan, Suzanne, Jay, Donny, and Jimmy went body surfing at Macapu Beach. Jay got tossed onto some rocks and got a skinned knee.

March 29, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, fell to #164 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Donny album, Donny, fell to #142 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. After 17 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #57 on March 1, 1974. Donny’s single, I Have A Dream, rose to #50 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. After 7 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #50 on this date. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #37 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #25 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #49 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Marie’s album, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #152 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. After four weeks, this was its last position on the chart. It reached its highest position of #152 on this date. Marie’s album, Who’s Sorry Now, debuted at #38 on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart. The Osmonds’ single, Having A Party, rose to #28 on Britain’s chart.

March 30, 1975 Sunday	This was Easter Sunday and the Osmond family attended church. Friends Kiyo and Betsy Sugari, who owned the Diner Restaurants, took the Osmonds over there for dinner.

March 31, 1975 Monday	Alan, Suzanne, Merrill, and Mary went to Laie to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center and Mormon Temple. The rest of the family went shopping at the Ala Moana so Olive could get some Hawaiian shirts and muu muu’s for the grandkids. Marie and Olive bought a new bathing suit and spent the afternoon on the beach. Friends, Kiyo and Betsy Sugari took them to a luau at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, and then to a famous restaurant to hear a friend of theirs sing. Donny was called up on stage to learn and demonstrate the hula dance.

April 1, 1975 Tuesday	Merrill, Mary, Alan, and Suzanne went to the temple in Laie and then drove back to Honolulu. Everyone enjoyed the sun and the beach and then packed suitcases to head for home the next day.

April 2, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds boarded the plane and headed for home. Note: While on their Far East tour, they crossed the International Date Line four times and experienced “double days” twice during the month. They had two March 13ths and two March 26ths. There was no March 3, they just went from March 2 to March 4.

April 3, 1975 Thursday	Paul H. Dunn’s book, The Osmonds was released on this date.

April 5, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds attended a book signing for Paul H. Dunn’s book, The Osmonds in Salt Lake City, Utah. Olive, George, Marie, and Alan went to Deseret Books in the ZCMI Mall in downtown Salt Lake; Merrill, Wayne, and Donny went to another location, and Jay and Jimmy went to yet another. There were two additional parties after this date, one of them being in Provo, Utah.

April 5, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, rose to #152 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #33 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #21 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. After five weeks, this was its last position on the chart. It reached its highest position of #21 on this date. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #40 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Marie’s album, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #30 on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart. The Osmonds’ single, Having A Party, fell to #30 on Britain’s chart.

April 5, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie recorded A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock and Roll, Butterfly, and Weeping Willow.

April 9, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds performed in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

April 12, 1975 Saturday	Marie, Donny, Jay, George, and Olive did a book signing for Paul H. Dunn’s book, The Osmonds at Deseret Books in the University Mall in Provo, Utah.

April 12, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s album, I’m Leaving It All Up To You, fell to #160 on Billboard’s Top Selling LPs Chart. After 32 weeks, this was its last position on the chart. It reached its highest position at #35 on November 9, 1974. It fell down to #102 on December 14, 1974 where it remained for two weeks, and then climbed back to #39 on February 1, 1975. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #29 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, remained at #40 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. After six weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #40 on March 29, 1975 where it stayed for two weeks. Marie’s album, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #24 on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart. The Osmonds’ single, Having A Party, remained at #30 on Britain’s chart.

April 19, 1975 Saturday	Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #24 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. Marie’s album, Who’s Sorry Now, rose to #22 on Billboard’s Country Albums Chart. After four weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #22 on this date. The Osmonds’ single, Having A Party, fell to #43 on Britain’s chart.

April 26, 1975 Saturday	Marie’s single, Who’s Sorry Now, fell to #46 on Billboard’s Country Singles Chart. After seven weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #28 on March 29, 1975.

April 29, 1975 Tuesday	Donny and Marie taped one week of the game show Hollywood Squares at NBC Studios. They were there for three days and also made an appearance on the Merv Griffin Show.

April 30, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmond Brothers were in an all-day photo shoot.

April 30, 1975 Wednesday	Jimmy recorded Some Little Girl and Breakaway (From That Boy).

May 2 - May 8, 1975	The Osmonds flew to Los Angeles – bound for Mexico City for the start of a 31 day concert tour. Their first concert was in Guadalajara at the Municipal Auditorium where they played for standing room only crowds.

May 8 - May 12, 1975	The Osmonds performed in Mexico City for a crowd of 34,000 people at the Auditorial Nacional for four shows. Because of the number of people who attended the shows, the Osmonds concerts triggered an expansion of the Artimexico, S.A. At the last minute, the Osmonds were able to obtain a piano from the Mormon Church to use in the concerts. They covered the piano with while contact paper and added a panel of light and sirens.

May 9, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds' single, The Proud One was released in the UK on this date.

May 9, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds’ concert was filmed for Mexico TV to be shown at a later date. Some of the group took a tour of the pyramids and Wayne and Kathy climbed the biggest one to the top.

May 10, 1975 Saturday	As the Osmonds left the concert on this date, a teenage boy grabbed onto the bus (he was hanging onto a ladder). Unaware the boy was there, the bus driver dodged in and out of traffic and turned corners. When the bus reached the hotel, the boy apparently decided he had had enough fun and took off like a rabbit. When the Osmonds arrived at their hotel, their police escorts were still in tow. Just as they pulled up in front of the hotel (the police sirens still going) a lady dropped her purse and made a dash for the wall screaming, “Oh, my goodness the police are after them.” The Osmonds were still wearing their black leather outfits they used in the show.

May 11, 1975 Sunday	The Osmonds attended a fireside in the evening. Even though the Osmonds had an interpreter, they were wondering just how much the people were understanding. After the fireside, someone told them that when they had announced they were going to sing, I’ll Never Pass This Way Again, the interpreter said they were going sing, “I’ll Never Come To Mexico Anymore.”

May 12, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds flew to Paris, France for the remaining part of their European Tour.

May 14, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds did a television show live from Paris followed by a day of press interviews and photo sessions. From there they flew to Antwerp, Belgium, and Rotterdam.

May 17, 1975 Saturday	In a postcard from Olive to George’s mother, LaVerna, she stated they were in Holland on this date. She said they had a good show and would be leaving for Spain tomorrow. She also said they should be home in approximately two weeks.

May 19, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds did a live television special in Holland and then went to Copenhagen, Denmark, and on to Goteberg, Sweden.

May 23, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds boarded the Transvania Caravell Jet and flew to Stolkhom, Sweden. After there, they flew to London where the plane was denied landing clearance due to a crowd control problem. They flew back to Glasgow, Scotland where they caught separate commercial flights into London. In London, they stayed at an old castle which was owned by a friend. Jimmy had fun reconstructing Dracula movies he had seen and got his kicks out of scaring Marie while hiding behind curtains in the hallway as she was going to bed. They did four concerts in London at Earl’s Court to standing room only crowds.

May 24, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, debuted at #34 on Britain’s chart.

May 24, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds were in London, England.

May 26, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds performed in Paris, France.

May 28, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed in Earl’s Court and recorded the following: Introduction, Feelin’ Alright, Crazy Horses, Your Mama Don’t Dance, Hold Her Tight/Hey Look Me Over, Love Me For A Reason, Music Makin’ /The Girl I Love/I Can’t Get Next To You, The Proud One, Long Haired Lover, Jimmy Medley:You Are So Beautiful/Never Can Say Goodbye, Stevie Wonder Medley, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Mona Lisa, Donny and Marie Medley, Make the World Go Away, Some Kind of Wonderful, Merrill’s Banjo, 50’s medley, and Down By The Lazy River for their upcoming album, Around The World Live.

May 29, 1975 Thursday	The Osmonds performed in Earl’s Court and recorded the following: Introduction, Feelin’ Alright, Crazy Horses, Your Mama Don’t Dance, Hold Her Tight/Hey Look Me Over, Love Me For A Reason, Music Makin’ /The Girl I Love/I Can’t Get Next To You, The Proud One, Long Haired Lover, Jimmy Medley:You Are So Beautiful/Never Can Say Goodbye, Stevie Wonder Medley, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Mona Lisa, Donny and Marie Medley, Make the World Go Away, Some Kind of Wonderful, Merrill’s Banjo, 50’s medley, and Down By The Lazy River for their upcoming album, Around The World Live.

May 29, 1975 Thursday	The Osmonds performance of the Proud One aired on Britain’s Top of the Pops on this date.

June 1975	Donny and Marie flew to Boise, ID with Paul H. Dunn for three autograph sessions for the Paul H. Dunn book, The Osmonds.

June 1975	The Osmonds announced that the June ’75 issue of Spotlight Magazine would be the last regular monthly issue. They would continue to publish Spotlight Magazine on a “special issue” basis. The reason for this change in the subscription was due to the rising costs of paper, printing, postage, film, photographs, color separation, writing, editing, etc. They stated that in spite of all their efforts to find ways of reducing costs, they did not want to lessen the quality of the magazine.

June 1, 1975 Sunday	The Osmonds were in Albany, New York.

June 2 – June 6, 1975	Donny and Marie were celebrity guests on Hollywood Squares which aired during this week.

June 7, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, debuted at #86 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #18 on Britain’s chart.

June 14, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #75 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #7 on Britain’s chart.

June 21, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #65 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, debuted at #39 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, debuted at #92 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #6 on Britain’s chart.

June 26, 1975 Thursday	Donny and Marie’s performance of Make The World Go Away aired on Britain’s Top of the Pops.

June 28, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #54 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #37 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #84 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s album, Make The World Go Away, debuted at #171 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #6 on Britain’s chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, debuted at #39 on Britain’s chart.

July 1975	The Osmonds were in rehearsals. Alan, Wayne, and Merrill designed and constructed a spaces ship used in their shows for a segment with guitar, a moog synthesizer and flashing, blinking lights.

July 1, 1975 Tuesday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One earned a silver disc in the UK on this date.

July 1, 1975 Tuesday	The Osmonds’ album, I’m Still Gonna Need you earned a silver disc in the UK on this date.

July 5, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #44 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #35 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #76 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s album, Make The World Go Away, rose to #158 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, fell to #7 on Britain’s chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #24 on Britain’s chart.

July 9, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

July 12, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, remained at #44 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. After six weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #44 on July 5, 1975 where it stayed for two weeks. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #33 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #75 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s album, Make The World Go Away, rose to #146 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, fell to #11 on Britain’s chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #18 on Britain’s chart.

July 19, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, fell to #34 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #71 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s album, Make The World Go Away, rose to #133 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, fell to #31 on Britain’s chart. After eight weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #5 on June 28, 1975. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, remained #18 on Britain’s chart.

July 21, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds got together with Virl’s and Tom’s families for a last family home evening before going on another concert tour. They went to Alan and Merrill’s apartment complex and pitched tents in the backyard, had a barbecue, told stories, sang songs, and spent the whole night laughing and sleeping out.

July 25, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds left for the start of their tour in Canada. It was a 33-day tour hitting 31 cities. Sundays were spent doing firesides. They did a total of 7 firesides, almost equal to their days off. Alan and Merrill had to leave their wives at home. They stayed home due to the rigorous travel schedule demanded by the tour which would have been hard for them in their stages of pregnancies. They joined the tour again at the last part when most travel was by air.

July 26, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds performed at the Calvary Stampede in Edmonton, Canada.

July 26, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, rose to #31 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, fell to #74 on Billboard’s Country Singles chart. After six weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #71 on July 19, 1975. Donny and Marie’s album, Make The World Go Away, remained at #133 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, debuted at #75 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, fell to #26 on Britain’s chart.

July 28, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds performed at the Civic Arena in Bismark, North Dakota.

July 30, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed at the Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama.

July 31, 1975 Thursday	The Osmonds performed at the Civic Center Arena in Huntsville, Alabama.

August 1, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds performed at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

August 1, 1975 Friday	Donny recorded C’mon Marianne, Deep Purple, Sunshine Lady, and Disco Train.

August 2, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds performed at the Omni in Atlanta, GA. On this same date, while in Atlanta, the Osmonds appeared at Peaches Record Store to promote their new album, The Proud One. The store provided seven policemen to hold back the crowds, which proved not be enough as pandemonium broke out.

August 2, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, was at #34 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. This was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position of #33 on July 12, 1975. Donny and Marie’s album, Make The World Go Away, fell to #196 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums chart. This was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position of #133 on July 26, 1975 where it stayed for two weeks. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #65 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Make The World Go Away, fell to #40 on Britain’s chart. After six weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #18 on July 12, 1975 where it stayed for two weeks.

August 4, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds performed at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.

August 5, 1975 Tuesday	The Osmonds performed at the Memorial Auditorium in Greenville, South Carolina.

August 6, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed at the Capital Park Center in Landover, MD.

August 7, 1975 Thursday	The Osmonds performed at the Massachusetts Exhibition in Springfield, MA.

August 8 - August 9, 1975	The Osmonds performed at the Allentown Fair in Allentown, PA.

August 9, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #52 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, debuted at #27 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart.

August 11, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds performed at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.

August 12, 1975 Tuesday	The Osmonds performed two shows at the Kentucky State Fair at the Fairgrounds Stadium in Louisville, KY.

August 13, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, IL.

August 14, 1975 Thursday	The Osmonds performed at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee, WI.

August 15, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds performed two shows at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, IN.

August 16, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds performed in Chicago, IL. They stayed at the Holiday Inn.

August 16, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #42 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #19 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart.

August 17, 1975 Sunday	The Osmonds spoke at church on the subject of family unity in Knoxville, TN. 1100 people were in attendance at this meeting.

August 18, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds perform at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, TN. They stayed at the Hyatt Regency.

August 19, 1975 Tuesday	The Osmonds performed at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, TN.

August 20, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed at the Mississippi River Festival in Edwardsville, IL.

August 22, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds performed at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, MN.

August 23, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds performed at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA.

August 23, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #35 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #16 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart.

August 25, 1975 Monday	The Osmond performed at the Canadian National Exhibit in Toronto, CA.

August 26 – August 27, 1975	The Osmonds performed at the Michigan State Fair in Detroit, MI.

August 28, 1975 Thursday	Wayne celebrated his 24th birthday. He celebrated it in Canada and received a compass for this birthday.

August 29 – August 30, 1975	The Osmonds performed at the Fair in Ottawa, Canada.

August 30, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #30 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #6 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ album, The Proud One, debuted at #188 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart.

September 1, 1975 Monday	The Osmonds performed at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, OH.

September 2, 1975 Tuesday	The Osmonds flew to Oklahoma from the Chicago O’Hare airport.

September 3, 1975 Wednesday	The Osmonds performed at the Myriad in Oklahoma City, OK.

September 4, 1975 Thursday	The Osmonds performed at the Assembly Center in Tulsa, OK.

September 5, 1975 Friday	The Osmonds performed at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln, NE.

September 6, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds performed at the Mid-America Kansas State Fair in Topeka, KS.

September 6, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #27 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #2 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ album, The Proud One, debuted at #177 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart.

September 13, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #24 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ album, The Proud One, rose to #167 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart.

September 20, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, rose to #22 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, fell to #1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ album, The Proud One, rose to #160 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart.

September 27, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, remained at #22 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, fell to #9 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ album, The Proud One, rose to #198 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart. After five weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #160 on September 20, 1975.

October 4, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, fell to #70 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles chart. After 11 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #22 on September 20, 1975 where it remained for two weeks. The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, fell to #15 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart.

October 7, 1975 Tuesday	Travis Merrill was born to Merrill and Mary.

October 11, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, The Proud One, fell to #24 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. After 10 weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #1 on September 13, 1975.

October 13, 1975 Monday	Donny and Marie appeared on the Mike Douglas Show to promote their special airing in November. They celebrated Marie’s 16th Birthday. The cast gave her dating advice.

November 1, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, debuted at #48 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart.

November 3, 1975 Monday	Donny and Marie Osmond appeared on the Mike Douglas Show which was aired on this date. The show was aired from Hollywood. Donny & Marie sang Make The World Go Away. Other guests included Carol Burnett, Walter Matthau, Ed Asner, Don Rickles, and Tony Orlando.

November 4, 1975 Tuesday	Michael Alan was born to Alan and Suzanne.

November 4, 1975 Tuesday	This was the first day of taping the pilot for the Donny and Marie Show in Los Angeles. They taped the finale on this date. Alan was missing from the taping due to his first son being born.

November 5, 1975 Wednesday	Second day of taping for the Donny and Marie Show pilot.

November 6, 1976 Thursday	Third day of taping for the Donny and Marie Show pilot. The concert spot was taped on this date.

November 8, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, rose to #47 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart.

November 10, 1975 Monday	An article appeared in People Magazine featuring George and Olive. The title of the article was The Osmonds’ Mom and Pop.

November 15, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, rose to #42 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart.

November 16, 1975 Sunday	The Donny and Marie Pilot Show aired on this date. Their guests included Bob Hope, Paul Lynde, Kate Smith, The Osmond Brothers, Jimmy Osmond, Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies, and cameo appearances by Lee Majors and Chuck Norris. See Videos

November 20, 1975 Thursday	The Osmond Brothers’ appearance on Top of The Pops aired in Britain on this date. They performed I’m Still Gonna Need You.

November 22, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, remained at #42 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, debuted at #48 on Britain’s Chart.

November 25 - November 29, 1975	The Osmonds performed in Tarrytown, New York.

November 29, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, rose to #38 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, rose to #44 on Britain’s Chart.

December 6, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, rose to #38 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. After six weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #38 on November 29, 1975. The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, rose to #32 on Britain’s Chart.

December 13, 1975 Saturday	The Osmonds’ single, I’m Still Gonna Need You, fell to #39 on Britain’s Chart. After four weeks, this was its last appearance on the chart. It reached its highest position at #2 on December 6, 1975. Donny and Marie’s single, Deep Purple, debuted at #89 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart.

December 14, 1975 Friday	Donny and Marie appeared on the Bob Hope NBC Christmas Party on December 14, 1975. They sang Deep Purple and then Marie sang Silver Bells with Bob Hope. They later joined the cast in the finale singing You Gotta Have Friends. See Videos

December 20, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Deep Purple, rose to #79 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Deep Purple, debuted at #41 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ album, Around The World Live, debuted at #187 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart.

December 27, 1975 Saturday	Billboard Magazine announced that as a result of the successful Donny and Marie Special which aired in November, ABC-TV had selected The Donny and Marie Show as a mid-season entry over several variety pilots. The first segment taping is scheduled for January 9 and 10. The show, which was the only variety show on ABC-TV, debuted on January 23. Marty Kroftt described the series as following the format established by the special with a touch of comedy and colorful backgrounds like an ice rink and a swimming pool. A big finale was being contemplated for each segment, which would feature a salute to Americana like the West, the 50’s, and similar themes. Besides the Osmond Brothers, who would appear on several of the shows with Donny and Marie, they would have at least two special guests every week.

December 27, 1975 Saturday	Donny and Marie’s single, Deep Purple, rose to #66 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart. Donny and Marie’s single, Deep Purple, rose to #34 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart. The Osmonds’ album, Around The World Live, rose to #175 on Billboard’s Top Selling Albums Chart.

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