One Bad Apple

One Bad Apple
"One Bad Apple"
Single by The Osmonds
from the album Osmonds
A-side "One Bad Apple"
B-side "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother"
Released December 1970
Recorded 1970
Genre Pop, R&B, Bubblegum, Blue-eyed soul
Length 2:46
Label MGM Records
Writer(s) George Jackson
Certification Gold
The Osmonds singles chronology
"One Bad Apple"
(1970)
"Sweet and Innocent" (as Donny Osmond)
(1971)

"One Bad Apple" was a #1 single released by The Osmonds in December 1970. It hit the top of Billboard's Hot 100 Chart in February 1971 and stayed there for five weeks; it also reached #6 on the R&B chart.[1]

The song was written by George Jackson who originally had the Jackson 5 in mind when he wrote it.[2] He also wrote the single "Double Lovin'" for the Osmonds. Both "One Bad Apple" and the Donny Osmond-credited single "Sweet and Innocent" are on the 1971 album Osmonds.

In 1997, singer Aaron Carter covered the song on his debut album Aaron Carter.

"One Bad Apple" was also used as the theme to The Osmonds cartoon show on ABC-TV.

According to Donny Osmond, Michael Jackson later told him that the Jackson 5 almost recorded this song first, but chose to record "ABC" instead.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 445. 
  2. ^ One Bad Apple by The Osmonds Songfacts
Preceded by
"Knock Three Times" by Tony Orlando and Dawn
US Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 13, 1971 (five weeks)
Succeeded by
"Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin
Preceded by
"If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian RPM 100 number-one single
February 27 - March 6, 1971 (two weeks)
Succeeded by
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival



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