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This article is about the song popularized by The Osmonds. For the rhetorical use emanating from the "one bad apple" proverb, see bad apples excuse.
"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
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 445.
- ^ One Bad Apple by The Osmonds Songfacts
Preceded by
"Knock Three Times" by Tony Orlando and DawnUS Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 13, 1971 (five weeks)Succeeded by
"Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis JoplinPreceded by
"If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon LightfootCanadian RPM 100 number-one single
February 27 - March 6, 1971 (two weeks)Succeeded by
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater RevivalCategories:- 1970 singles
- 1971 singles
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- The Osmonds songs
- Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
- 1970s pop song stubs
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