Soldier of Love

"Soldier of Love" was a hit record for Donny Osmond in 1989, which became his big comeback hit. Fearing that the record buying public were not going to buy a new Donny Osmond record, his label decided to release the single with no indication of who the artist was, and radio stations told the public that it was by a "mystery artist" [Gold, Tayna. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=485982&in_page_id=1773 I hated being me, says former teen idol Donny Osmond] . Daily Mail. 05 Oct 2007. Accessed 26 Aug 2008. "In 1988, after nearly ten years of playing high school halls, and waiting, Donny's promoter released Soldier Of Love as a mystery song - they played the song without revealing Donny as the singer."] . It gained in popularity and helped send the song to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its 8th week in the Top 40. [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=485982&in_page_id=1773] After its peak during the week of June 3, 1989, the revelation that Donny Osmond was its singer sent the single quickly tailspinning down off the Top 40, dropping six notches to #8 the following week, then #19, and finally #37.

Songwriters are Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:3pfuxzygld0e Allmusic: Soldier of Love] . Accessed 26 Aug 2008.] .

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