The 20th of February 1973
Official U.K. Albums Chart results from Sunday the 18th to Saturday the 24th of February 1973
Cut-off for sales figures was up to the end of Saturday the 17th of February
Results counted from Sunday the 18th,
announced on Tuesday the 20th,
and broadcast on B.B.C. Radio 1 on Sunday the 25th of February 1973.
Little Jimmy Osmond
Killer Joe
At No.26, on the “The Top 50 U.K. Albums Chart” on my 1st Birthday, is Little Jimmy Osmond with “Killer Joe”.
With the accolade of becoming the youngest ever artist to achieve a U.K. No.1 single,..
it was now time to see how his latest album would get on.
Jimmy, the youngest of the Osmond children, was also the only one not to have been born in the Osmonds Utah hometown of Ogden, instead coming into the world in Canoga Park, in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.
This was due to their father’s decision, after witnessing Jimmy’s older siblings, who had already tasted success from performing barbershop singing in their hometown.
He whisked everyone off to California, where they were spotted, while taking a trip to Disneyland, by the Director of Entertainment there, who got them singing at the amusement park on Main Street.
Also during this time, they were getting opportunities to appear on American TV, eventually getting to appear as guests on The Andy Williams Show. This is where little Jimmy had his first televised performance, at the age of just 3.
Before Jimmy hit the Guinness Book of World Records with his current hit single,..
…he’d already gained his first big hit, which he recorded in Japanese for their domestic market (where they called him “Jimmy Boy”), with a song entitled “My Little Darling”.
Now, at the ripe old age of 9 years and nearly 10 months, he’d entered the U.K. Album Chart last week, on the 11th of February at No.25.
Slipping one place this week, his album will fall outside of the Top 30 next week before rising slowly again until, on the 18th of March, he hits his best position at No.20.
Now officially with a Top 20 album to add to his accolades, he slips away, and outside the Top 50 after the 7th of April.
After spending a week away, and only a day away from reaching double figures on his birthday, he’s back in the chart once again, keeping around the Top 40 area, until the album falls out of the chart for good after the 12th of May, with 12 weeks of chart action to his name.
After his singing career, Jimmy would eventually grow up to become the president of Osmond Entertainment.
So up until recently, if you were to hear about the Osmonds in the media, or if you were buying any merchandise, going to a concert…anything to do with the Osmond entertainment juggernaut in all shapes and forms, you could thank “Not-So-Little-Now” Jimmy and his team for stepping up and heading the charge of keeping the legendary Osmond family name alive and well.
I’ve created my own separate playlists for both Sides 1 and 2 of this album with (I hope) the correct versions and the original track sequencing order for the U.K. release.
(Tracks 2 (Little Girls Are Fun) and 4 (Mama’d Know What To Do), both from side 1, are unavailable)
Side 1
Side 2
Many thanks go to the following YouTube Channels for providing the chance to hear this music once again.
Please show your appreciation by visiting their channel:
The Top 50 U.K. Singles Chart Playlist for the week of my 1st Birthday:
The Top 50 U.K. Singles Chart Playlist for the day I was born:
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