''Who's Sorry Now'' is the third solo studio album by American

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. It was her last solo album released under

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. Produced by Sonny James. Recorded at Columbia Studios, Studio B Nashville, TN The album's lead single was the title track, a cover of

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' Top 10 Pop hit from 1958. Osmond's version reached the Top 30 on the

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, the Top 40 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and also was a minor on the

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chart. It was the album's only single. The album includes additional covers of songs by

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("Love Letters in the Sand"),

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("Making Believe"), and

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("It's the Little Things"), as well as two additional standards that had also been popularized by Connie Francis ("Among My Souvenirs" and "Jealous Heart"). ''Who's Sorry Now'' peaked at #20 on the Billboard

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chart and #152 on the ''Billboard'' 200. In addition, the album was reviewed by

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and received 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Track listing

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) #" Anytime" — (Herbert "Happy" Lawson) #"This I Promise You" — (Ronald C Myers) #"

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Jealous Heart "Jealous Heart" is a classic C&W song written by American country music singer-songwriter Jenny Lou Carson. In the mid 1940s it spent nearly six months on the Country & Western charts. It was subsequently recorded by several pop singers. E ...

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, Grace Lane, Earl Shuman) #"It's the Little Things" — (James)

Chart positions

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References

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