''Who's Sorry Now'' is the third solo studio album by American
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singer
Marie Osmond
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. It was her last solo album released under
MGM Records
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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
Connie Francis
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Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
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chart. It was the album's only single. The album includes additional covers of songs by
Pat Boone
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("Love Letters in the Sand"),
Kitty Wells
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("Making Believe"), and
Sonny James
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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
Allmusic
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and received 2.5 out of 5 stars.
Track listing
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Who's Sorry Now Who's Sorry Now? may refer to:
* "Who's Sorry Now?" (song), a 1923 popular song by Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
* ''Who's Sorry Now?'' (Connie Francis album), 1958
* ''Who's Sorry Now'' (album), by Marie Osmond, 1975
* ''Who's Sorry ...
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Bert Kalmar
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,
Harry Ruby
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#" Anytime" — (Herbert "Happy" Lawson)
#"This I Promise You" — (Ronald C Myers)
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Love Letters in the Sand
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Making Believe
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Jimmy Work
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Sonny James
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Edgar Leslie
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(United States)
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