Killer Joe (Jimmy Osmond album)

Killer Joe
Studio album by Jimmy Osmond
Released	December 2, 1972
Genre	Pop
Length	22:14
Label	MGM/Kolob
Producer	Don Costa; "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" by Mike Curb, Perry Botkin Jr.
Jimmy Osmond chronology
Little Jimmy Osmond (1972)Little Jimmy Osmond1972 Killer Joe (1972) Little Arrows (1975)Little Arrows1975

Killer Joe is the second album by "Little" Jimmy Osmond, released in 1972 on MGM Records.

The first single from this album, "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool", reached #1 on the U.K. singles, making the then eight-year-old Osmond the youngest chart-topper in British charts history.^[1] It was produced by Mike Curb and Perry Botkin Jr.; unlike the rest of the album which was produced and arranged by Don Costa. Ed Caraeff was responsible for the front cover photography.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Killer Joe" (Bert Berns, Bob Elgin, Phil Medley) - 2:40
2. "Little Girls are Fun" (Ron Myers) - 1:37
3. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White)^[2] - 2:47
4. "Mama'd Know What to Do" (Bruno Zorelli) - 4:00
5. "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear" (Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe) - 2:45

Side Two

1. "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" (Christopher Kingsley) - 2:14
2. "If My Dad Were President" (Bruno Zorelli) - 3:40
3. "Tweedlee Dee" (Winfield Scott) - 3:41
4. "Mother of Mine" (Bill Parkinson) - 3:21
5. "Rubber Ball" (Gene Pitney, Aaron Schroeder) - 2:14

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