{"id":69055,"date":"2023-11-30T06:27:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T06:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=69055"},"modified":"2023-11-30T06:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T06:27:57","slug":"inside-donny-osmonds-anonymous-release-that-is-most-important-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/celebrities\/inside-donny-osmonds-anonymous-release-that-is-most-important-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Donny Osmonds anonymous release that is most important record"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donny Osmond has been one of the biggest stars in the world since he was a child so you would imagine that everything he touches would turn to gold.<\/p>\n

However, by the late 1980\u2019s after enjoying huge success with his brothers in The Osmonds, Donny was somewhat out of fashion but hoping to make a comeback.<\/p>\n

However, he found it difficult to get taken seriously and despite being a global superstar he was forced to release a record anonymously to prove that he could be credible.<\/p>\n

The track was Soldier of Love in 1989, which he has since called \u201cthe most important record\u201d of his career, and at the time he didn\u2019t even have a record deal in the US.<\/p>\n

However, the acting Program and Music Director at ABC’s\u00a0WPLJ-FM\u00a0New York, Jessica Ettinger,\u00a0managed to get their hands on a cassette version from the UK and liked what she heard.<\/p>\n

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Jessica, was also an Osmonds fan but was aware that people might not accept the former teen idol in his new rockier, more grown up incarnation.<\/p>\n

The song was a huge departure for Donny and saw him abanodon the famous white jumpsuits for a leather jacket and jeans.<\/p>\n

Jessica believed that it could be a hit so put it on station playlists but with a twist. Donny’s name wasn’t associated with it.<\/p>\n

She very cleverly created a “mystery artist” promotion and put the song in rotation but kept listeners guessing who the artist was for several weeks.<\/p>\n

Eventually, it was revealed that the song was by Donny Osmond, who appeared live on the air to acknowledge this.<\/p>\n

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