The Twelfth of Never

1956 song by Jerry Livingston and Paul Francis Webster

This article is about the Johnny Mathis song. For the idiom, see List of idioms of improbability. For the James Patterson novel, see 12th of Never (novel).

"The Twelfth of Never"

US 7-inch single picture sleeve

Single by Johnny Mathis
from the album  Johnny's Greatest Hits
A-side| "Chances Are"
Released| August 12, 1957
Studio| Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Genre| Pop
Length| 2:25
Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)| Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster
Producer(s)|

* Al Ham
* Mitch Miller

Johnny Mathis singles chronology
| "It's Not for Me to Say"
(1957)  | "Chances Are" / "The Twelfth of Never"
(1957)  | "Wild Is the Wind" / "No Love (But Your Love)"
(1957)

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Music video
"The Twelfth of Never" on YouTube

"The Twelfth of Never" is a popular song adapted from an old English folk song in 1956 by Jerry Livingston and Paul Francis Webster. Various recording artists have had chart hits with "The Twelfth of Never", including Johnny Mathis, Cliff Richard, Donny Osmond and Slim Whitman.

## Background

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The Riddle Song

Much of the music for "The Twelfth of Never" came from "The Riddle Song".

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"The Twelfth of Never" was adapted from "The Riddle Song" (also known as "I Gave My Love a Cherry"), an old English folk song. Jerry Livingston and Paul Francis Webster wrote the bridge and new lyrics in 1956.[1] The title "The Twelfth of Never" is an idiom referring to the date of a future occurrence that will never come to pass.[2] In the case of the song, "the 12th of Never" is given as the date on which the singer will stop loving his beloved, thus indicating that he will always love her.

## Johnny Mathis version

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Johnny Mathis recorded "The Twelfth of Never" and another song, "Chances Are", on June 16, 1957,[3] with Mitch Miller and Al Ham producing.[A] Years later Mathis told John Gilliland's Pop Chronicles:[4]

> "The Twelfth of Never" I disliked from the very beginning because it was all based on one chord. The only thing I liked about it was the marvelous bridge released in the middle of the song … My knees were shaking when I recorded that, but I didn't like it because it was all so repetitious and nothing seemed to happen. And I was really Joe College at that time. I was right out of college, and I was, you know, hot to trot. I wanted to do something, you know, rah-rah-rah, you know, something earth-shattering—at least pyrotechnical.

### Release and reception

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"The Twelfth of Never" was released on August 12, 1957, with the A-side "Chances Are".[3] "The Twelfth of Never" spent 17 weeks on Billboard magazine's Top 100 record chart, a predecessor to the Hot 100 that combined the statistics from the magazine's Best Sellers in Stores and Most Played by Jockeys charts. It made its debut on the Top 100 in the issue dated October 14, 1957, and later peaked at number 51 there. It went to number 9 on the Most Played by Jockeys chart. The "Chances Are"/"The Twelfth of Never" single reached number 4 on their list of Best Sellers in Stores.[5]

The editors of Cash Box magazine compared "The Twelfth of Never" to "Chances Are", writing that the former "displays Johnny in a more dramatic vein as he chants an emotional and very touching folk flavored ballad of deep love."[6] After noting the origins of the song, the Billboard editors wrote, "Charming new lyrics and presentation by Mathis should attract."[7]

In his 2023 book B-Side: A Flipsided History of Pop, Andy Cowan mentioned several other artists who have covered the song but wrote, "none have quite matched Mathis's quivering emotional reach or the sustained emotive power of his heavy vibrato."[8]In 2024 American Songwriter included "The Twelfth of Never" on its list of 5 Songs that Show Johnny Mathis Is the King of the Classic Ballad Singers. They wrote:[9]

> Many others have recorded the song, but Mathis's version is undoubtedly the definitive. The lyrics could come off as cheesy, but Mathis sings them as if they were handed down to him by a higher power. He inhabits the momentous production without any ounce of self-consciousness, which … is stunning considering his youth when he recorded it.

### Chart performance

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Chart performance for "The Twelfth of Never" by Johnny Mathis  Chart (1957–58)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Sydney, Australia)[10] | 2
US Billboard Top 100[5] | 51
US Best Sellers in Stores (Billboard)[5] | 4
US Most Played by Jockeys (Billboard)[5] | 9
"The Twelfth of Never"

Single by Cliff Richard
B-side| "I'm Afraid to Go Home"
Released| 2 October 1964
Recorded| 23 June 1964 (1964-06-23)
Studio| Abbey Road
Genre| Pop
Label| Columbia Graphophone
Songwriter(s)| Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster
Producer(s)| Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard singles chronology
| "On the Beach"
(1964)  | "The Twelfth of Never"
(1964)  | "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)"
(1964)

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Music video
"The Twelfth of Never" on YouTube

## Cliff Richard version

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A version by Cliff Richard was released in 1964 and reached number 8 in the UK.[11] It also hit number 3 in Malaysia,[12] number 5 in Hong Kong,[13] number 6 in Australia,[14] number 9 in Ireland[15] and Norway[16] and number 13 in the Netherlands.[17]

The editors of Billboard wrote, "The hot English vocalist with a tasteful reading of the old Johnny Mathis hit should prove equally successful on the charts. A bow to producer Norrie Paramor."[18]

In a retrospective review of More Hits by Cliff, AllMusic's Dave Thompson included Richard's "skillful reading" of "The Twelfth of Never" on his list of "exquisite" singles on the compilation.[19]

### Chart performance

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Chart performance for "The Twelfth of Never" by Cliff Richard  Chart (1964–65)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] | 6
Hong Kong[13] | 5
Ireland (IRMA)[15] | 9
Malaysia[12] | 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 13
Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 9
UK Singles (OCC)[20] | 8
"The Twelfth of Never"

Single by Donny Osmond
from the album  Alone Together
B-side| "Life Is Just What You Make It"
Released| February 24, 1973
Recorded| November 27, 1972
Genre| Pop
Length| 2:40
Label| MGM Records 14503
Songwriter(s)| Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster
Donny Osmond singles chronology
| "Why" / "Lonely Boy"
(1972)  | "The Twelfth of Never"
(1973)  | "Young Love" / "A Million to One"
(1973)

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Music video
"The Twelfth of Never" on YouTube

## Donny Osmond version

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Donny Osmond's version, produced by Mike Curb and Don Costa, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated March 3, 1973, and spent 13 weeks there, peaking at number 8 in the April 28 issue.[21] It debuted on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending March 10, 1973, but rose to its peak position there much more quickly, spending a week at number one three weeks later, on March 31.[22] It also went to number 7 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart during its 9 weeks there.[23]

The editors of Billboard wrote, "Donny provides a full, alive interpretation to this beautiful evergreen. His voice is getting deeper and there is a nice contrast between his vocal quality and Costa's mid-range string sounds."[24]

In a retrospective review of Osmond's 1973 album Alone Together, AllMusic's Dave Thompson wrote that "his version of 'Twelfth of Never' is all but definitive".[25]

### Chart performance

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Chart performance for "The Twelfth of Never" by Donny Osmond  Chart (1973)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[14][26] | 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[27] | 14
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[28] | 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[29] | 15
Germany (Media Control)[30] | 29
Malaysia[31] | 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] | 12
New Zealand (Listener)[33] | 5
Singapore[34] | 2
UK Singles (OCC)[35] | 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[23] | 7
US Billboard Hot 100[21] | 8

### Certifications

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Donny Osmond version
Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[36] | Gold  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Other charting versions

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* 1966: Slim Whitman reached number 17 on Billboard's Country singles chart.[37]
* 1969: The Chi-Lites took the song to number 47 on the R&B chart.[38] They also "bubbled under" the Hot 100 in Billboard to number 122.[39]
* 1974: Elvis Presley recorded an informal rehearsal, which was released as a single in 1995 to promote Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters, reaching number 21 in the UK.[40]
* 1977ː David Houston's version on his album David Houston spent its one week on the Billboard Country chart at number 98.[41] The magazine's editors noted that it was one of the best songs on the album.[42]

## Notable cover versions

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Various versions of "The Twelfth of Never" have been praised by the editors of Cash Box magazine in reviews of the albums on which they appear. In their critique of For You, For Me, For Evermore by the Anita Kerr Quartet in 1960, they wrote that "their smooth blend gently caresses such stalwarts as … 'The Twelfth of Never'".[43] Claude Gray's 1962 recording on the album Country Goes to Town was described as "warm and intimate".[44] On Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones in 1962, the singer "shines".[45] The 1963 album The Fleetwoods Sing for Lovers by Night includes a "professional and harmonious rendition" of the song.[46] They described the version on 1963's Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall as a "top-flight reading".[47] The editors called the song one of the "bright bands" on both Mel Carter's When a Boy Falls in Love in 1963[48] and Billy J. Kramer's I'll Keep You Satisfied in 1964.[49]

Billboard also highlighted recordings of "The Twelfth of Never" in various reviews. They felt that the version on 1963's Swing Along with Floyd Cramer "should get a lot of play" by radio stations.[50] They gave Mark Dinning's 1963 recording four stars.[51] The song was mentioned as one of the "highly playable tracks" on Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall.[52] The 1966 album Chér had a "fresh approach".[53] Arthur Prysock brought "his very own phrasing and intonation" to the track from 1969's Where the Soul Trees Grow.[54] Tammy Wynette's rendition on 1970's The Ways to Love a Man was "beautiful".[55] They felt it was one of the best songs on Charlie Rich's Tomorrow Night in 1973[56] and Charlie McCoy's Charlie My Boy in 1975.[57]

AllMusic critics have commented in retrospective and contemporary reviews on various interpretations of the song. In his comments on the version from Oliver's 1970 album Again, Joe Viglione wrote that "the execution is way off".[58] Conversely, he described Olivia Newton-John's rendition on her 1989 album Warm and Tender as a "great job".[59] Scott Yanow noted that the "folkish" arrangement on Dianne Reeves's 1997 album That Day … was a highlight.[60] In a review of The Greatest Love Songs of All Time by Barry Manilow in 2010, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the song as "great".[61]

## Notes

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A. 1 Neither the original 45 and 78 rpm singles nor the liner notes for Johnny's Greatest Hits provided producer credits, but other compilations have. The Essential Johnny Mathis,[62] Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration[63] and The Singles[3] acknowledge Mitch Miller as a producer, but The Essential Johnny Mathis also credits Al Ham as a producer on this song.[62]

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## Bibliography

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* Cowan, Andy (June 6, 2023). B-Side: A Flipsided History of Pop. SCB Distributors. ISBN 978-1-915316-14-1. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
* Furia, Philip (2002). American Song Lyricists, 1920–1960. Gale Group. ISBN 0-7876-6009-4. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
* Obert, Julia C. (2015). Postcolonial Overtures: The Politics of Sound in Contemporary Northern Irish Poetry (reprint ed.). Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815653493. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
* Whitburn, Joel (2009), Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 1955-2008, Record Research Inc., ISBN 0898201802

* v
* t
* e

Johnny Mathis

Studio albums|

* Johnny Mathis
* Wonderful, Wonderful
* Warm
* Good Night, Dear Lord
* Swing Softly
* Merry Christmas
* Open Fire, Two Guitars
* Heavenly
* Faithfully
* Johnny's Mood
* The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway
* I'll Buy You a Star
* Live It Up!
* Rapture
* Johnny
* Sounds of Christmas
* Romantically
* Tender Is the Night
* The Wonderful World of Make Believe
* This Is Love
* Olé
* Broadway
* Love Is Everything
* The Sweetheart Tree
* The Shadow of Your Smile
* So Nice
* Johnny Mathis Sings
* Up, Up and Away
* Love Is Blue
* Those Were the Days
* Love Theme from "Romeo And Juliet" (A Time for Us)
* Give Me Your Love for Christmas
* Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
* Close to You
* Sings the Music of Bacharach & Kaempfert
* Love Story
* You've Got a Friend
* The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)
* Song Sung Blue
* Me and Mrs. Jones
* Killing Me Softly with Her Song
* I'm Coming Home
* The Heart of a Woman
* When Will I See You Again
* Feelings
* I Only Have Eyes for You
* Mathis Is...
* Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
* You Light Up My Life
* That's What Friends Are For
* The Best Days of My Life
* Mathis Magic
* Different Kinda Different
* I Love My Lady
* Friends in Love
* A Special Part of Me
* Right from the Heart
* Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis
* The Hollywood Musicals
* Once in a While
* In the Still of the Night
* In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington
* How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
* All About Love
* Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren
* Mathis on Broadway
* The Christmas Album
* Isn't It Romantic: The Standards Album
* A Night to Remember
* Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville
* Sending You a Little Christmas
* Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New American Songbook

Compilation albums|

* Johnny's Greatest Hits
* More Johnny's Greatest Hits
* Portrait of Johnny
* Johnny's Newest Hits
* I'll Search My Heart and Other Great Hits
* The Great Years
* People
* The Impossible Dream
* Johnny Mathis' All-Time Greatest Hits
* Johnny Mathis Sings the Great Songs
* The Johnny Mathis Collection
* The Mathis Collection
* Tears and Laughter
* The Best of Johnny Mathis 1975–1980
* The First 25 Years – The Silver Anniversary Album
* Celebration – The Anniversary Album
* 16 Most Requested Songs
* Better Together: The Duet Album
* The Christmas Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection
* The Hits of Johnny Mathis
* The Ultimate Hits Collection
* The Essential Johnny Mathis
* The Very Best of Johnny Mathis
* Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration
* Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
* The Ultimate Collection
* The Classic Christmas Album

Live albums|

* Johnny Mathis in Person: Recorded Live at Las Vegas
* Unforgettable – A Musical Tribute to Nat King Cole
* Live

Box sets|

* The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection
* The Complete Global Albums Collection
* The Singles
* The Complete Christmas Collection 1958–2010
* The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection

Singles|

* "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
* "It's Not for Me to Say"
* "Chances Are"
* "The Twelfth of Never"
* "No Love (But Your Love)"
* "Wild Is the Wind"
* "Come to Me"
* "All the Time"
* "Teacher, Teacher"
* "A Certain Smile"
* "Sleigh Ride"
* "Misty"
* "Gina"
* "What Will Mary Say"
* "Beyond the Blue Horizon"
* "Remember When (We Made These Memories)"
* "Love Me Tonight"
* "Odds and Ends"
* "I'm Coming Home"
* "Life Is a Song Worth Singing"
* "When a Child Is Born"
* "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late"
* "You're All I Need to Get By"

Other Songs|

* "Love Never Felt So Good"

Videos|

* Live by Request: Johnny Mathis
* Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful!

Related articles|

* Discography
* Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
* Family Ties
* Deniece Williams

* v
* t
* e

Cliff Richard singles

1950s|

* "Move It" (1958)
* "High Class Baby" (1958)
* "Livin' Lovin' Doll" (1959)
* "Mean Streak" (1959)
* "Living Doll" (1959)
* "Travellin' Light" / "Dynamite" (1959)

1960s|

* "A Voice in the Wilderness" (1960)
* "Fall in Love with You" (1960)
* "Please Don't Tease" (1960)
* "Nine Times Out of Ten" (1960)
* "I Love You" (1960)
* "Theme for a Dream" (1961)
* "Gee Whizz It's You" (1961)
* "A Girl Like You" (1961)
* "What'd I Say" (1961)
* "When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart" (1961)
* "Forty Days" (1961)
* "Outsider" (1962)
* "The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah" (1962)
* "Catch Me" (1962)
* "I'm Looking out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance?" (1962)
* "Lessons in Love" (1962)
* "It'll Be Me" (1962)
* "Wonderful to Be Young" (1962)
* "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962)
* "Summer Holiday" (1963)
* "Lucky Lips" (1963)
* "It's All in the Game" (1963)
* "Don't Talk to Him" (1963)
* "Maria No Mas" (1963)
* "I'm the Lonely One" (1964)
* "I Only Have Eyes for You" (1964)
* "Constantly (L'Edera)" (1964)
* "On the Beach" (1964)
* "The Twelfth of Never" (1964)
* "I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)" (1964)
* "The Minute You're Gone" (1965)
* "Angel" (1965)
* "On My Word" (1965)
* "The Time in Between" (1965)
* "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" (1965)
* "Blue Turns to Grey" (1966)
* "Visions" (1966)
* "Time Drags By" (1966)
* "In the Country" (1966)
* "It's All Over" (1967)
* "I'll Come Runnin'" (1967)
* "The Day I Met Marie" (1967)"
* "All My Love" (1967)
* "Congratulations" (1968)
* "I'll Love You Forever Today" (1968)
* "Wonderful World" (1968)
* "Marianne" (1968)
* "Don't Forget to Catch Me" (1968)
* "Good Times (Better Times)" (1969)
* "Big Ship" (1969)
* "Early in the Morning" (1969)
* "Throw Down a Line" (1969)
* "With the Eyes of a Child" (1969)

1970s|

* "The Joy of Living" (1970)
* "Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha" (1970)
* "I Ain't Got Time Anymore" (1970)
* "Sunny Honey Girl" (1971)
* "Silvery Rain" (1971)
* "Flying Machine" (1971)
* "Sing a Song of Freedom" (1971)
* "Jesus" (1972)
* "Living in Harmony" (1972)
* "Power to All Our Friends" (1973)
* "Help It Along" (1973)
* "Take Me High" (1973)
* "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" (1974)
* "Honky Tonk Angel" (1975)
* "Miss You Nights" (1976)
* "Devil Woman" (1976)
* "I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You" (1976)
* "Hey Mr. Dream Maker" (1976)
* "My Kinda Life" (1977)
* "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" (1977)
* "Green Light" (1979)
* "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979)

1980s|

* "Carrie" (1980)
* "Dreamin'" (1980)
* "Suddenly" (1980)
* "A Little in Love" (1980)
* "Give a Little Bit More" (1981)
* "Wired for Sound" (1981)
* "Daddy's Home" (live) (1981)
* "The Only Way Out" (1982)
* "Little Town" (1982)
* "She Means Nothing to Me" (1983)
* "True Love Ways" (live) (1983)
* "Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)" (1983)
* "Please Don't Fall in Love" (1983)
* "Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" (1984)
* "Donna" (1984 US)
* "Two to the Power of Love" (1984)
* "Living Doll" (1986)
* "All I Ask of You" (1986)
* "Slow Rivers" (1986)
* "My Pretty One" (1987)
* "Some People" (1987)
* "Remember Me" (1987)
* "Two Hearts" (1988)
* "Mistletoe and Wine" (1988)
* "The Best of Me" (1989)
* "I Just Don't Have the Heart" (1989)
* "Lean on You" (1989)
* "Whenever God Shines His Light" (1989)

1990s|

* "Stronger Than That" (1990)
* "Silhouettes" (live) (1990)
* "From a Distance" (live) (1990)
* "Saviour's Day" (1990)
* "More to Life" (1991)
* "Scarlet Ribbons" (1991)
* "We Should Be Together" (1991)
* "This New Year" (1991)
* "I Still Believe in You" (1992)
* "Peace in Our Time" (1993)
* "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live) / "Miss You Nights" (1994)
* "Can't Keep this Feeling In" (1998)
* "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)

2000s|

* "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley) (2001)
* "21st Century Christmas" / "Move It" (2006)
* "When I Need You" (2007)
* "Thank You for a Lifetime" (2008)
* "Singing the Blues" (2009)

2010s|

* "Rip It Up" (2013)
* "Since I Lost My Baby" (2014)
* "Roll Over Beethoven" (2016)
* "Blue Suede Shoes" (2017)

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The Chi-Lites

* Marshall Thompson
* Tara Thompson
* Fred Simon

* Robert "Squirrel" Lester
* Eugene Record
* Creadel "Red" Jones
* Clarence Johnson
* Stanley Anderson
* Willie Kensey
* Doc Roberson
* David Scott
* Danny Johnson
* Vandy Hampton
* Frank Reed
* Anthony Watson

Studio albums|

* Give It Away
* I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine?)
* (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
* A Lonely Man
* A Letter to Myself
* Chi-Lites
* Toby
* Half a Love
* Happy Being Lonely
* Help Wanted

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "The Twelfth of Never"
* "Have You Seen Her"
* "Oh Girl"
* "Too Good to Be Forgotten"
* "The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face)"

Related topics|

* Discography

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Donny Osmond

* Solo discography
* Donny and Marie Osmond discography
* Discography with the Osmond Brothers

Solo albums|

* The Donny Osmond Album
* To You with Love, Donny
* Portrait of Donny
* Too Young
* Alone Together
* A Time for Us
* Donny
* Disco Train
* Donald Clark Osmond
* Donny Osmond
* Eyes Don't Lie
* The Soundtrack of My Life

Compilation albums|

* My Best to You

Songs|

* "Sweet and Innocent"
* "Go Away Little Girl"
* "Hey Girl"
* "Puppy Love"
* "Too Young"
* "Why"
* "The Twelfth of Never"
* "Young Love"
* "A Million to One"
* "When I Fall in Love"
* "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
* "C'mon Marianne"
* "(You've Got Me) Dangling on a String"
* "Soldier of Love"
* "Sacred Emotion"
* "My Love Is a Fire"
* "I'll Make a Man Out of You"
* "Breeze On By"

Related articles|

* Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
* The Osmonds
* Marie Osmond

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