Music Is Medicine

by Marie Osmond

Overview

Marie Osmond appeals to every imaginable audience on Music Is Medicine, roping in contemporary Olivia Newton-John for "Getting Better All the Time," touching upon country with cameos from John Rich and Diamond Rio, duetting with fellow Mormon singing star Alex Boye on "Then There's You," and, inexplicably, bringing in Sisqo for "Give Me a Good Song." Nothing ties these guests together -- Sisqo especially feels out of place -- apart from stardom, and stardom is Osmond's specialty. Now in her 40th decade of fame, she no longer belongs to any particular sound or style, which means while Music Is Medicine is nominally a country album, nothing about it feels country, not even the bright pulse of "Love This Tough," her duet with Rich. It is an adult contemporary pop album with no designs on airplay: it only hopes to appeal to longtime fans of Osmond, those who have stuck with her through thick and thin. In that regard, Music Is Medicine works quite well. It's sweet, slick, and sentimental, nicely constructed in its bones and also so glossy that it goes down easy. Despite the ambitious cast of characters, it's music that's meant to soothe and comfort old friends, and it certainly succeeds in that regard. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/22/2016
Label:	Oliveme Llc
UPC:	0653738141912
Rank:	72130

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Marie Osmond   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Sisqo   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Russell Terrell   Vocals (Background)
Silvio Richetto   Vocals (Background)
Jason Deere   Vocals (Background)
John Rich   Featured Artist
Olivia Newton-John   Featured Artist
Dave Labruyere   Bass
Alex Boye   Featured Artist
Lee Hendricks   Bass
Cheaza Figueroa   Vocals (Background)
David Dorn   Keyboards
Miles McPherson   Drums
Rachael Lauren   Vocals (Background)
Evan Hutchings   Drums
Ilya Toshinskiy   Banjo,Mandolin,Guitar (Electric)
Dave Cohen   Keyboards
Briana Tyson   Vocals (Background)
Justin Ostrander   Guitar (Electric)
Tasha Layton   Vocals (Background)
Justin Richards   Vocals (Background)
Adam Shoenfeld   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Allen Shamblin   Composer
Paul Krueger   Artwork
Bill Livingston   Photography
Jeff Katz   Photography
Silvio Richetto   Mixing,Mastering,Programming
Jason Deere   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Sam Tate   Composer
Marie Osmond   Producer
Mike Clute   Engineer
David Axelrod   Engineer
Steve Seskin   Composer
Annie Tate   Composer
Jason Patterson   Engineer
Randy Kartchner   Composer
Jim Cooley   Engineer
Fletcher Foster   Project Manager
Caroline Cutbirth   Composer
Molly Reed   Composer
Ann Marie Boskovich   Composer
Mike Martinovich   Project Manager
Jennifer Wayne   Composer
Tayla Lynn   Composer
Darren Dixon   Composer
Raquel Warchol   Composer
Josh Connolly   Engineer
Jeremy Barron   Production Assistant
Brady Tilow   Engineer
Chad Truman   Composer
Jennifer Denmark   Composer
Arielle Macarthur   Composer
Benjamin Truman   Composer
Brad Hull   Production Assistant
Will Weathers   Programming
Rivers Rutherland   Composer