Love Me for a Reason is the sixth studio album by
The Osmonds, released in 1974. The album peaked at No. 47 on the
Billboard Top LPs chart.[2] Two singles were released from the album: the title track "
Love Me for a Reason" (No. 1 UK, No. 10 US)[3] and "Having a Party" (No. 28 UK).[4]
After a string of three albums (Phase III, Crazy Horses and The Plan) in which the Osmonds performed mostly their own material and focused on rock music, Love Me for a Reason consisted mostly of the work of professional songwriters, most prominently
H. B. Barnum, who
arranged all of the songs on the album and co-wrote three. The title track in particular was aimed at the
easy listening market, continuing a string of easy listening hits for the quintet (it peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard easy listening chart). The retrenchment, reuniting with former producer
Mike Curb, and focus on pop was an effort to regain some popularity the group had lost in 1973, driven by brief but intense competition from
The DeFranco Family, Donny's voice changing, and the less commercially friendly content of The Plan.[5]