Steppin' Stone (album)

Steppin' Stone
Studio album by Marie Osmond
Released	1989
Studio	Castle Recording Studios, Franklin, TN, Music Mill Studios, Omnisound Recording Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	34:41
Label	Capitol/Curb
Producer	Jerry Crutchfield
Marie Osmond chronology
All in Love (1989) Steppin' Stone (1989) I Can Do This (2010)
Singles from All in Love
"Steppin' Stone" Released: 1989 "Slowly But Surely" Released: 1989 "Let Me Be the First" Released: 1989

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Steppin' Stone is the eighth solo studio album by American country music singer Marie Osmond. It was her fourth studio album issued on Capitol/Curb records. It was released in 1989.

Background

Steppin' Stone consisted of ten tracks. The album was slightly different than her previous releases because it included more traditional-sounding country music instead of the country pop that Osmond had previously recorded. The album contains songs of lost love, love found, love gone wrong, and plans of love to be. The album was Osmond's least successful album, only peaking at #68 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in 1989. Three singles were released that did not chart near the Country Top 40.

The album was produced by Jerry Crutchfield, who did not produce any of Osmond's previous albums (Paul Worley produced her last three) under the Capitol/Curb label.

Track listing

1. "What Would You Do About You (If You Were Me)" (Michael Garvin, Bucky Jones, Tom Shapiro) – 3:36
2. "Slowly But Surely" (Garvin, Jones, Jim Weatherly) – 2:56
3. "What's in It for Me" (Ron Hellard, Jones, Shapiro) – 3:15
4. "Steppin' Stone" (Gary Scruggs, Kevin Welch) – 3:43
5. "What's a Little Love Between Friends" (Kent Robbins, Smokey Robinson) 3:59
6. "If You Think About It, Call Me" (Garvin, Shapiro) – 3:41
7. "Help Me Get Over You" (Walt Aldridge, Lisa Angelle) – 3:51
8. "A Too Blue Moon" (Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke) – 3:33
9. "Love Speaks Louder Than Words" (Taylor Dunn, Paul Overstreet, Kaysie Poulsen, Kellie Poulsen) – 2:37
10. "Let Me Be the First" (Deborah Allen, Kix Brooks, Rafe Van Hoy) – 3:38

Personnel

• Jessica Boucher – background vocals
• David Briggs – keyboards
• Clyde Brooks – drums
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, guitar
• Carol Chase – background vocals
• Jerry Crutchfield – producer
• Steve Fishell – guitar, steel guitar
• Sonny Garish – guitar, steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar
• Greg Gordon – background vocals
• Mitch Humphries – keyboards
• Larrie Londin – drums
• Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
• Marie Osmond – lead vocals
• Paul Overstreet – background vocals
• Matt Rollings – keyboards
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Bob Wray – bass
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1989)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	68

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1989	"Steppin' Stone"	70	60
	"Slowly but Surely"	75	52
1990	"Let Me Be the First"	—	72