"Flower Music" "I Can't Stop," for UNI records in 1967. They achieved only modest success at first, but they found fame in 1971. Pop and rock era Bubblegum: Osmonds and Homemade Record producer Mike Curb saw the Osmonds perform as a band and recognized that they combined a rare mix of polished performing style, instrumental skill, and vocal talent. He signed the Osmonds to MGM Records and arranged for them to record at Muscle Shoals with R&B producer Rick Hall. Under Hall's guidance, the Osmonds hit the top spot on the pop chart with "One Bad Apple" in 1971. The song, "One Bad Apple", written by George Jackson, was composed in the style of the Jackson 5 (it was not originally offered to the Jackson 5, though the Osmonds would later state that the Jackson 5 considered recording it). It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 2, 1971, then hit No. 1 on February 13, 1971, and stayed there for five weeks. The Osmond and Jackson families would eventually meet in 1972 and become friends. The Osmonds soon had hits with other light, R&B-style pop numbers like "Double Lovin'" (No. 14) and "Yo-Yo" (No. 3). In each of these hits, the formula was the same; Merrill sang lead, and Donny was "co-lead" in essence, singing the "hook" or "chorus" of the song. At this time the Osmonds also recorded several hits that were billed to Donny, the lead soloist on the songs: "Sweet and Innocent" (No. 7), "Go Away Little Girl" (No. 1), "Hey Girl" (No. 9) and "Puppy Love" (No. 3). With the Osmonds having finally broken through, Uni Records re-released their 1967 single, this time with "I Can't Stop" as the A-side, where it reached No. 96. Since the transition to pop stars required more elaborate choreography than most barbershop quartets had required, older brother Virl Osmond taught the quintet how to dance. Virl was estimated to hear about 15 percent of what most people can hear, which was good enough to follow a rhythm. Transition to rock: Phase III and Crazy Horses The Osmonds began writing and performing their own music and their sound moved towards rock music beginning with their album Phase III. In addition to "Yo-Yo", Phase III produced the major hit "Down by the Lazy River" (No. 4). The following Crazy Horses album was the band's first personal statementthe brothers have been