Marie Osmond set to release album through Word

AMERICAN Christian company Word Distribution have courted controversy with the announcement that they are to release an album by one-time pop hitmaker and committed Mormon, Marie Osmond. Speaking at the International Christian Retail show in Denver in July, Ms Osmond told a large crowd of retailers how she had met with key Christian retailers explaining the inspiration for the project. Osmond said she felt "moved by the Spirit" to record the CD, getting on her knees in prayer before ultimately realising it was "what I needed to do". The singer continued she was a long time listener of Word music artists but had previously felt that the "barrier with me as a Mormon" prevented the possibility of a recording. CR

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