One Bad Apple by The Osmonds: studio, gear and credits

One Bad Apple by The Osmonds: recorded at FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama (Studio A) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Fame Recording Studios)), produced by Rick Hall. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: "One Bad Apple" (originally titled "One Bad Apple (Don't Spoil the Whole Bunch)")
Artist: The Osmonds
Genre / Style: Bubblegum Pop / Blue-Eyed Soul / R&B
Date(s) Recorded: Mid-to-late 1970
Original Record Company & Catalog #: MGM Records – K 14193 (Single) / SE-4724 (Album: *Osmonds*)
Release Date: November 1970 (Single)
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Rick Hall
Mixing Engineer(s): Rick Hall
Musicians & Session Performers:

George Jackson - Songwriter (Originally wrote the track with The Jackson 5 in mind)

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama (Studio A) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Fame Recording Studios))

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: FAME Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom Universal Audio (UA) Tube Console (Built by Bill Putnam for FAME)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Scully 288 8-Track (1-inch) or Ampex MM-1000 16-Track (2-inch) at 15 IPS
Studio Monitors: Altec 604E Super Duplex (in custom cabinets)
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Universal Audio 1176 (Blue Stripe/Blackface) Peak Limiters, Teletronix LA-2A, Pultec EQP-1A, FAME's Acoustic Echo Chamber

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Drums (Freeman Brown), Electric Bass (Jesse Boyce), Electric Guitars (Junior Lowe), Keyboards / Piano (Clayton Ivey), The FAME Horns, Lead & Backing Vocals (The Osmonds).

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