Article: Creaky Horses! Still crazy after all those years: The reunited Osmond family (from left) Jay, Marie, Jimmy, Donny, Alan, Merrill and Wayne performing at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas The Osmonds in 1975: Global superstars, they notched up more than 100million album sales.

Byline: Tahira Yaqoob

THEIR toothy grins and catchy tunes once sent millions of young girlsinto screaming raptures.

More than 30 years on, the hair is thinner and the waistlines thicker.

But there is no doubt that The Osmonds are still the first family of pop.

The six brothers together with sister Marie - combined age of 359 - rekindledthe old magic when they performed for a television special marking their 50thanniversary in the music industry.

With a squeaky-clean image and strict Mormon background, the group enjoyedenormous success in the 1970s with hits such as Love Me For A Reason and CrazyHorses. But after some members ...

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