Phase III (album)

Phase III
Studio album by
The Osmonds
ReleasedJanuary 1972
RecordedJune 21 – September 25, 1971
Genre
LabelMGM
ProducerAlan Osmond, Michael Lloyd, Rick Hall, Mike Curb, Ray Ruff, Don Costa
The Osmonds chronology
Homemade
(1971) 		Phase III
(1972) 		The Osmonds Live
(1972)
Singles from Phase III
  1. "Yo-Yo"
    Released: September 4, 1971[2]
  2. "Down by the Lazy River"
    Released: January 15, 1972[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Christgau's Record GuideB[1]

Phase III is the third studio album by the American singing group The Osmonds, released in 1972. The album entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on January 29,[5] and reached number ten on March 11. Two singles released from the album, "Yo-Yo" and "Down by the Lazy River", reached No. 3[6] and No. 4[7] on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, respectively. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 29, 1972.

Phase III was, as its name implied, a shift in direction for the band, after its 1960s era as variety-show child stars and the band's early breakthrough as bubblegum pop idols, much of this album featured the band moving into a hard rock sound and writing more of their own material. According to Wayne Osmond, the family was being pitched several songs that did not meet their moral standards at the time and thus decided to start writing their own.[8] Mike Curb brought on a young producer named Michael Lloyd, who had just scored a hit with "A Natural Man" for Lou Rawls, to produce the new effort; Lloyd would also produce their subsequent rock album Crazy Horses.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriterLength
1."Down by the Lazy River"Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond2:37
2."Business"Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond3:01
3."Love Is"Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond2:20
4."A Taste of Rhythm and Blues"Terry Thompson2:52
5."Yo-Yo"Joe South3:13
6."He's the Light of the World"Helen Lewis, Kay Lewis2:22
7."My Drum"Alan Osmond, Jay Osmond, Merrill Osmond3:18
8."It's You Babe"Alan Osmond3:25
9."In the Rest of My Life"Doug Thaler3:12
10."Don't Panic"Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond3:43

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[11] 38
Canadian Albums (RPM)[12] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13] 75
US Billboard 200[14] 10

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1971 "Yo-Yo" Billboard Hot 100 3
Canada 1
Australia 1
1972 "Down by the Lazy River" Billboard Hot 100 4
Canada 1
United Kingdom 40
Australia 33

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: O". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "The Osmonds - 1971". Osmondmania. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Osmonds - 1972". Osmondmania. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ Phase III at AllMusic
  5. ^ "Osmonds chart history". Billboard.
  6. ^ The Osmonds, "Yo-Yo" Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015
  7. ^ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015
  8. ^ DeYoung, Bill (January 16, 2004). "After 47 years, Osmonds still squeaky-clean". Deseret News. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  9. ^ Michael Lloyd, Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, interviewed by Michael Laskow, TAXI.com. Retrieved 30 January 2015
  10. ^ The Osmonds, Phase III Producer Credits Retrieved February 24, 2015
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "RPM: The Osmonds (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  14. ^ "The Osmonds US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – The Osmonds – Phase III". Recording Industry Association of America.


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