Bloodrock 3

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Bloodrock 3
Bloodrock - Bloodrock 3.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1971
Genre Hard rock
Label Capitol [1]
Producer Terry Knight
Bloodrock chronology
Bloodrock 2
(1970)
Bloodrock 3
(1971)
Bloodrock U.S.A.
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide Star empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Bloodrock 3 is the third album by the Texan rock band Bloodrock, released on Capitol Records in 1971. [5] [6]

Contents

The album debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200. [7] It eventually achieved a Gold record certification. [8]

Album cover

The album cover was designed by the band's producer, Terry Knight. [5]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "Bloodrock 3 is an effective hard rock album that boasts tight arrangements and a spirited performance by the band." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jessica" John Nitzinger 4:40
2."Whiskey Vengeance"Ed Grundy, Jim Rutledge, Rick Cobb, Steve Hill4:12
3."Song for a Brother"Hill5:15
4."You Gotta Roll"Rutledge, Nitzinger, Hill5:05
5."Breach of Lease"Grundy, Rutledge, Nitzinger, Cobb, Hill9:05
6."Kool-Aid Kids"Nitzinger6:12
7."A Certain Kind" Hugh Hopper 4:12
8."America, America"Grundy, Cobb1:20

Notes

Credits

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