Bloodrock 3

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Bloodrock 3
Bloodrock - Bloodrock 3.jpg
Studio album by
Bloodrock
ReleasedMarch 1971 [1]
RecordedJanuary 1971
Genre Hard rock
Label Capitol [2]
Producer Terry Knight
Bloodrock chronology
Bloodrock 2
(1970)		Bloodrock 3
(1971)		 Bloodrock U.S.A.
(1971)
Singles from Bloodrock 3
  1. "Jessica"
    Released: May 1971
  2. "A Certain Kind"
    Released: August 1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Record World no rating [3]
Cashbox no rating [4]
Billboard no rating [5]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide Star empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Bloodrock 3 is the third album by the Texan rock band Bloodrock, [9] [10] released in March 1971 through Capitol Records. [1]

Contents

The album debuted at No. 76 on the Billboard 200. [11] It eventually achieved a Gold record certification. [12]

Album cover

The album cover was designed by the band's producer, Terry Knight. [9]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "Bloodrock 3 is an effective hard rock album that boasts tight arrangements and a spirited performance by the band." [6]

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

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1971)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [13] 45
US Billboard 200 [14] 27

References

  1. 1 2 "Vinyl Album: Bloodrock - Bloodrock 3 (1971)" . Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Album Picks of the Week. Bloodrock — Bloodrock 3" (PDF). Record World . Vol. 25, no. 1243. N.Y.: Record World Publications Inc. April 3, 1971. p. 1. ISSN   0034-1622. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Album Reviews: Bloodrock — Bloodrock 3" (PDF). Cashbox . Vol. 32, no. 41. N.Y.: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. April 3, 1971. p. 41. ISSN   0008-7289. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Album Reviews: Bloodrock — Bloodrock 3" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 83, no. 15. N.Y.: Billboard Publications Inc. April 10, 1971. p. 42. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Guarisco, Donald A. Bloodrock: Bloodrock 3 > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  7. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 687.
  8. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 46.
  9. 1 2 "Bloodrock". Perfect Sound Forever.
  10. ↑ Bourgeois, Paul (July 26, 1997). "Bloodrock then and now: For a little while, these Fort Worth guys were rock stars". Fort Worth Star-Telegram: LIFE & ARTS 1.
  11. ↑ "Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard.
  12. ↑ Koster, Rick (2000). Texas Music. St. Martin's Press. p. 108.
  13. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5230". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  14. ↑ "Bloodrock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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