Phase III (album)

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Phase III
Osbrosphase3.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1972
RecordedJune 21 – September 25, 1971
Genre
Label MGM
Producer Alan 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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Christgau's Record Guide B [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.

Contents

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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriterLength
1."Down by the Lazy River" Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond 2:37
2."Business"Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond 3:01
3."Love Is"Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond2:20
4."A Taste of Rhythm and Blues"Terry Thompson2:52
5."Yo-Yo" Joe South 3:13
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 Thaler 3:12
10."Don't Panic"Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond3:43

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [9] 38
Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [10] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11] 75
US Billboard 200 [12] 10

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1971"Yo-Yo"Billboard Hot 1003
Canada 1
Australia 1
1972"Down by the Lazy River"Billboard Hot 1004
Canada1
United Kingdom 40
Australia33

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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