Crazy Horses (album)

Crazy Horses
Studio album by
The Osmonds
ReleasedOctober 1972
RecordedMarch 17 – June 23, 1972
Genre
Length33:53
LabelMGM
Producer
The Osmonds chronology
The Osmonds Live
(1972) 		Crazy Horses
(1972) 		The Plan
(1973)
Singles from Crazy Horses
  1. "Hold Her Tight"
    Released: June 1972[5]
  2. "Crazy Horses"
    Released: October 1972[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Crazy Horses is the fourth studio album by the American singing group The Osmonds, released in 1972. It entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on October 14,[6] where it reached number 14 on December 23, 1972.[7] Two singles were released in support of the album, "Hold Her Tight" and "Crazy Horses", both of which reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[8][9] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 24, 1973.[10]

Building upon the sound of the band's previous album, Phase III, Crazy Horses is a hard rock and heavy metal album.[1][2][3] Cited as particularly significant in the evolution of heavy metal music, author and music journalist Chuck Eddy ranked Crazy Horses as #66 in his 1991 book "The Five Hundred Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe".[2] Merrill was the lead singer on most songs as he was the lead singer for the Osmonds. Jay was the lead on Crazy Horses with Alan, Wayne and Donny each taking a portions of the lead vocals on some of the songs.

  1. ^ a b c Crazy Horses at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b c d "More than a little bit rock 'n' roll: Donny Osmond talks metal masterpiece 'Crazy Horses'". Yahoo!. October 10, 2017. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. ^ a b Fanelli, Damian (October 12, 2016). "The Osmonds Ride "Crazy Horses" Into Hard Rock Territory in 1972". Guitar World. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  4. ^ Eddy, C. (1991). Stairway to Hell: The 500 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe. Da Capo Press.
  5. ^ a b "The Osmonds - 1972". Osmondmania. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  6. ^ "Osmonds chart history". Billboard.
  7. ^ Osmonds 1972 Timeline
  8. ^ The Osmonds, "Hold Her Tight" Chart Position Retrieved February 25, 2015
  9. ^ The Osmonds, "Crazy Horses" Chart Position Retrieved February 25, 2015
  10. ^ Osmonds 1973 Timeline