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.

  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 2019-11-26.
  3. ^ "The Osmonds - 1972". Osmondmania. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  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