Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 is the third album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in June 1970.
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| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 42:46 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bobby Colomby, Roy Halee | |||
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History
After the huge success of the previous album, Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 was highly anticipated and it rose quickly to the top of the US album chart. It contained two hit singles: an arrangement of Carole King's "Hi-De-Ho", and "Lucretia MacEvil", written by singer David Clayton-Thomas. As with their previous album, this one relied mostly on songs borrowed from outside writers. However, It received fewer favorable reviews.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C−[2] |
| The Village Voice | C[3] |
Village Voice critic Robert Christgau panned David Clayton-Thomas's singing as "belching", while calling "Symphony for the Devil" a "pretty good rock and roll song revealed as a pseudohistorical middlebrow muddle when suite-ened."[2] Allmusic's William Ruhlman called the album "a convincing, if not quite as impressive, companion to their previous hit. David Clayton-Thomas remained an enthusiastic blues shouter, and the band still managed to put together lively arrangements... although their pretentiousness, on the extended "Symphony/Sympathy for the Devil," and their tendency to borrow other artists' better-known material rather than generating more of their own, were warning signs for the future."[1]
Track listing
Side One
- "Hi-De-Ho" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:27
- "The Battle" (Dick Halligan, Steve Katz) – 2:41
- "Lucretia MacEvil" (David Clayton-Thomas) – 3:04
- "Lucretia's Reprise" (Blood, Sweat & Tears) – 2:35
- "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor) – 4:03
- "Lonesome Suzie" (Richard Manuel) – 4:36
Side Two
- "Symphony for the Devil" (Dick Halligan) / "Sympathy for the Devil" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:49
- "He's a Runner" (Laura Nyro) – 4:14
- "Somethin' Comin' On" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 4:33
- "40,000 Headmen" (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi) – 4:44
Personnel
- David Clayton-Thomas - lead vocals (all but 2)
- Steve Katz - guitar, lead vocals (2), harmonica
- Jim Fielder - bass guitar
- Dick Halligan - organ, piano, electric piano, harpsichord, back vocals,recorder, celeste, trombone, flute, alto flute,
- Fred Lipsius - alto saxophone, piano, electric piano, music box, back vocals
- Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
- Chuck Winfield - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jerry Hyman - trombone, bass trombone, baritone horn
- Bobby Colomby - drums, backing vocals, percussion
Production
- Producers: Bobby Colomby, Roy Halee
- Engineers: Roy Halee, Lou Waxman
- Arrangers: David Clayton-Thomas, Bobby Colomby, Jim Fielder, Dick Halligan, Fred Lipsius
- Design: John Berg
- Photography: Lee Friedlander, Melissa Katz, Fred Lombardi
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1970 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1970 | "Hi-De-Ho" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1970 | "Lucretia MacEvil" | Pop Singles | 29 |
References
- Ruhlman, William. "Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. p. 51. ISBN 0899190251.
- Christgau, Robert. "Blood, Sweat & Tears: 3 [Columbia, 1970]". Robert Christgau.
- Christgau, Robert (July 30, 1970). "Consumer Guide (12)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 14, 2013.