Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
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| Studio album by Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||||
| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bobby Colomby, Roy Halee | |||
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Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 is the third album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in 1970.
History
After the huge success of their previous album, Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 was highly anticipated and it rose quickly to the top of the US album chart. It also yielded two hit singles: a cover of Carole King's "Hi-De-Ho," and David Clayton-Thomas' "Lucretia MacEvil." However, the album relied heavily on cover material and it received lukewarm reviews (this may also have been influenced by the band's participation in an unpopular U.S. government-sponsored tour of Eastern Europe).
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Village Voice | C[2] |
In a contemporary review, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice gave the album a "C",[2] indicating "a record of clear professionalism or barely discernible inspiration, but not both."[3] In a 1981 review, he gave it a "C–" and 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."[4] 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
- "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" (David Clayton-Thomas; Blood, Sweat & Tears) – 2:35
- "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor) – 4:03
- "Lonesome Suzie" (Richard Manuel) – 4:36
- "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)
- Fred Lipsius - alto saxophone, piano, backing vocals, electric piano, music box
- Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
- Chuck Winfield - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jerry Hyman - trombone, bass trombone, recorder
- Steve Katz - guitar, lead vocals (2), harmonica
- Dick Halligan - organ, backing vocals, piano, electric piano, harpsichord, celeste, trombone, flute, alto flute, baritone horn
- Jim Fielder - bass
- Bobby Colomby - drums, backing vocals, percussion
Production
- Producers: Bobby Colomby, Roy Halee
- Engineers: Roy Halee, Lou Waxman, Robert Honablue
- Arrangers: David Clayton-Thomas, Bobby Colomby, Jim Fielder, Dick Halligan, Fred Lipsius
- Design: John Berg
- Photography: Lee Friedlander, Melissa Katz, Fred Lombardi
References
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1970 | "Hi-De-Ho" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1970 | "Lucretia MacEvil" | Pop Singles | 29 |
| Preceded by
Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More by Various artists
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Billboard 200 number-one album August 8–21, 1970 |
Succeeded by Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
