Blood, Sweat & Tears 3

Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
Studio album by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Released	June 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	40:46
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bobby Colomby, Roy Halee
Blood, Sweat & Tears chronology
Blood, Sweat & Tears (1969) Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970) Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 (1971)

Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 is the third album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in 1970.

Contents 1 History 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Production 6 References 7 Charts

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 "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
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(C-) [2]

Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman wrote 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] Music critic Robert Christgau wrote "Just figured out how David Clayton-Thomas learned vocal projection: by belching. That's why when he gets really excited he sounds as if he's about to throw up. But it's only part of the reason he gets me so excited I feel like I'm about to throw up."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Hi-De-Ho" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 4:27
2. "The Battle" (Dick Halligan, Steve Katz) – 2:41
3. "Lucretia MacEvil" (David Clayton-Thomas) – 3:04
4. "Lucretia's Reprise" (Blood, Sweat & Tears) – 2:35
5. "Fire and Rain" (James Taylor) – 4:03
6. "Lonesome Suzie" (Richard Manuel) – 4:36
7. "Symphony for the Devil" (Dick Halligan) / "Sympathy for the Devil" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:49
8. "He's a Runner" (Laura Nyro) – 4:14
9. "Somethin' Comin' On" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 4:33
10. "Forty Thousand Headmen" (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi) – 4:44

Personnel

• David Clayton-Thomas - lead vocals except as noted
• Bobby Colomby - drums, percussion, vocals
• Jim Fielder - bass
• Dick Halligan - organ, piano, electric piano, harpsichord, celeste, trombone, flute, alto flute, baritone horn, vocals
• Jerry Hyman - trombone, bass trombone, recorder
• Steve Katz - guitar, harmonica, lead vocals on "The Battle"
• Fred Lipsius - alto saxophone, piano, electric piano, music box, vocals
• Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• Chuck Winfield - trumpet, flugelhorn

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

References

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
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

Billboard 200 number-one album August 8–21, 1970

Succeeded by Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival