Three Week Hero

Three Week Hero
Studio album by P.J. Proby
Released	April 8, 1969
Recorded	September 1968 at Olympic Studios, London
Genre	Rock, Pop
Length	47:41
Label	Liberty Records
Producer	Steve Rowland
P.J. Proby chronology
Believe It or Not (1968) Three Week Hero (1969) California License (1970)

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Three Week Hero is an album released by rock singer P.J. Proby on April 8, 1969 by Liberty Records. The album contains a mixture of dramatic pop, blues, rock, and country style songs. While it did not succeed commercially, it is best remembered today as the first time all four members of Led Zeppelin recorded together in the studio.^[2] The album was reissued on CD in 1994.

Track listing

1. "Three Week Hero" (John Stewart) – 2:56
2. "The Day That Lorraine Came Down" (Young) – 3:15
3. "Little Friend" (Robin Gair, Peter Mason) – 4:01
4. "Empty Bottles" (Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood) – 2:53
5. "Reflections (Of Your Face)" (Amory Kane) – 5:14
6. "Won't Be Long" (J. Leslie McFarland) – 3:41
7. "Sugar Mama" (Woodley, Young) – 2:50
8. "I Have a Dream" (Terry Hensley, Alec Wilder) – 4:45
9. "It's Too Good to Last" (Baker, Stephens) – 3:14
10. "New Directions" (Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood) – 3:46
11. "Today I Killed a Man" (Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway) – 3:24
12. "Medley: It's So Hard to Be a Nigger/Jim's Blues/George Wallace is Rollin' in This Mornin'" (Hillery/Traditional) – 7:38

Personnel

• P.J. Proby - Vocals
• Jimmy Page - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• John Paul Jones - Bass guitar, keyboards, arrangements
• John Bonham - Drums, conga
• Robert Plant - Harmonica
• Amory Kane - Acoustic guitar, strings
• Alan Parker - Guitar
• Alan Hawkshaw - Keyboards
• Clem Cattini - Drums
• Stan Barrett - Percussion
• Dennis Lopez - Percussion
• The Jericho (The Family Dogg with Bob Henry) - backing vocals on "Won't Be Long" and "I Have a Dream"
• Steve Rowland - Arranger, producer
• Mike Weighell - Engineer
• Spencer Leigh - Liner notes
• Gustav Karl Moody - Art direction, cover design
• Steve Thomas - Art direction

Additional notes

The song "Sugar Mama" recorded by Led Zeppelin at Morgan Studios in 1969, is not the same "Sugar Mama" recorded on this album.

Catalogue: Liberty 83219

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