Phase III (album)

Phase III
Studio album by The Osmonds
Released 1971
Genre Pop, bubblegum pop, R&B, rock
Label MGM Records
Producer Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd
The Osmonds chronology

Homemade
(1971)		 Phase III
(1971)		 The Osmonds Live
(1972)
Singles from Phase III
  1. "Yo-Yo"
    Released: 1971
  2. "Down by the Lazy River"
    Released: 1972
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Allmusic [1]

Phase III is the eighth studio album by the American singing group The Osmonds, released in 1971. The album peaked at number ten on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[2] Two singles released from the album, "Yo-Yo" and "Down by the Lazy River", reached No. 3[3] and No. 4[4] on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, respectively.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter Length
1. "Down by the Lazy River"  Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond 2:37
2. "Business"  Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond 3:01
3. "Love Is"  Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond 2:20
4. "A Taste of Rhythm and Blues"  Terry Thompson 2:52
5. "Yo-Yo"  Joe South 3:13
6. "He's the Light of the World"  Helen Lewis, Kay Lewis 2:22
7. "My Drum"  Alan Osmond, Jimmy Osmond, Merrill Osmond 3:18
8. "It's You Babe"  Alan Osmond 3:25
9. "In the Rest of My Life"  Doug Thaler 3:12
10. "Don't Panic"  Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne Osmond 3:43

Credits

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak Position
1971 Billboard 200 10
Canada 6

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1971 "Yo-Yo" Billboard Hot 100 3
Canada 1
Australia 1
1972 "Down by the Lazy River" Billboard Hot 100 4
Canada 1
United Kingdom 40
Australia 33

References

  1. ↑ Phase III (album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ The Osmonds, Phase III Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015
  3. ↑ The Osmonds, "Yo-Yo" Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015
  4. ↑ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015
  5. ↑ The Osmonds, Phase III Producer Credits Retrieved February 24, 2015