Phase III (album)

Phase III is the eighth studio album by the American singing group The Osmonds, released in 1972. The album reached number ten on the Billboard Top LPs chart on March 11, 1972. Two singles released from the album, "Yo-Yo" and "Down by the Lazy River", reached No. 3^[2] and No. 4^[3] on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, respectively. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 29, 1972.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Phase III was, as its name implied, a shift in direction for the band, after its 1960s era as variety-show child stars and the band's early breakthrough as bubblegum pop idols, much of this album featured the band moving into a hard rock sound and writing more of their own material.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer	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, Jay 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

Personnel

Producer: Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd (Tracks 1-3, 7-8, 10)
Producer: Rick Hall (Track 4-5)
Producer: Alan Osmond, Mike Curb, Ray Ruff (Track 6)
Producer: Alan Osmond, Don Costa, Mike Curb (Track 9)^[4]

Charts

Album

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[5]	38
Canadian Albums (RPM)^[6]	6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[7]	75
US Billboard 200^[8]	10

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

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
United States	Gold	1,000,000

References

^ Phase III at AllMusic
^ The Osmonds, "Yo-Yo" Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015
^ The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015
^ The Osmonds, Phase III Producer Credits Retrieved February 24, 2015
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
^ "RPM: The Osmonds (albums)". RPM Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "The Osmonds US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

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[1] Phase III at AllMusic

[2] The Osmonds, "Yo-Yo" Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015

[3] The Osmonds, "Down by the Lazy River" Chart Position Retrieved February 24, 2015

[4] The Osmonds, Phase III Producer Credits Retrieved February 24, 2015

[5] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)

[Canadian_album_positions-6] "RPM: The Osmonds (albums)". RPM Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

[Jachart-7] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[VPb-8] "The Osmonds US Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

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