Blood, Sweat & Tears 3

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

Blood, Sweat & Tears 3
Studio album by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Released	June 1970
Genre	Rock
Length	42:46
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bobby Colomby, Roy Halee
Blood, Sweat & Tears chronology
Blood, Sweat & Tears (1968) Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970) Blood, Sweat & Tears 4 (1971)

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 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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C–[2]
The Village Voice	C[3]

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau 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."[2] 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

Side One

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

Side Two

1. "Symphony for the Devil" (Dick Halligan) / "Sympathy for the Devil" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:49
2. "He's a Runner" (Laura Nyro) – 4:14
3. "Somethin' Comin' On" (Joe Cocker, Chris Stainton) – 4:33
4. "40,000 Headmen" (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi) – 4:44

Personnel

• David Clayton-Thomas - lead vocals (all but 2)
• Steve Katz - guitar, lead vocals (2), harmonica
• Jim Fielder - bass guitar
• Dick Halligan - organ, piano, electric piano, harpsichord, back vocals
• Fred Lipsius - alto saxophone, piano, electric piano, music box, back vocals
• Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• Chuck Winfield - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jerry Hyman - trombone, bass trombone, recorderceleste, trombone, flute, alto flute, baritone horn
• Bobby Colomby - drums, backing vocals, percussion

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1970	Pop Albums	1

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1970	"Hi-De-Ho"	Pop Singles	14
1970	"Lucretia MacEvil"	Pop Singles	29

References

1. Ruhlman, William. "Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. p. 51. ISBN 0899190251. Lay summary – Review was reprinted at Christgau's website (April 14, 2013).
3. Christgau, Robert (July 30, 1970). "Consumer Guide (12)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 14, 2013.