Phase III (album)

Phase III
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Studio album by The Osmonds
Released	January 29, 1972
Recorded	June 21, 1971 - September 25, 1971
Genre	Pop, bubblegum pop, R&B, rock
Label	MGM
Producer	Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd, Rick Hall, Mike Curb, Ray Ruff, Don Costa
The Osmonds chronology
Homemade (1971)Homemade1971 Phase III (1972) The Osmonds Live (1972)The Osmonds Live1972
Singles from Phase III
"Yo-Yo" Released: 1971 "Down by the Lazy River" Released: 1972

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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 and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, respectively. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 29, 1972.

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)

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

Certifications

Certification	Sales
U.S. Gold	1,000,000