Blood, Sweat & Tears 3

Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 is the third album by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears. It was 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) B, S & T; 4 (1971)

History

After the huge success of the previous album, Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 was highly anticipated and it rose quickly to the top of the US album chart. It contained two hit singles: an arrangement of Carole King's "Hi-De-Ho", and "Lucretia MacEvil", written by singer David Clayton-Thomas. As with their previous album, this one relied mostly on songs borrowed from outside writers. However, It received fewer favorable reviews.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	C−
The Village Voice	C

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." 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."

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,recorder, celeste, trombone, flute, alto flute,
• 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, 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