| Phase III | ||||
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| Released | January 1972 | |||
| Recorded | June 21 – September 25, 1971 | |||
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| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Alan Osmond, Michael Lloyd, Rick Hall, Mike Curb, Ray Ruff, Don Costa | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[1] |
Phase III is the third studio album by the American singing group The Osmonds, released in 1972. The album entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on January 29,[5] and reached number ten on March 11. Two singles released from the album, "Yo-Yo" and "Down by the Lazy River", reached No. 3[6] and No. 4[7] on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, respectively. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 29, 1972.
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.
| No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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| 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 |
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 38 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[10] | 6 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 75 |
| USBillboard 200[12] | 10 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 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 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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