Crazy Horses (album)

Crazy Horses
Studio album by
The Osmonds
ReleasedOctober 1972
RecordedMarch 17 – June 23, 1972
Genre
Length33:53
LabelMGM
Producer
The Osmonds chronology
The Osmonds Live
(1972) 		Crazy Horses
(1972) 		The Plan
(1973)
Singles from Crazy Horses
  1. "Hold Her Tight"
    Released: June 1972[5]
  2. "Crazy Horses"
    Released: October 1972[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Crazy Horses is the fourth studio album by the American singing group The Osmonds, released in 1972. It entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on October 14,[6] where it reached number 14 on December 23, 1972.[7] Two singles were released in support of the album, "Hold Her Tight" and "Crazy Horses", both of which reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[8][9] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 24, 1973.[10]

Building upon the sound of the band's previous album, Phase III, Crazy Horses is a hard rock and heavy metal album.[1][2][3] Cited as particularly significant in the evolution of heavy metal music, author and music journalist Chuck Eddy ranked Crazy Horses as #66 in his 1991 book "The Five Hundred Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe".[2] Merrill was the lead singer on most songs as he was the lead singer for the Osmonds. Jay was the lead on Crazy Horses with Alan, Wayne and Donny each taking a portions of the lead vocals on some of the songs.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond and Wayne Osmond except where noted.

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
1."Hold Her Tight" March 17, 19723:18
2."Utah"Merrill OsmondJune 23, 19722:20
3."Girl"Alan Osmond, Merrill OsmondMarch 17, 19723:38
4."What Could It Be"Alan OsmondMarch 17, 19723:20
5."We All Fall Down"Alan Osmond, Jay Osmond, Merrill Osmond, Wayne OsmondJune 23, 19722:55
6."And You Love Me"Wayne OsmondMarch 17, 19723:40
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
1."Crazy Horses" June 23, 19722:40
2."Life is Hard Enough Without Goodbyes" June 23, 19723:45
3."Hey, Mr. Taxi" June 23, 19723:05
4."That's My Girl"Alan OsmondMay 3, 19723:12
5."Julie" March 17, 19723:14
6."Big Finish" June 23, 19720:18

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[12] 37
Canadian Albums (RPM)[13] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 9
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 9
US Billboard 200[19] 14

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1972 "Hold Her Tight" Billboard Hot 100 14
Canada 6
"Crazy Horses" Billboard Hot 100 14
Canada 12
United Kingdom 2
Australia 23

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Crazy Horses at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b c d "More than a little bit rock 'n' roll: Donny Osmond talks metal masterpiece 'Crazy Horses'". Yahoo!. October 10, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Fanelli, Damian (October 12, 2016). "The Osmonds Ride "Crazy Horses" Into Hard Rock Territory in 1972". Guitar World. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Eddy, C. (1991). Stairway to Hell: The 500 Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe. Da Capo Press.
  5. ^ a b "The Osmonds - 1972". Osmondmania. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Osmonds chart history". Billboard.
  7. ^ Osmonds 1972 Timeline
  8. ^ The Osmonds, "Hold Her Tight" Chart Position Retrieved February 25, 2015
  9. ^ The Osmonds, "Crazy Horses" Chart Position Retrieved February 25, 2015
  10. ^ Osmonds 1973 Timeline
  11. ^ The Osmonds, Crazy Horses Credits Retrieved February 25, 2015
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, NSW. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ "RPM: The Osmonds (albums)". RPM Magazine. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Osmonds – Crazy Horses" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  15. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  16. ^ "Tous les Albums de l'Artiste choisi". InfoDisc. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Osmonds – Crazy Horses" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  18. ^ "The Osmonds Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  19. ^ "The Osmonds US Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – The Osmonds – Crazy Horses". Recording Industry Association of America.


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