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.
^Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263.
ISBN978-951-1-21053-5.