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The James Gang Rides Again set the stage for the group's third album to propel them to Top Ten, headliner status, but that didn't happen. The band was on its last legs, rent by dissension as Walsh became the focus of attention, and the appropriately titled Thirds reflected the conflict. Among the nine original songs, four were contributed by Walsh, two each by bass player Dale Peters and drummer Jim Fox, and one was a group composition. But it was Walsh's songs that stood out. His "Walk Away," was the first single, and it climbed into the Top 40 in at least one national chart, the group's only 45 to do that well. "Midnight Man," the follow-up single, was another Walsh tune, and it also made the charts. The Fox and Peters compositions were a step down in quality, particularly Peters'. But the problem wasn't just material, it was also musical approach. James Gang Rides Again had emphasized the band's hard rock sound, which was its strong suit. But they had never given up the idea of themselves as an eclectic unit, and Thirds was their most diverse effort yet, with pedal steel guitar, horn and string charts, and backup vocals by the Sweet Inspirations turning up on one track or another. At a time when Walsh was being hailed as a guitar hero to rank with the best rock had to offer, he was not only submerging himself in a group with inferiors, but also not playing much of the kind of lead guitar his supporters were raving about. As a result, though Thirds quickly earned a respectable chart position and eventually went gold, it was not the commercial breakthrough that might have been expected.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Joseph Walsh, ComposerLyricist - James Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Jim Fox, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dale Peters, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - Joe Walsh, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Gang, MainArtist - Jim Fox, ComposerLyricist - Dale Peters, ComposerLyricist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - Joe Walsh, ComposerLyricist - James Fox, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Jim Fox, ComposerLyricist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - James Fox, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
James Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Dale Peters, ComposerLyricist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
James Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - Joe Walsh, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Jim Fox, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dale Peters, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - Joe Walsh, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Webb, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Sterpka, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Gang, MainArtist - Joe Walsh, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Gang, MainArtist - Dale Peters, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Gang, Producer, MainArtist - Jim Fox, ComposerLyricist - Bill Szymczyk, Producer - James Fox, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1971 Geffen Records
Albumbeschreibung
The James Gang Rides Again set the stage for the group's third album to propel them to Top Ten, headliner status, but that didn't happen. The band was on its last legs, rent by dissension as Walsh became the focus of attention, and the appropriately titled Thirds reflected the conflict. Among the nine original songs, four were contributed by Walsh, two each by bass player Dale Peters and drummer Jim Fox, and one was a group composition. But it was Walsh's songs that stood out. His "Walk Away," was the first single, and it climbed into the Top 40 in at least one national chart, the group's only 45 to do that well. "Midnight Man," the follow-up single, was another Walsh tune, and it also made the charts. The Fox and Peters compositions were a step down in quality, particularly Peters'. But the problem wasn't just material, it was also musical approach. James Gang Rides Again had emphasized the band's hard rock sound, which was its strong suit. But they had never given up the idea of themselves as an eclectic unit, and Thirds was their most diverse effort yet, with pedal steel guitar, horn and string charts, and backup vocals by the Sweet Inspirations turning up on one track or another. At a time when Walsh was being hailed as a guitar hero to rank with the best rock had to offer, he was not only submerging himself in a group with inferiors, but also not playing much of the kind of lead guitar his supporters were raving about. As a result, though Thirds quickly earned a respectable chart position and eventually went gold, it was not the commercial breakthrough that might have been expected.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:10
- Main artists: James Gang
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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