| Crazy Horses | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | The Osmonds |
| Cover: | theosmondscrazyhorses.jpg |
| Released: | October 1972 |
| Recorded: | March 17 – June 23, 1972 |
| Length: | 33:53 |
| Label: | MGM |
| Prev Title: | The Osmonds Live |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | The Plan |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
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,[1] where it reached number 14 on December 23, 1972.[2] 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.[3] [4] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on January 24, 1973.[5]
Building upon the sound of the band's previous album, Phase III, Crazy Horses is a hard rock and heavy metal album.[6] [7] 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".[6] 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.
| Chart (1972) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[9] | 37 | |
| Canadian Albums (RPM)[10] | 10 | |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 16 | |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 9 | |
| UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 9 | |
| US Billboard 200[14] | 14 |
| 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 | ||