Three Man Army

Three Man Army was a British hard rock band active in the first half of the 1970s.

History

The group was formed by Adrian Gurvitz and Paul Gurvitz, formerly of The Gun. Following the band's dissolution, Adrian played with Buddy Miles and Paul played with Parrish & Gurvitz, then reunited as Three Man Army. Their debut album, A Third of a Lifetime, featured several drummers, including Miles, Carmine Appice (of Vanilla Fudge) and Mike Kellie (from Spooky Tooth). Tony Newman, who had previously played with Sounds Incorporated and Rod Stewart, joined for the group's next two albums, and a fourth album was planned but never recorded. Newman then left to play with David Bowie, and the Gurvitzes united with Ginger Baker as the Baker Gurvitz Army.

Discography

A Third of a Lifetime (Pegasus Records, 1971)

Track Listing

1. "Butter Queen" - (Adrian Curtis, Keith Ellis) - 5:23
2. "Daze" - (Adrian Curtis, Lou Reizner) - 4:02
3. "Another Day" - (Adrian Curtis) - 6:49
4. "A Third Of A Lifetime" - (Adrian Curtis) - 4:29
5. "Nice One" - (Adrian Curtis) - 4:10
6. "Three Man Army" - (Adrian Curtis) - 5:05
7. "Agent Man" - (Adrian Curtis) - 5:36
8. "See What I Took" - (Adrian Curtis) - 3:31
9. "Midnight" - (Adrian Curtis) - 5:23
10. "Together" - (Adrian Curtis) - 6:34

Bonus tracks

11. "What's Your Name (Single Version)" - (Adrian Curtis, Lee Baxter Hayes) - 3:31
12. "Travellin'" - (Adrian Curtis) - 4:00

Personnel

• Adrian Curtis - guitar, vocals, organ, Mellotron
• Paul Curtis - bass (all but 5), vocals
• Mike Kelly - drums (all but 1)
• Buddy Miles - drums (1), bass (5), organ (9)

Mahesha (issued in the US as Three Man Army) (Reprise/Polydor, 1973)

Track Listing

all tracks written by Adrian Curtis, except where noted.

1. "My Yiddishe Mamma" - (Jack Yellen, Lew Pollack) - 2:06
2. "Hold On - 3:43
3. "Come Down To Earth - 3:54
4. "Take Me Down From The Mountain - 2:58
5. "Woman - 2:50
6. "Mahesha - 5:05
7. "Take A Look At The Light - 2:54
8. "Can I Leave The Summer - 4:02
9. "The Trip - 6:03

Personnel

• Adrian Curtis - guitar, vocals, keyboards
• Paul Curtis - bass, vocals
• Tony Newman - drums

Three Man Army Two (Reprise/Polydor, 1974)

Track Listing

1. "Polecat Woman" - (Adrian Curtis, Lee Baxter Hayes) - 3:54
2. "Today" - (Adrian Curtis) - 6:19
3. "Flying" - (Adrian Curtis) - 3:08
4. "Space Is The Place" - (Adrian Curtis) - 6:20
5. "Irving" - (Adrian Curtis, Paul Curtis, Tony Newman) - 4:18
6. "I Can't Make The Blind See" - (Adrian Curtis, Lee Baxter Hayes) - 4:03
7. "Burning Angel" - (Adrian Curtis, Paul Curtis, Tony Newman) - 3:34
8. "In My Eyes" - (Adrian Curtis, Lee Baxter Hayes) - 5:07

Personnel

• Adrian Curtis - electric and slide guitars, vocals, organ
• Paul Curtis - bass, vocals, acoustic guitar
• Tony Newman - drums
• Peter Robinson - piano (4, 6)
• Doris Troy - backing vocals (6)
• Madelin Bell - backing vocals (6)
• Ruby James - backing vocals (6)

Three Man Army 3 (Revisited Records, SPV 304222CD - Recorded 1973-4 released 2005)

1 Three Days to Go 4:26 2 Dog's Life 2:56 3 Jubilee 4:34 4 Look at the Sun 3:18 5 Don't Wanna Go Right Now 5:21 6 Come to the Party 2:28 7 Let's Go Get Laid 3:52 8 Doctor 2:42 9 You'll Find Love 3:26

References

• Richie Unterberger, Three Man Army at Allmusic