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Side 3 Studio album by Raspberries Released September 10, 1973 Recorded Record Plant Studios, New York City Genre

• Rock
• power pop

Length 36:00 Label Capitol Producer Jimmy Ienner

Side 3 is the third album from the Raspberries, released in 1973. The album cover is diecut like a basket of Raspberries, with the group's name placed at the top of the LP sleeve. Three singles were released from the album: "Tonight" / "Hard to Get Over a Heartbreak", which reached number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the Cash Box chart; "I'm a Rocker", which reached number 94 on Billboard and number 75 on Cash Box; and "Ecstasy", which did not chart on Billboard but reached number 116 on Cash Box. The album itself reached number 138 on the US albums chart.

Record World called "I'm a Rocker" a "rollicking rocker that should put [the Raspberries] back in the top ten where they belong" and "another powerhouse Jimmy Ienner production." Cash Box said "Hard, steady rocker with top flight Eric Carmen vocals and driving music makes this one a dance natural." Billboard recommended the single. Lead vocalist Eric Carmen described it as "a kind of Little Richard, old-time 1950's rock and roll rave up." Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian said of it that "When Eric Carmen wanted to let loose, he had the pipes to stand with any great rock lead vocalists" and noted that the song "starts out heavy but finds its way leaning towards more of the pop side of the band when the verse meets the chorus." Anderson Daily Bulletin critic Randall L. Rohn said it has "an updated 50's sound" and that "Carmen's screaming falsetto sounds so much like Paul McCartney that comparison is inevitable." Music critic Robert Christgau said it was "atypically guitar-tough."

Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson rated four songs from Side 3 among the Raspberries' 10 best: "Ecstasy", "Tonight", "On the Beach" and "Last Dance". Old Time Music critic Joseph L. Hollen also rated these same four songs as being among the band's top 10. Kachejian rated "I'm a Rocker" and "Tonight" as being among the Raspberries' Top 10.

Track listing

No. Title Lead vocals Length 1. "Tonight" (Carmen) Eric Carmen 3:39 2. "Last Dance" (Bryson) Wally Bryson 3:36 3. "Making It Easy" (Smalley) Dave Smalley 3:10 4. "On the Beach" (Carmen) Carmen 4:20 5. "Hard to Get Over a Heartbreak" (Smalley) Smalley 3:51 6. "I'm a Rocker" (Carmen) Carmen 5:10 7. "Should I Wait" (Smalley) Smalley 3:51 8. "Ecstasy" (Carmen) Carmen 3:37 9. "Money Down" (Bryson) Bryson 4:01

Personnel

• Eric Carmen – rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals, piano
• Wally Bryson – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals
• Dave Smalley – bass, backing and lead vocals
• Jim Bonfanti – drums, backing vocals

Raspberries – Side 3

Label: Capitol Records – SMAS-11220 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: Sep 10, 1973 Genre: Rock, Pop Style:
A1
Tonight Written-By – Eric Carmen 3:39 A2
Last Dance Fiddle [Country Fiddle] – Neil Gilpin Written-By – Wally Bryson 3:36 A3
Making It Easy Written-By – David Smalley* 3:10 A4
On The Beach Written-By – Eric Carmen 4:20 A5
Hard To Get Over A Heartbreak Written-By – David Smalley* 3:51 B1
I'm A Rocker Written-By – Eric Carmen 5:10 B2
Should I Wait Written-By – David Smalley* 3:51 B3
Ecstasy Written-By – Eric Carmen 3:37 B4
Money Down Written-By – Wally Bryson 4:01

• Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Copyright © – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Record Plant, N.Y.C.
• Mastered At – Master Cutting Room
• Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville

• Arranged By – Raspberries
• Art Direction [Art Director] – John Hoernle
• Bass Guitar, Vocals – David Smalley*
• Design – Rod Dyer
• Drums, Vocals – Jim Bonfanti
• Engineer [Super Assistant Engineer] – Dennis Ferrante
• Engineer [Super Engineer] – Shelly Yakus
• Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Wally Bryson
• Mastered By – Tom Rabstenek
• Photography By – Bob Gruen, Leandro Correa
• Producer – Jimmy Ienner
• Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano, Mellotron, Vocals – Eric Carmen

The bottom half of the sleeve flips back to show credits on one side and the complete photo on the other.