Three Week Hero

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Three Week Hero is an album released by rock singer P.J. Proby on April 8, 1969 by Liberty Records. The album contains a mixture of dramatic pop, blues, rock, and country style songs. While it did not succeed commercially, it is best remembered today as the first time all four members of Led Zeppelin recorded together in the studio.^[2] The album was reissued on CD in 1994.

Track listing

1. "Three Week Hero" (John Stewart) – 2:56
2. "The Day That Lorraine Came Down" (Kenny Young) – 3:15
3. "Little Friend" (Robin Gair, Peter Mason) – 4:01
4. "Empty Bottles" (Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood) – 2:53
5. "Reflections (Of Your Face)" (Amory Kane) – 5:14
6. "Won't Be Long" (J. Leslie McFarland) – 3:41
7. "Sugar Mama" (Woodley, Young) – 2:50
8. "I Have a Dream" (Terry Hensley, Alec Wilder) – 4:45
9. "It's Too Good to Last" (Baker, Stephens) – 3:14
10. "New Directions" (Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood) – 3:46
11. "Today I Killed a Man" (Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway) – 3:24
12. "Medley: It's So Hard to Be a Nigger/Jim's Blues/George Wallace is Rollin' in This Mornin'" (Mable Hillery/Traditional) – 7:38

Personnel

• P.J. Proby – vocals

Additional musicians

• Stan Barrett – percussion
• John Bonham – drums, conga
• Clem Cattini – drums
• Alan Hawkshaw – keyboards
• The Jericho (The Family Dogg with Bob Henry) – backing vocals on "Won't Be Long" and "I Have a Dream"
• John Paul Jones – bass guitar, keyboards, arrangements
• Amory Kane – acoustic guitar, strings
• Dennis Lopez – percussion
• Jimmy Page – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Alan Parker – guitar
• Robert Plant – harmonica

Technical personnel

• Spencer Leigh – liner notes
• Gustav Karl Moody – art direction, cover design
• Steve Rowland – arrangement, production
• Steve Thomas – art direction
• Mike Weighell – engineering

Additional notes

The song "Sugar Mama" recorded by Led Zeppelin at Morgan Studios in 1969, is not the same "Sugar Mama" recorded on this album.

Catalogue: Liberty 83219

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