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

History

The group was formed by

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and

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, formerly of The Gun. Following the band's dissolution, Adrian played with

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and Paul played with Parrish & Gurvitz, then reunited as Three Man Army. Their debut album, ''A Third of a Lifetime'', featured both Buddy Miles, as well as Mike Kellie (from

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). Tony Newman, who had previously played with

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and

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, joined for the group's next two albums, and a fourth album was recorded but not released until 2005. Newman then left to play with

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, and the Gurvitzes united with

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as the

Baker Gurvitz Army Baker Gurvitz Army were an English rock group. Their self-titled debut album featured a blend of hard rock laced with Ginger Baker's jazz- and Afrobeat-influenced drumming. The lengthy "Mad Jack" was that album's outstanding track, and the ...

Discography

''A Third of a Lifetime'' (
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, 1971)

;Track Listing # "Butter Queen" - (Adrian Gurvitz, Keith Ellis) - 5:23 # "Daze" - (Adrian Curtis, Lou Reizner) - 4:02 # "Another Way" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 6:49 # "A Third Of A Lifetime" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 4:29 # "Nice One" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 4:10 # "Three Man Army" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 5:05 # "Agent Man" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 5:36 # "See What I Took" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 3:31 # "Midnight" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 5:23 # "Together" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 6:34 ;Bonus tracks #

"What's Your Name (Single Version)" - (Adrian Gurvitz, Lee Baxter Hayes) - 3:31 # "Travellin'" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 4:00 ;Personnel * Adrian Gurvitz - guitar, vocals, organ, Mellotron * Paul Gurvitz - bass & vocals * Mike Kellie - drums (all but 1) * Buddy Miles - drums (1), , organ (9)

''Mahesha'' (issued in the US as ''Three Man Army'') (
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, 1973)

;Track Listing all tracks written by Adrian Gurvitz, except where noted. # "My Yiddishe Mamma" - (Jack Yellen, Lew Pollack) - 2:06 # "Hold On - 3:43 # "Come Down To Earth - 3:54 # "Take Me Down From The Mountain - 2:58 # "Woman - 2:50 # "Mahesha - 5:05 # "Take A Look At The Light - 2:54 # "Can I Leave The Summer - 4:02 # "The Trip - 6:03 ;Personnel * Adrian Gurvitz - guitar, vocals, keyboards * Paul Gurvitz - bass, vocals * Tony Newman - drums

''Three Man Army Two'' (Reprise/Polydor, 1974)

;Track Listing # "Polecat Woman" - (Adrian Gurvitz, Lee Baxter Hayes) - 3:54 # "Today" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 6:19 # "Flying" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 3:08 # "Space Is The Place" - (Adrian Gurvitz) - 6:20 # "Irving" - (Adrian Gurvitz, Paul Gurvitz, Tony Newman) - 4:18 # "I Can't Make The Blind See" - (Adrian Gurvitz, Lee Baxter Hayes) - 4:03 # "Burning Angel" - (Adrian Gurvitz, Paul Gurvitz, Tony Newman) - 3:34 # "In My Eyes" - (Adrian Gurvitz, Lee Baxter Hayes) - 5:07 ;Personnel * Adrian Gurvitz - electric and slide guitars, vocals, organ * Paul Gurvitz - 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)

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

References

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External links

* English hard rock musical groups {{england-stub