Led Zeppelin III

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Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin III is the third album by the British rock gods, Led Zeppelin. Released on October 5, 1970 under Atlantic Records.

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About

In Led Zeppelin III, the band has added folk and acoustic elements to their hard rock sound which resulted to another chart-topping hit and a well-known track, Immigrant Song and Since I've Been Loving You, respectively. Like its predecessors, the album also managed to climb onto the top spot of Billboard Pop albums chart and even earned them a gold certification and continued to a 6x platinum.

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Tracks

Track	Title	Duration
1	Immigrant Song	2:24
2	Friends	3:52
3	Celebration Day	3:25
4	Since I've Been Loving You	7:23
5	Out on the Tiles	4:01
6	Gallows Pole	4:51
7	Tangerine	3:09
8	That's the Way	5:36
9	Bron-Y-Aur Stomp	4:17
10	Hats Off to (Roy) Harper	3:40

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Awards & Certifications

Year	RIAA US Certification
October 8, 1970	Gold
December 11, 1990	Platinum
December 11, 1990	2x Platinum
August 20, 1992	3x Platinum
November 25, 1997	4x Platinum
May 3, 1999	6x Platinum

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Chart Toppers

Year	Song	Billboard Pop Singles
1970	Immigrant Song/Hey Hey What Can I Do	#16

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Credits

Performance Credits

Led Zeppelin Primary Artist

Jimmy Page Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Electric Guitar

Robert Plant Harmonica, Vocals

John Paul Jones Bass, Keyboards

John Bonham Drums

Viram Jasani Tabla

Technical Credits

Jimmy Page Arranger, Producer, Remastering

Robert Plant Arranger

Terry Manning Engineer

Andy Johns Engineer

George Marino Remastering

Kaz Akaiwa Liner Notes

Charles Obscure Arranger

Peter Grant Producer, Executive Producer

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Shop

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Reviews

This album bares the other side of Led Zeppelin with less heavy rock riffs and added acoustic and folk elements. A classic masterpiece from a classic yet highly influential band up to this date. --Raine 25 January 2007 05:10 PDT

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