The Complete Hit Singles
The Complete Hit Singles | ||||
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Compilation album by Three Dog Night | ||||
Released | May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25) | |||
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Length | 74:28 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Mike Ragogna | |||
Three Dog Night chronology | ||||
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The Complete Hit Singles is a compilation album by Three Dog Night. It was released on May 25, 2004 by Geffen Records.
While eight of these titles landed on the Billboard Adult contemporary chart[1] when originally released, all twenty-one hit the Hot 100.[2] Peaking at No. 1 on the Hot 100 were "Joy to the World," "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" and "Black and White." On the Adult contemporary charts, the No. 1s were "Black & White" and "An Old Fashioned Love Song." To date this is the only compilation to contain all of the band's top 40 hits. There were eleven top 10s, seven of them reaching gold status.[3] Three Dog Night disbanded in 1977.[4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tim Sendra of AllMusic writes, "the songs collected here play like the soundtrack to the '70s" and "these songs are about as good as early-'70s pop gets."[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "One" | Harry Nilsson | Three Dog Night (1968) | 3:04 |
2. | "Try a Little Tenderness" | Three Dog Night | 4:24 | |
3. | "Easy to Be Hard" | Suitable for Framing (1969) | 3:13 | |
4. | "Eli's Coming" | Laura Nyro | Suitable For Framing | 2:47 |
5. | "Celebrate" |
| Suitable For Framing | 3:01 |
6. | "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" | Randy Newman | It Ain't Easy (1970) | 3:19 |
7. | "Out in the Country" |
| It Ain't Easy | 3:08 |
8. | "One Man Band" |
| Naturally (1970) | 2:52 |
9. | "Joy to the World" | Hoyt Axton | Naturally | 3:15 |
10. | "Liar" | Russ Ballard | Naturally | 3:19 |
11. | "An Old Fashioned Love Song" | Paul Williams | Harmony (1971) | 3:47 |
12. | "Never Been to Spain" | Hoyt Axton | Harmony | 3:44 |
13. | "Family of Man" |
| Harmony | 3:26 |
14. | "Black & White" | Seven Separate Fools (1972) | 3:24 | |
15. | "Pieces of April" | Dave Loggins | Seven Separate Fools | 4:13 |
16. | "Shambala" | Daniel Moore | Cyan (1973) | 3:25 |
17. | "Let Me Serenade You" | John Finely | Cyan | 3:15 |
18. | "The Show Must Go On" | Hard Labor (1974) | 3:45 | |
19. | "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" | John Hiatt | Hard Labor | 4:47 |
20. | "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" | Allen Toussaint | Hard Labor | 4:49 |
21. | "'Til the World Ends" | Dave Loggins | Coming Down Your Way (1975) | 3:31 |
Total length: | 74:28 |
Musicians
Three Dog Night
- Cory Wells – Vocals
- Chuck Negron – Vocals
- Danny Hutton – Vocals
- Michael Allsup – Guitars
- Jimmy Greenspoon – Keyboards
- Floyd Sneed – Drums, Percussion
- Skip Konte – Keyboards (1974-1976)
- Jack Ryland – Bass (1973-1975)
- Joe Schermie – Bass (1968-1973)
Additional musicians
"Celebrate"
- Walter Parazaider – Saxophone
- James Pankow – Trombone
- Lee Loughnane – Trumpet
"Never Been To Spain"
- Rusty Young - pedal steel
"Pieces Of April"
- Patrick Sullivan – Cello
"Let Me Serenade You"
- Gordon DeWitty – Organ
"Til The World Ends"
- Jimmy Haskell – Strings Arranged By
- Ron Stockert – Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes)
- Mickey McMeel – Percussion
Production
- Mastered by Erick Labson
- Producer – Gabriel Mekler (tracks 1 to 5)
- Producer – Jimmy Ienner (tracks 18 to 21)
- Producer – Richard Podolor (tracks 6 to 17)
- Art Direction – Vartan Kurjian
- Compilation Producer – Mike Ragogna
- Production Design – Glenn Barry
- Engineer – Bill Cooper (tracks 1 to 17)
- Engineer – Richard Podolor (tracks 1 to 5)
- Product Manager – Adam Starr
- Product Manager – Kelly Martinez
- Production Manager – Adam Abrams
Track information and credits adapted from AllMusic,[6] and verified from the album's liner notes.
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[7] | 178 |
References
- ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary". Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Gold Certification". RIAA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "The Complete Hit Singles". Band's Official Site. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b Sendra, Tim. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Three Dog Night – The Complete Hit Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Three Dog Night Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
External links
- Three Dog Night Official Site
- Geffen Records Official Site
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- Danny Hutton
- Michael Allsup
- Paul Kingery
- Pat Bautz
- Eddie Reasoner
- David Morgan
- Cory Wells
- Chuck Negron
- Jimmy Greenspoon
- Floyd Sneed
- Joe Schermie
- Skip Konte
- Al Ciner
- Gary Moon
- Richard Campbell
- Three Dog Night (1968)
- Suitable for Framing (1969)
- It Ain't Easy (1970)
- Naturally (1970)
- Harmony (1971)
- Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- Cyan (1973)
- Hard Labor (1974)
- Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- American Pastime (1976)
- It's a Jungle (1983)
- Golden Bisquits (1971)
- Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1975)
- The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982)
- Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 (1993)
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night (1999)
- The Complete Hit Singles (2004)
- "Nobody"
- "Try a Little Tenderness"
- "One"
- "Easy to Be Hard"
- "Eli's Coming"
- "Celebrate"
- "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
- "Out in the Country"
- "One Man Band"
- "Joy to the World"
- "Liar"
- "An Old Fashioned Love Song"
- "Never Been to Spain"
- "The Family of Man"
- "Black & White"
- "Pieces of April"
- "Shambala"
- "Let Me Serenade You"
- "The Show Must Go On"
- "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here"
- "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)"
- "Til the World Ends"
- "Everybody's a Masterpiece"
- "It's a Jungle Out There"
- "Darlin'"
- "Time to Get Alone"