JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
THREE DOG NIGHT
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Three Dog Night scored a succession of 21 hit singles, including eleven Top Tens, and twelve consecutive gold albums from 1969 to 1975, thanks to the slick, sometimes soulful vocal harmonies of singers Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells and an excellent ear for quality material. While often criticized as commercial, the band was noted for its creative arrangements and interpretations, and their cover choices gave exposure (and royalties) to several talented songwriters: Nilsson ("One"), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Coming"), Randy Newman ("Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"), Hoyt Axton ("Joy to the World"), Argent's Russ Ballard ("Liar"), and Leo Sayer ("The Show Must Go On").
Wells and Hutton met in the '60s while the former was the lead singer of the Enemies and the latter, a writer/producer for Hanna Barbera Records who had recorded several singles, served as producer. In 1967, Hutton conceived the idea of a three-vocalist group, and he and Wells enlisted mutual friend Negron. They took their name from an Australian expression describing low nocturnal temperatures in the outback (the colder the night, the more dogs needed to keep warm while sleeping). The three cut a few unsuccessful singles and decided to expand their range by hiring backing musicians, who included guitarist Mike Allsup, keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon, bassist Joe Schermie, and drummer Floyd Sneed. "One" became the band's first Top Ten hit in 1969, while "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" hit number one a year later.
"Joy to the World" became the group's biggest hit in 1971, spending six weeks on top of the pop charts, and their streak continued with their final number one, 1972's "Black and White" (a U.K. reggae hit for Greyhound), and their final Top Ten, 1974's "The Show Must Go On." By 1976, internal dissent arose in the group and Three Dog Night officially disbanded a year later. There was a reunion in the early '80s, and Hutton and Wells have since taken Three Dog Night out on the international touring circuit. In 2002 With The London Symphony was released and then, in 2004, to celebrate their 35th anniversary, The 35th Anniversary Hits Collection was released.
-- All Music Guide, by Steve Huey
Cory Wells passed away at age 74, on October 20, 2015.
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1969 Three Dog Night |
01. One 02. Nobody 03. Heaven Is In Your Mind 04. It's For You 05. Let Me Go 06. Chest Fever 07. Find Someone To Love |
08. Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad 09. Don't Make Promises 10. The Loner 11. Try A Little Tenderness 12. Time To Get Away (Redwood) (Mono) 13. It's For You (Mono single version) 14. Try A Little Tenderness (Mono single version) |
1969 Suitable for Framing |
01. Feelin Alright 02. Lady Samantha 03. Dreaming Isn't Good For You 04. A Change Is Gonna Come 05. Eli's Coming 06. Easy To Be Hard |
07. Ain t That A Lotta Love 08. King Solomon's Mines 09. Circle For A Landing 10. Celebrate 11. Eli's Coming (Stereo single version)(Bonus Track) 12. Celebrate (Mono single version) (Bonus Track) |
1969 Captured Live at the Forum |
01. Heaven Is In Your Mind (Live At The Forum) 02. Feeling Alright (Live At The Forum) 03. It's For You (Live At The Forum) 04. Nobody (Live At The Forum) 05. One (Live At The Forum) |
06. Chest Fever (Live At The Forum) 07. Eli's Coming (Live At The Forum) 08. Easy To Be Hard (Live At The Forum) 09. Try A Little Tenderness (Live At The Forum) |
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1970 It Ain't Easy |
1. Woman 2. Cowboy 3. It Aint Easy 4. Out In The Country 5. Good Feeling (1957) |
6. Rock And Roll Widow 7. Mama Told Me (Not To Come) 8. Your Song 9. Good Time Living |
1970 Naturally |
01. I Can Hear You Calling (Single Version) 02. One Man Band 03. I'll Be Creeping (Album Version) 04. Fire Eater (Album Version) 05. Can't Get Enough Of It (Album Version) |
06. Sunlight (Album Version) 07. Heavy Church (Album Version) 08. Liar (Album Version) [Clean] 09. I've Got Enough Heartache (Album Version) 10. Joy To The World (Album Version) |
1971 Harmony |
01. Never Been To Spain 02. My Impersonal Life 03. An Old Fashioned Love Song 04. Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer 05. Jam |
06. You 07. Night In The City 08. Murder In My Heart For The Judge 09. Family Of Man 10. Intro -Poem: Mistakes And Illusions - Peace Of Mind |
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1972 Seven Separate Fools |
01. Black And White (Album Version) 02. My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine And Dandelion Wine) 03. Prelude To Morning (Album Version) 04. Pieces Of April (Single Version) 05. Going In Circles (Single Version) 06. Chained (Album Version) |
07. Tulsa Turnaround (Album Version) 08. In Bed (Album Version) 09. Freedom For The Stallion (Album Version) 10. The Writings On The Wall (Album Version) 11. Midnight Runaway (Album Version) |
1973 Around the World with Three Dog Night |
01. One Man Band 02. Never Been to Spain 03. Going in Circles 04. Family of Man 05. Midnight Runaway 06. Liar 07. Good Feeling (1957) 08. Organ Solo 09. Eli's Coming |
10. Joy to the World 11. Black and White 12. Pieces of April 13. Out in the Country 14. Mama Told Me (Not to Come) 15. Drum Solo 16. An Old Fashioned Love Song 17. Jam |
1973 Cyan |
1. Happy Song 2. Play Children Play 3. Storybook Feeling 4. Ridin' Thumb 5. Shambala |
6. Singer Man 7. Let Me Serenade You 8. Lay Me Down Easy 9. Into My Life |
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1974 Golden Biscuits |
01. One 02. Try A Little Tenderness 03. Easy To Be Hard 04. Eli's Coming 05. Celebrate 06. Mama Told Me (Not To Come) 07. Out In The Country 08. One Man Band 09. Joy To The World 10. Liar 11. An Old Fashioned Love Song |
12. Never Been To Spain 13. The Family Of Man 14. Black And White 15. Pieces Of April 16. Shambala 17. Let Me Serenade You 18. The Show Must Go On 19. Sure As I'm Sittin' Here 20. Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) 21. 'Til The World Ends |
1974 Hard Labor |
01. Prelude (Album Version) 02. Sure As I'm Sittin' Here (Single Version) 03. Anytime Babe (Album Version) 04. Put Out The Light (Album Version) 05. Sitting In Limbo (Album Version) |
06. I'd Be So Happy (Single Version) 07. Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) (Single Version) 08. On The Way Back Home (Album Version) 09. The Show Must Go On (Album Version) |
1975 Coming Down Your Way |
01. 'Til the World Ends 02. You Can Leave Your Hat On 03. Good Old Feeling 04. Mind over Matter 05. Midnight Flyer |
06. Kite Man 07. Coming Down Your Way 08. When It's Over 09. Lean Back, Hold Steady 10. Yo Te Quiero Hablar (Take You Down) |
1976 American Pastime |
1. Everybody Is a Masterpiece 2. Easy Evil 3. Billy the Kid 4. Mellow Down 5. Yellow Beach Umbrella |
6. Hang On 7. Southbound 8. Drive on, Ride On 9. Dance the Night Away |
1984 It's a Jungle |
01. It's A Jungle Out There 02. Shot In The Dark 03. Livin' It Up |
04. I Can't Help It 05. Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt |
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2002 Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra |
01. Overture 02. Mama Told Me Not To Come 03. Black And White 04. Shambala 05. Prelude To Liar 06. Liar 07. Easy To Be Hard 08. Old Fashioned Love Song |
09. Never Been To Spain 10. Prelude To One 11. One 12. Sault Ste. Marie 13. Out In The Country 14. Overground 15. Celebrate 16. Joy To The World |
2004 35th Anniversary Hits Collection |
01. Mama Told Me Not To Come 02. Black And White 03. Shambala 04. Joy To The World 05. Never Been To Spain 06. Prelude To Liar 07. Liar 08. Sault Ste. Marie 09. Out In The Country 10. Easy To Be Hard |
11. Old Fashioned Love Song 12. Prelude To One 13. One 14. Overground 15. Celebrate 16. Eli's Coming (live) 17. Brickyard Blues (Play Something Sweet) (Live) 18. Try A Little Tenderness (Live) 19. Family Of Man (Live) |
2008 Three Dog Night: Greatest Hits Live |
01. One Man Band 02. The Family Of Man 03. Easy To Be Hard 04. Never Been To Spain 05. Mama Told Me (Not To Come) 06. An Old Fashioned Love Song |
07. Eli's Coming 08. Liar 09. Celebrate 10. Try A Little Tenderness 11. One 12. Joy To The World |
