THREE DOG NIGHT
''CELEBRATE: THE THREE DOG NIGHT STORY 1965-1975, DISC ONE''
DECEMBER 7 1993
146:49
DISC ONE
1/Roses and Rainbows
Danny Hutton/2:11
2/Funny How Love Can Be
John Carter / Ken Lewis/2:36
3/Sinner Man
Traditional/2:59
4/Time to Get Alone
Brian Wilson/2:49
5/If You Knew
Eddie Brigati / Felix Cavaliere / Gene Cornish / Dino Danelli/2:10
6/Nobody
Dick Cooper / Ernie Shelby/2:23
7/It's for You
Melissa Etheridge / John Lennon / Paul McCartney / Kevin McCormick /1:59
8/Try a Little Tenderness
Jimmy Campbell / Reginald Connelly / Harry Woods/4:25
9/One
Harry Nilsson/3:04
10/Heaven Is in Your Mind
Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood / Chris Wood/3:02
11/Easy to Be Hard
Galt MacDermot / James Rado / Gerome Ragni/3:14
12/Eli's Coming
Laura Nyro/2:48
13/Celebrate
Garry Bonner / Arlene Britt / Johnny Britt / Alan Gordon / Noam Kaniel /3:01
14/Lady Samantha
Elton John / Bernie Taupin/2:54
15/Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
Randy Newman/3:20
16/Cowboy
Randy Newman/3:40
17/Out in the Country
Roger Nichols / Paul Williams/3:08
18/Your Song
Elton John / Bernie Taupin/3:57
19/Good Feeling (1957)
Alan Brackett / John Merrill/3:34
20/One Man Band
Billy Fox / Thomas Jefferson Kaye / January Tyme/2:54
21/I Can Hear You Calling
Whitey Glan / Roy Kenner / Hugh Sullivan / Domenic Troiano/2:58
22/Joy to the World
Hoyt Axton/3:17
23/Liar
Russ Ballard/3:21
24/An Old Fashioned Love Song
Paul Williams/3:50
DISC TWO
1/Never Been to Spain
Hoyt Axton/3:46
2/My Impersonal Life
Terry Furlong/4:24
3/The Family of Man
Jack Conrad / Paul Williams/3:28
4/Going in Circles
Jaiananda / Ted Myers/3:08
5/You
Jeffrey Bowen / Jack Coga / George Gordy / Robert Gordy / Ivy Jo Hunter / Allen Story/3:01
6/Night in the City
Joni Mitchell/3:17
7/Never Dreamed You'd Leave Me in Summer
Stevie Wonder / Syreeta Wright/3:44
8/Black and White
David Arkin / Earl Robinson/3:26
9/In Bed
Lynn Henderson / Wes Henderson/3:57
10/Midnight Runaway
Gary Itri/5:26
11/Pieces of April
Dave Loggins/4:14
12/Shambala
Daniel Moore/3:27
13/Our "B" Side
Jimmy Greenspoon / Chuck Negron / Cory Wells/2:48
14/Let Me Serenade You
John Finley/3:18
15/The Show Must Go On
David Courtney / Leo Sayer/3:48
16/Sure as I'm Sittin' Here
John Hiatt/4:49
17/I'd Be So Happy
Skip Prokop/4:51
18/Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)
Allen Toussaint/4:51
19/'Til the World Ends
Dave Loggins/3:32
REVIEW
by Joseph McCombs One of the better compilations of Three Dog Night material, Celebrate covers all the important bases in the popular singles band's career. There's a brief hint of pre-3DN material from co-lead singers Danny Hutton and Cory Wells (no Chuck Negron), along with one stellar, tragically unreleased track from the band's brief Redwood incarnation, the Brian Wilson-penned "Time to Get Alone." The remainder of this two-CD collection recaps the group's many Top 40 hits along with choice album tracks. The songs are judiciously chosen, and the liner notes provide insights into the band's creative process and internal skirmishes, but there's nothing in the way of remastered tracks or uncovered obscurities. Nevertheless, this is a better option for Three Dog Night fans than any of the numerous single-disc greatest hits collections available, simply because there are no glaring oversights in the song choices. The expanded selection also makes the set a great one to convert anyone not yet warm to Three Dog Night's intricate harmony stylings: just play them the gorgeous non-singles "It's for You," "My Impersonal Life," and "I'd Be So Happy" back to back.
BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Huey
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.
DoWnLoAd
''CELEBRATE: THE THREE DOG NIGHT STORY 1965-1975, DISC ONE''
DECEMBER 7 1993
146:49
DISC ONE
1/Roses and Rainbows
Danny Hutton/2:11
2/Funny How Love Can Be
John Carter / Ken Lewis/2:36
3/Sinner Man
Traditional/2:59
4/Time to Get Alone
Brian Wilson/2:49
5/If You Knew
Eddie Brigati / Felix Cavaliere / Gene Cornish / Dino Danelli/2:10
6/Nobody
Dick Cooper / Ernie Shelby/2:23
7/It's for You
Melissa Etheridge / John Lennon / Paul McCartney / Kevin McCormick /1:59
8/Try a Little Tenderness
Jimmy Campbell / Reginald Connelly / Harry Woods/4:25
9/One
Harry Nilsson/3:04
10/Heaven Is in Your Mind
Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood / Chris Wood/3:02
11/Easy to Be Hard
Galt MacDermot / James Rado / Gerome Ragni/3:14
12/Eli's Coming
Laura Nyro/2:48
13/Celebrate
Garry Bonner / Arlene Britt / Johnny Britt / Alan Gordon / Noam Kaniel /3:01
14/Lady Samantha
Elton John / Bernie Taupin/2:54
15/Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
Randy Newman/3:20
16/Cowboy
Randy Newman/3:40
17/Out in the Country
Roger Nichols / Paul Williams/3:08
18/Your Song
Elton John / Bernie Taupin/3:57
19/Good Feeling (1957)
Alan Brackett / John Merrill/3:34
20/One Man Band
Billy Fox / Thomas Jefferson Kaye / January Tyme/2:54
21/I Can Hear You Calling
Whitey Glan / Roy Kenner / Hugh Sullivan / Domenic Troiano/2:58
22/Joy to the World
Hoyt Axton/3:17
23/Liar
Russ Ballard/3:21
24/An Old Fashioned Love Song
Paul Williams/3:50
DISC TWO
1/Never Been to Spain
Hoyt Axton/3:46
2/My Impersonal Life
Terry Furlong/4:24
3/The Family of Man
Jack Conrad / Paul Williams/3:28
4/Going in Circles
Jaiananda / Ted Myers/3:08
5/You
Jeffrey Bowen / Jack Coga / George Gordy / Robert Gordy / Ivy Jo Hunter / Allen Story/3:01
6/Night in the City
Joni Mitchell/3:17
7/Never Dreamed You'd Leave Me in Summer
Stevie Wonder / Syreeta Wright/3:44
8/Black and White
David Arkin / Earl Robinson/3:26
9/In Bed
Lynn Henderson / Wes Henderson/3:57
10/Midnight Runaway
Gary Itri/5:26
11/Pieces of April
Dave Loggins/4:14
12/Shambala
Daniel Moore/3:27
13/Our "B" Side
Jimmy Greenspoon / Chuck Negron / Cory Wells/2:48
14/Let Me Serenade You
John Finley/3:18
15/The Show Must Go On
David Courtney / Leo Sayer/3:48
16/Sure as I'm Sittin' Here
John Hiatt/4:49
17/I'd Be So Happy
Skip Prokop/4:51
18/Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)
Allen Toussaint/4:51
19/'Til the World Ends
Dave Loggins/3:32
REVIEW
by Joseph McCombs One of the better compilations of Three Dog Night material, Celebrate covers all the important bases in the popular singles band's career. There's a brief hint of pre-3DN material from co-lead singers Danny Hutton and Cory Wells (no Chuck Negron), along with one stellar, tragically unreleased track from the band's brief Redwood incarnation, the Brian Wilson-penned "Time to Get Alone." The remainder of this two-CD collection recaps the group's many Top 40 hits along with choice album tracks. The songs are judiciously chosen, and the liner notes provide insights into the band's creative process and internal skirmishes, but there's nothing in the way of remastered tracks or uncovered obscurities. Nevertheless, this is a better option for Three Dog Night fans than any of the numerous single-disc greatest hits collections available, simply because there are no glaring oversights in the song choices. The expanded selection also makes the set a great one to convert anyone not yet warm to Three Dog Night's intricate harmony stylings: just play them the gorgeous non-singles "It's for You," "My Impersonal Life," and "I'd Be So Happy" back to back.
BIOGRAPHY
by Steve Huey
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.
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