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Three Dog Night: Suitable For Flaming

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On June 11, 1969, “Dunhill” label released “Suitable for Framing”, the second Three Dog Night studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “American Recording” in Studio City, California, and was produced by Gabriel Mekler.

Personnel:

  • Cory Wells – lead and backing vocals
  • Chuck Negron – lead and backing vocals
  • Danny Hutton – lead and backing vocals
  • Mike Allsup – guitar
  • Richard Podolor – guitar, engineer
  • Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards
  • Joe Schermie – bass
  • Floyd Sneed – drums, percussion
  • Walter Parazaider – saxophone
  • Lee Loughnane – trumpet
  • James Pankow – trombone
  • Bill Cooper – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Feelin’ Alright – Dave Mason
  2. Lady Samantha – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  3. Dreaming Isn’t Good for You – Danny Hutton
  4. A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
  5. Eli’s Coming – Laura Nyro
  6. Easy to Be Hard – Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni
  7. Ain’t That a Lotta Love – Willia Dean “Deanie” Parker, Homer Banks
  8. King Solomon’s Mines – Floyd Sneed
  9. Circle for a Landing – Don Preston
  10. Celebrate – Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon

Three Dog Night: It Ain’t Easy

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On March 31, 1970, “Dunhill” label released “It Ain’t Easy”, the fourth Three Dog Night studio album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “American Recording Co.” in Studio City, California, and was produced by Richard Podolor.

Personnel:

  • Cory Wells – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Chuck Negron – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Danny Hutton – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Mike Allsup – guitar, arrangements
  • Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards, arrangements
  • Joe Schermie – bass guitar
  • Floyd Sneed – drums
  • Bill Cooper – engineer
  • Cal Schenkel – design
  • Ed Caraeff – photography

Track listing:

  1. Woman – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers
  2. Cowboy – Randy Newman
  3. It Ain’t Easy – Ron Davies
  4. Out in the Country – Roger Nichols, Paul Williams
  5. Good Feeling (1957) – Alan Brackett, John Merrill
  6. Rock and Roll Widow – Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, Mike Allsup, Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, Floyd Sneed
  7. Mama Told Me (Not to Come) – Randy Newman
  8. Your Song – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  9. Good Time Living – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil

Three Dog Night: Hard Labor

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On March 6, 1974, “Dunhill” label released “Hard Labor”, the eleventh Three Dog Night album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Record Plant” in Sausalito, California, and was produced by Jimmy Lenner.

Personnel:

  • Danny Hutton – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Chuck Negron – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Cory Wells – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Mike Allsup – banjo, guitars, arrangements
  • Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboard, arrangements
  • Skip Konte – keyboard, ARP, chamberlin, arrangements
  • Jack Ryland – bass, arrangements
  • Joe Schermie – bass, arrangements
  • Floyd Sneed – percussion, drums, arrangements
  • Greg Calbi, Dennis Ferrante, Jimmy Lenner, Jay Messina, Tom Rabstenek, John Stronach – engineer
  • Corky Stasiak – engineer assistant
  • Roy Cicala – engineer, remix
  • Jim Messina – engineer, remix
  • Ed Caraeff – art direction, photography
  • David Larkham – design

Track listing:

  1. Prelude – public domain
  2. Sure As I’m Sittin’ Here – John Hiatt
  3. Anytime Baby – Larry Weiss
  4. Put Out the Light – Daniel Moore
  5. Sitting in Limbo – Gully Bright, Jimmy Cliff
  6. I’d Be So Happy – Skip Prokop
  7. Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) – Allen Toussaint
  8. On the Way Back Home – Daniel Moore
  9. The Show Must Go On – David Courtney, Leo Sayer

Three Dog Night: Naturally

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On November 19, 1970, “Dunhill” label released “Naturally”, the fifth Three Dog Night album. It was recorded January – October 1970, and was produced by Richard Podolor.

Personnel:

  • Cory Wells – lead and backing vocals, arranger
  • Chuck Negron – lead and backing vocals, arranger
  • Danny Hutton – lead and backing vocals, arranger
  • Mike Allsup – guitar, backing vocals, arranger
  • Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards, backing vocals, arranger
  • Joe Schermie – bass guitar, backing vocals, arranger
  • Floyd Sneed – drums, backing vocals, arranger  
  • Bill Cooper – engineer
  • Ed Caraeff – photograpy

Track listing:

  1. I Can Hear You Calling – Pentti Glan, Roy Kenner, Hugh Sullivan, Domenic Troiano
  2. One Man Band – Billy Fox, January Tyme, Thomas Jefferson Kaye
  3. I’ll Be Creeping – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers
  4. Fire Eater – Mike Allsup, Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, Floyd Sneed
  5. Can’t Get Enough of It – Jimmy Miller, Steve Winwood
  6. Sunlight – Jesse Colin Young
  7. Heavy Church – Alan O’Day
  8. Liar – Russ Ballard
  9. I’ve Got Enough Heartache – Mike Kellie, Gary Wright
  10. Joy to the World – Hoyt Axton

Three Dog Night: Seven Separate Fools

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On March 27, 1972, “Dunhill” label released “Seven Separate Fools”, the eighth Three Dog Night album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Richard Podolor.

Personnel:

  • Danny Hutton– lead and backing vocals
  • Chuck Negron– lead and backing vocals
  • Cory Wells– lead and backing vocals
  • Mike Allsup– guitar
  • Gary Itri – acoustic guitar
  • Jimmy Greenspoon– keyboards
  • Joe Schermie– bass guitar
  • Floyd Sneed– drums
  • Patrick Sullivan – cello
  • Ed Caraeff- art direction, design concept, photography
  • David Larkham – graphics, typography, design concept

Track listing:

  1. Black and White – David I. Arkin, Earl Robinson
  2. My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine) – Randy Newman
  3. Prelude to Morning – Jimmy Greenspoon
  4. Pieces of April – Dave Loggins
  5. Going in Circles – Jaiananda, Ted Myers
  6. Chained – Russ Ballard
  7. Tulsa Turnaround – Larry Collins, Alex Harvey
  8. In Bed – Tom Baird, Lynn Henderson, Wes Henderson
  9. Freedom for the Stallion – Allen Toussaint
  10. The Writing’s on the Wall – Domenic Troiano
  11. Midnight Runaway – Gary Itri