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band

Three Dog Night Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, with founding members consisting of vocalists Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael A ...

, released in 1973. The album's original working title was "Seven Ball, Center Pocket", which was changed for unknown reasons.Cash Box Magazine music news page
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Track listing

Side 1

#"Happy Song" (Mike Allsup) – 3:37 #"Play Children Play" (Kent Sprague, Gary Stovall) – 4:10 #"Storybook Feeling" (Allsup) – 4:20 #"Ridin' Thumb" ( James Seals) – 4:09

Side 2

#" Shambala" (Daniel Moore) – 3:23 #"Singer Man" (Cebert Bernard,

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) – 3:28 #" Let Me Serenade You" ( John Finley) – 3:15 #"Lay Me Down Easy" (Moore) – 3:54 #"Into My Life" (Allsup) – 4:33

Personnel

Musicians

* Mike Allsup –

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*Gordon DeWitty – organ (track B3) *

Jimmy Greenspoon James Boyd Greenspoon (February 7, 1948 – March 11, 2015) was an American keyboard player and composer, best known as a member of the band Three Dog Night. Early life and education Greenspoon was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in ...

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Danny Hutton Daniel Anthony Hutton (born September 10, 1942) is an Irish-American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night. Hutton was a songwriter and singer for Hanna-Barbera Records from 1965 to 1966. Hutton had a m ...

– lead vocals (B4), background vocals *

Chuck Negron Charles Negron II (born June 8, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the rock band Three Dog Night, which he helped form in 1968. Early life Chuck Negron was born on June 8, 1942, in M ...

– lead vocals (A1, A3, B2, B5), background vocals *Jack Ryland – bass *

Floyd Sneed Floyd Chester Sneed (November 22, 1942 – January 27, 2023) was a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the band Three Dog Night. Born on November 22, 1942, in Calgary, Sneed grew up in a musical family (his parents were both musicia ...

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drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Cory Wells Cory Wells (born Emil Lewandowski; February 5, 1941 – October 20, 2015) was an American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night. Early life Wells came from a musical family and began playing in Buffalo ...

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(tracks A2, A4, B1, B3), background vocals * Donna Gaines – additional background vocals

Production

*Producer: Richard Podolor *Engineer: Bill Cooper *Arranger: Richard Podolor, Three Dog Night *Art direction:

Ed Caraeff Ed Caraeff (born April 18, 1950) is an American photographer, illustrator and graphic designer, who has worked largely in the music industry. He has art directed, photographed and designed more than 400 record album covers from 1967 to 1981 for ...

*Design: David Larkham, Michael Ross *Photography: Ed Caraeff

Charts

Album – ''Billboard'' (United States) Singles – ''Billboard'' (United States) unless otherwise noted

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1973 albums Three Dog Night albums Albums produced by Richard Podolor Dunhill Records albums