Captured Live at the Forum | ||||
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Released | October 16, 1969 | |||
Recorded | July 14, 1969 | |||
Venue | The Forum, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 38:20 | |||
Label | Dunhill (U.S. original release) MCA (U.S. CD reissue) RCA Victor (Canada) Stateside (UK) | |||
Producer | Richard Podolor | |||
Three Dog Night chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | D+ [2] |
Captured Live at the Forum is the third album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1969.
The album was recorded at The Forum in Los Angeles. According to Three Dog Nightmare, Three Dog Night opened this show in support of Steppenwolf, who were recording various shows on their 1969–70 tour for an upcoming live album ( Steppenwolf Live , released 1970). Steppenwolf and Three Dog Night both recorded for the ABC/Dunhill label and shared the same production team, and it was decided to also record Three Dog Night on this occasion, despite the band's having only released two prior albums. The choice paid off, as Captured Live at the Forum reached #6 on the Billboard album chart.
All the songs featured on Captured Live at the Forum were previously issued in studio versions by Three Dog Night. "Feelin' Alright", "Eli's Coming", and "Easy to Be Hard" were included on the band's second studio album Suitable for Framing , and the remainder on their eponymous first album.
Original pressings of the album bore the headline "In front of an audience over 18,000 on September 12, 1969 in Los Angeles, Three Dog Night was Captured Live at the Forum." Future pressings would remove the date and lead singer Chuck Negron's autobiography Three Dog Nightmare would subsequently list the concert's performance date as July 14, 1969. [3] However, September 12, 1969 is listed as the date of employment on the AFM contract filed for the event. [4]
Album – Billboard (United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1969 | Pop Albums | 6 [5] |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
...under the leadership of: Floyd C. Sneed...Place of Engagement: The Forum, Inglewood, California
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