Cyan (Three Dog Night album)

Cyan
Studio album by Three Dog Night
Released	October 9, 1973
Studio	American Recording Co., Studio City, California
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	34:49
Label	Dunhill
Producer	Richard Podolor
Three Dog Night chronology
Around the World With Three Dog Night (1973) Cyan (1973) Hard Labor (1974)
Singles from Cyan
"Shambala" Released: 1973 "Let Me Serenade You" Released: 1973

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(not rated) [2]

Cyan is the tenth studio album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released on October 9, 1973, by Dunhill Records. The album's original title was Seven Ball, Center Pocket, which was changed for unknown reasons. ^[3]

Track listing

Side 1

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

Side 2

1. "Shambala" (Daniel Moore) – 3:23
2. "Singer Man" (Cebert Bernard, Derrick Harriott) – 3:28
3. "Let Me Serenade You" (John Finley) – 3:15
4. "Lay Me Down Easy" (Moore) – 3:54
5. "Into My Life" (Allsup) – 4:33

Personnel

Three Dog Night

• Mike Allsup – guitar
• Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboard
• Danny Hutton – lead vocals (B4), background vocals
• Chuck Negron – lead vocals (A1, A3, B2, B5), background vocals
• Jack Ryland – bass
• Floyd Sneed – drums
• Cory Wells – lead vocals (tracks A2, A4, B1, B3), background vocals

Additional personnel

• Donna Gaines – additional background vocals
• Gordon DeWitty – organ (track B3)

Production

• Producer: Richard Podolor
• Engineer: Bill Cooper
• Arranger: Richard Podolor, Three Dog Night
• Art direction: Ed Caraeff
• Design: David Larkham, Michael Ross
• Photography: Ed Caraeff

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1973	Japan Oricon	56
	US Top 200	26
	Canada	8

Singles – Billboard (United States) unless otherwise noted

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Shambala"	US Adult Contemporary	3 [4]
		US Pop Singles	3
		US Cash Box Singles	1 [5]
	"Let Me Serenade You"	US Pop Singles	17 [6]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Greenwald, Matthew. Cyan at AllMusic
2. Rolling tone review
3. Cash Box Magazine music news page
4. Three Dog Night, "Shambala" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015
5. Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 509. ISBN   978-0-89820-213-7.
6. Three Dog Night, "Let Me Serenade You" Chart Position Retrieved February 16, 2015
7. "American album certifications – Three Dog Night – Cyan". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 14, 2019.