Cyan (Three Dog Night album)

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Cyan
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 1973
Studio American Recording Co., Studio City, California
Genre Pop, rock
Length34:49
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
  1. "Shambala"
    Released: 1973
  2. "Let Me Serenade You"
    Released: 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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

Additional personnel

Production

Charts

AlbumBillboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1973Japan Oricon 56
US Top 200 26
Canada8

SinglesBillboard (United States) unless otherwise noted

YearSingleChartPosition
1973"Shambala"US Adult Contemporary 3 [4]
US Pop Singles 3
US Cash Box Singles 1 [5]
"Let Me Serenade You"US Pop Singles17 [6]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

^ 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.