Golden Bisquits | ||||
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Released | February 1971 | |||
Recorded | 1968–1970 | |||
Studio | American Recording Co., Studio City, California | |||
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Length | 39:08 | |||
Label | Dunhill | |||
Producer | Gabriel Mekler, Richard Podolor | |||
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Golden Bisquits is the sixth album (fifth studio album) by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1971.
The album is a compilation of hits from Three Dog Night's first four studio albums, including all nine single A-sides issued by the band to date. The album was released concurrently with the band's tenth single (not included on Golden Bisquits), "Joy to the World", from their previous album Naturally (1970). "Joy to the World" reached #1 in early 1971, becoming one of Three Dog Night's most enduring songs. The three songs included in Golden Bisquits that were not issued as single A-sides are "Don't Make Promises", "Woman", and "Your Song".
According to Chuck Negron's autobiography, Three Dog Nightmare, the band originally suggested the title Dog Style for the album. ABC/Dunhill Records rejected this as too risqué, but liked the idea of a "dog"-themed title for the album, and proposed the title Golden Bisquits instead.
Some editions of the album utilized alternative cover art, featuring a cropped version of the rejected cover photo for Three Dog Night's third studio album, It Ain't Easy.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "One" | Harry Nilsson | Three Dog Night , October 1968 | 3:00 |
2. | "Easy To Be Hard" | Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni | Suitable For Framing , June 1969 | 3:11 |
3. | "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" | Randy Newman | It Ain't Easy , March 1970 | 3:19 |
4. | "Eli's Coming" | Laura Nyro | Suitable For Framing | 2:40 |
5. | "Your Song" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | It Ain't Easy | 4:01 |
6. | "Celebrate" | Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon | Suitable For Framing | 3:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "One Man Band" | Billy Fox, January Tyme, Tommy Kaye | Naturally , November 1970 | 2:49 |
2. | "Out In The Country" | Roger Nichols, Paul Williams | It Ain't Easy | 3:08 |
3. | "Nobody" | Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby, Beth Beatty | Three Dog Night | 2:18 |
4. | "Woman" | Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers | It Ain't Easy | 4:40 |
5. | "Don't Make Promises" | Tim Hardin | Three Dog Night | 2:45 |
6. | "Try A Little Tenderness" | Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods | Three Dog Night | 4:05 |
Production
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] | 37 |
US Pop Albums | 5 [3] |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band had 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975, with three hitting number one. Three Dog Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, and they helped to introduce mainstream audiences to writers such as Randy Newman, Paul Williams, Laura Nyro and Hoyt Axton.
Three Dog Night is the debut album by American rock band Three Dog Night. The album was originally released by Dunhill Records on October 16, 1968. The album is known for featuring the band's Top 5 hit single, their cover of Harry Nilsson's song "One".
Suitable for Framing is the second studio album by American rock band Three Dog Night. The album was released on the Dunhill record label on June 11, 1969 and was the first of two albums released by the band that year.
Captured Live at the Forum is the third album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1969.
It Ain't Easy is the fourth album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1970.
Naturally is the fifth album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1970. It produced two top ten hits: "Joy to the World" and "Liar" (#7). "One Man Band" reached the top 20 (#19). The only original by the band is the instrumental "Fire Eater".
Harmony is the seventh album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1971. The album featured two Top 10 hits: "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and a cover version of Hoyt Axton's "Never Been to Spain".
Seven Separate Fools is the eighth studio album by American rock band Three Dog Night. Released in 1972, the album reached number six on the US Billboard 200, becoming the band's highest-charting album. The LP version of the album was released with seven large playing cards as an extra bonus.
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.
Hard Labor is the eleventh album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1974. For this album, the band replaced long-time producer Richard Podolor with Jimmy Ienner, who was known for his production work with the Raspberries.
Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits is the twelfth album by American rock band, Three Dog Night, released in 1974.
The Best of 3 Dog Night is the fifteenth album by the American rock band, Three Dog Night and is a double album released in 1982. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 1, 1996.
It's a Jungle is an EP by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1983.
"Joy to the World" is a song written by Hoyt Axton and made famous by the band Three Dog Night. The song is also popularly known by its opening lyric, "Jeremiah was a bullfrog". Three Dog Night originally released the song on their fourth studio album, Naturally, in November 1970, and subsequently released an edited version of the song as a single in February 1971.
Richard Allen Podolor was an American musician, record producer and songwriter. His career started as a session musician in the 1950s, and he was best known as the producer of Three Dog Night.
Daniel Anthony Hutton 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 modest national hit, "Roses and Rainbows", during his tenure as a recording artist for Hanna-Barbera Records.
"An Old Fashioned Love Song" is a 1971 song written by Paul Williams and performed by the American pop-rock band Three Dog Night. Chuck Negron performed the lead vocal on this track. Taken as the first single from their 1971 album, Harmony, the song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1971, becoming the band's seventh top-ten hit. It was Three Dog Night's first record to top the U.S. easy listening chart. It reached number 2 in Canada.
"Liar" is a song written by Russ Ballard of Argent from their 1970 self-titled debut album. It was released as the band's first single, but did not chart.
"The Family of Man" is a song written by Paul Williams and Jack Conrad, produced by Richard Podolor. It was most famously performed by Three Dog Night and featured on their 1971 album, Harmony.
The Complete Hit Singles is a compilation album by Three Dog Night. It was released on May 25, 2004 by Geffen Records.