Let Me Serenade You

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"Let Me Serenade You"
Single by Three Dog Night
from the album Cyan
B-side "Storybook Feeling"
Released November 3, 1973 [1]
Genre Rock
Length3:16
Label Dunhill 4370
Songwriter(s) John Finley
Producer(s) Richard Podolor
Three Dog Night singles chronology
"Shambala"
(1973)		"Let Me Serenade You"
(1973)		"The Show Must Go On"
(1974)

"Let Me Serenade You" is a song written by John Finley. The original version of the song was entitled "I Will Serenade You" and performed by Rhinoceros, appearing on their 1968 self-titled album. It was later covered by Three Dog Night and featured on their 1973 album, Cyan . [2] This version was produced by Richard Podolor and arranged by Podolor and Three Dog Night. [3]

John Finley is a Canadian singer/songwriter who came to prominence with Toronto R&B band Jon and Lee & The Checkmates and later with the Elektra supergroup Rhinoceros.

Rhinoceros was a rock band established in 1967 through auditions conducted by Elektra Records, rather than organic formation by musicians. The band, while well respected in many circles, did not live up to the record label's expectations. It was also poorly received by fans, producing a slow selling debut album and two even less successful LPs before breaking up. One reviewer commented, "Despite the fact that the band could not live up to the expectations that were raised by Elektra Records' publicity machine, Rhinoceros' contributions to rock still deserve more credit than subsequent rock histories give it."

Three Dog Night American band

Three Dog Night is an American rock band. They formed in 1967 with a line-up consisting of vocalists Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band registered 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975. Because Three Dog Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, they helped introduce mainstream audiences to writers such as Paul Williams and Hoyt Axton.

In the US, Three Dog Night's version "Let Me Serenade You" peaked at #17 on the Billboard chart. [4] Outside the US, "Let Me Serenade You" reached #11 in Canada. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Cash Box Magazine Music Publishers July 6, 1974
  2. ↑ Three Dog Night, Cyan Retrieved February 9, 2015
  3. ↑ Three Dog Night, "Let Me Serenade You" single release Retrieved February 9, 2015
  4. ↑ Three Dog Night, "Let Me Serenade You" U.S. Chart Position Retrieved February 9, 2015
  5. ↑ Three Dog Night, "Let Me Serenade You" Canada Chart Position Retrieved February 9, 2015


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