| The Best of 3 Dog Night | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 67:18 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Compiler | Vince Cosgrave | |||
| Three Dog Night chronology | ||||
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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. [1]
Seven of these titles landed on the Billboard Adult contemporary chart [2] when originally released and all 20 hit the Hot 100. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "There isn't anything major missing, and while some of the non-singles material isn't particularly strong, there are enough worthwhile moments to make this a fairly consistent, enjoyable listen, in addition to being the one Three Dog Night album most fans will need." [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Joy to the World" | Hoyt Axton | Naturally (1970) | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Easy to Be Hard" | Suitable for Framing (1969) | 3:09 | |
| 3. | "The Family of Man" |
| Harmony (1971) | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" | John Hiatt | Hard Labor (1974) | 3:05 |
| 5. | "An Old Fashioned Love Song" | Paul Williams | Harmony | 3:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" | Randy Newman | It Ain't Easy (1970) | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Try a Little Tenderness" | Three Dog Night (1969) | 4:06 | |
| 3. | "Shambala" | Daniel Moore | Cyan (1973) | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Let Me Serenade You" | John Finely | Cyan | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Never Been to Spain" | Hoyt Axton | Harmony | 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black and White" | Seven Separate Fools (1972) | 3:42 | |
| 2. | "Pieces of April" | Dave Loggins | Seven Separate Fools | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Liar" | Russ Ballard | Naturally | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Out in the Country" |
| It Ain't Easy | 3:05 |
| 5. | "The Show Must Go On" | Hard Labor | 3:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eli's Coming" | Laura Nyro | Suitable For Framing | 2:38 |
| 2. | "One Man Band" |
| Naturally | 2:48 |
| 3. | "One" | Harry Nilsson | 3:01 | |
| 4. | "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" | Allen Toussaint | Hard Labor | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Celebrate" |
| Suitable For Framing | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 67:18 | |||
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA) [5] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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