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The Complete Hit Singles | ||||
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Released | May 25, 2004 | |||
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Length | 74:28 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Mike Ragogna | |||
Three Dog Night chronology | ||||
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The Complete Hit Singles is a compilation album by Three Dog Night. It was released on May 25, 2004 by Geffen Records.
While eight of these titles landed on the Billboard Adult contemporary chart [1] when originally released, all twenty-one hit the Hot 100. [2] Peaking at No. 1 on the Hot 100 were "Joy to the World," "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" and "Black and White." On the Adult contemporary charts, the No. 1s were "Black & White" and "An Old Fashioned Love Song." To date this is the only compilation to contain all of the band's top 40 hits. There were eleven top 10s, seven of them reaching gold status. [3] Three Dog Night disbanded in 1977. [4]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Tim Sendra of AllMusic writes, "the songs collected here play like the soundtrack to the '70s" and "these songs are about as good as early-'70s pop gets." [5]
"Celebrate"
"Never Been To Spain"
"Pieces Of April"
"Let Me Serenade You"
"Til The World Ends"
Track information and credits adapted from AllMusic , [6] and verified from the album's liner notes.
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [7] | 178 |
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