Three Dog Night (album)

Three Dog Night (also known as One) is the self-titled debut album by American
Three Dog Night
rock band Three Dog Night. The album was originally released by Dunhill Records
on October 16, 1968.[1] The album is known for featuring the band's top 5 hit single,
"One", although it was not on the original releases of the album.

The album made the Top 20 on the albums charts in the United States and Canada. It
has been reissued multiple times by Dunhill,MCA, and Geffen record labels.

Contents
1 Background, recording, and production
2 Singles and artwork Studio album by Three Dog Night
3 Critical reception Released October 16, 1968[1]
4 Track listing Recorded 1968 at American
5 Personnel Recording Co.[2]
6 Charts and certifications Genre Pop, rock
6.1 Album
6.2 Singles Length 32:22

7 References Label Dunhill (U.S. original

release)
MCA (U.S. CD reissue)
Background, recording, and production Stateside (UK)
Producer Gabriel Mekler[2]
In 1967, Three Dog Night was founded by Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, Chuck
Negron, Joe Schermie, Floyd Sneed, Jimmy Greenspoon, and Michael Allsup. The Three Dog Night chronology
group was a successful live act in Los Angeles and gathered considerable attention Three Dog Suitable for
by several record labels. After a show atthe Troubadour, the group was signed to the Night Framing
[4]
Dunhill ABC label, and the band started work on their first studio album. (1968) (1969)

Three Dog Night was recorded at American Recording Company. Producing the Singles from Three Dog Night
sessions was Gabriel Mekler, who had previously worked Steppenwolf, and was
1. "Nobody"
engineered by Richard Podolor who would later become the band's producer and
Released: November 1968[3]
Bill Cooper.[2]
2. "Try a Little Tenderness"
Released: January 1969[3]
Singles and artwork
3. "One"
The first single to be released from Three Dog Night was "Nobody" b/w "It's for Released: April 1969[3]
You" in November 1968, followed by "Try a Little Tenderness" b/w "Bet No One
Ever Hurt This Bad" in January 1969. The last single released from the album was "One" b/wChest
" Fever" in April 1969.[3]

The album's cover art, designed by Gary Burden, originally only had the name of the group on the front cover. After "Nobody" and
"Try a Little Tenderness" were released as singles to only moderate success, the band began work on a follow-up album, Suitable for
Framing. During planning for Suitable for Framing's release, however, Three Dog Night singer Chuck Negron approached Dunhill
ABC executives asking that "One" (which Negron sang lead on) be considered as the band's next single. The label released "One" as
a single in several test markets, and the record quickly became Three Dog Night's first bona fide hit, ultimately peaking at #5 on the
US charts.[5] The title "One" was added under the group's name on the album's cover to capitalize on the song's popularity
.

Critical reception
Writing for The New York Times in 1969, Robert Christgau regarded Three Dog
Professional ratings
Night as a successful attempt at rock musicinterpretation:
Review scores
"On the group's first album, producer Gabriel Mekler unveiled an
Source Rating
unprecedented concept: three excellent rock voices, named only in small
print on the label, alternated on material which could be characterized for AllMusic [6]

the most part as unjustly neglected. None of the singers wrote, the
supporting musicians were anonymous and, with one exception,
production and arrangement ranged from tasteful to superb. Taken all
together, it was a brilliant revamping of the produced groups of rock's
[7]
early days, applied to serious songs instead of honest schlock."

Track listing
1. "One" (Harry Nilsson) 3:00
2. "Nobody" (Beth Beatty, Dick Cooper, Ernie Shelby) 2:18
3. "Heaven Is in Your Mind" (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood) 2:55
4. "It's for You" (LennonMcCartney) 1:40
5. "Let Me Go" (Danny Whitten) 2:24
6. "Chest Fever" (J.R. Robertson) 4:40
7. "Find Someone to Love" (Johnny "Guitar" Watson) 2:00
8. "Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad" R ( andy Newman) 4:03
9. "Don't Make Promises" (Tim Hardin) 2:45
10. "The Loner" (Neil Young) 2:32
11. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry M. Woods) 4:05 (timing mistakenly listed at 3:05
on album labels and cover)

Personnel
The following people contributed toThree Dog Night:[2]

Danny Hutton background vocals

Chuck Negron lead vocals (track 1), background vocals
Cory Wells lead vocals (tracks 2, 11), background vocals
Jimmy Greenspoon keyboards
Michael Allsup guitars
Joe Schermie bass
Floyd Sneed drums, percussion
Gabriel Mekler producer
Richard Podolor engineer
Bill Cooper engineer

Charts and certifications

Album

Peak
Chart (1969)
position

Canadian Albums Chart[8] 17

US Billboard 200[9] 11

Certification
Provider Date
(sales thresholds)
Gold
RIAA U.S.[10] August 15, 1969
(500,000 units sold)
Platinum
RIAA U.S.[10] August 5, 2008
(1,000,000 units sold)

Singles

Peak
Title Chart (1969)
position

"Nobody" US Billboard Hot 100[11] 116

US Billboard Hot 100[11] 29

"Try a Little Tenderness"
Canadian Top Singles[8] 19

US Billboard Hot 100[11] 5

"One" Canadian Top Singles[8] 4

New Zealand[12] 16

References
1. Ackerman, Paul, ed. (March 9, 1974). "Anatomy of a Three Dog Night: The Albums"(https://books.google.com/book
s?id=vAcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&dq=Dunhill+50058&hl=en&ei=wbyXTaKtE8mdgQfp_qDJCA&sa=X&oi=book_resul
t&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Dunhill%2050058&f=false) . Billboard. Vol. 86 (No.
10): 36. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
2. Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 19651975 (CD liner). Three Dog Night. United States: MCA Records. 1993.
pp. 30, 31. MCAD2-10956.
3. Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 19651975 (CD liner). Three Dog Night. United States: MCA Records. 1993.
p. 26. MCAD2-10956.
4. Leaf, David (1993). Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 19651975 (CD liner). Three Dog Night. United States:
MCA Records. pp. 28. MCAD2-10956.
5. Negron, Chuck (1999). Three Dog Nightmare: The Chuck Negron Story
. Renaissance. pp. 88, 89, 95.ISBN 1-
58063-040-5.
6. Planer, Lindsay. "Three Dog Night - Three Dog Night"(http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-dog-night-mw00006508
92). AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
7. Christgau, Robert (August 17, 1969). "A Man as Good as Janis"(https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/news/cocker-6
9.php). The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
8. "RPM Search Engine" (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-100.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=m89iq841abag
b37ld9c0fdc1f3) (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
9. "Three Dog Night: Charts & Awards Billboard Albums" (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5648/charts-awards/billboar
d-albums). Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
10. "Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database"(https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH) (PHP).
Recording Industry Association of America. Type in "Three Dog Night" underArtist or Title to see the search results.
11. "Three Dog Night Album & Song Chart History"(http://www.billboard.com/artist/419568/three+dog+night/chart).
Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
12. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=754#n_view_location

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