Celebrate (Three Dog Night song)

"Celebrate"
Single by Three Dog Night
from the album Suitable for Framing
B-side"Feeling Alright"
ReleasedJanuary 1970
Recorded1969
GenreRock
Length3:14
LabelDunhill Records 4229
Songwriter(s)Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon
Producer(s)Gabriel Mekler
Three Dog Night singles chronology
"Eli's Coming"
(1969) 		"Celebrate"
(1970) 		"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"
(1970)

"Celebrate" is a song written by Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon and performed by Three Dog Night. It was featured on their 1969 album, Suitable for Framing [1] and was produced by Gabriel Mekler.[2]

In the US, "Celebrate" peaked at #15 on the Billboard chart in 1970.[3] Outside the US, "Celebrate" reached #8 in Canada.[4]

Background

The song featured the horn section from the rock band Chicago, who at that time, were known as the Chicago Transit Authority.

Other versions

  • Plastic Penny, on a 1970 compilation titled Heads I Win - Tails You Lose, with the title of "Celebrity Ball".
  • Uriah Heep, on their 1994 album, The Lansdowne Tapes.

References

  1. ^ Three Dog Night, Suitable for Framing Retrieved January 30, 2015
  2. ^ Three Dog Night, "Celebrate" single release Retrieved January 30, 2015
  3. ^ Three Dog Night, "Celebrate" U.S. Chart Position Retrieved January 30, 2015
  4. ^ Three Dog Night, "Celebrate" Canada Chart Position Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 30, 2015



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