The Complete Hit Singles

The Complete Hit Singles
Compilation album by
Three Dog Night
ReleasedMay 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
Genre
Length74:28
LabelGeffen
ProducerMike Ragogna
Three Dog Night chronology
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night
(1999) 		The Complete Hit Singles
(2004) 		35th Anniversary Hits Collection
(2004)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."One"Harry NilssonThree Dog Night (1968)3:04
2."Try a Little Tenderness"
Three Dog Night4:24
3."Easy to Be Hard"
Suitable for Framing (1969)3:13
4."Eli's Coming"Laura NyroSuitable For Framing2:47
5."Celebrate"
Suitable For Framing3:01
6."Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"Randy NewmanIt Ain't Easy (1970)3:19
7."Out in the Country"
It Ain't Easy3:08
8."One Man Band"
Naturally (1970)2:52
9."Joy to the World"Hoyt AxtonNaturally3:15
10."Liar"Russ BallardNaturally3:19
11."An Old Fashioned Love Song"Paul WilliamsHarmony (1971)3:47
12."Never Been to Spain"Hoyt AxtonHarmony3:44
13."Family of Man"
Harmony3:26
14."Black & White"
Seven Separate Fools (1972)3:24
15."Pieces of April"Dave LogginsSeven Separate Fools4:13
16."Shambala"Daniel MooreCyan (1973)3:25
17."Let Me Serenade You"John FinelyCyan3:15
18."The Show Must Go On"
Hard Labor (1974)3:45
19."Sure As I'm Sittin' Here"John HiattHard Labor4:47
20."Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)"Allen ToussaintHard Labor4:49
21."'Til the World Ends"Dave LogginsComing Down Your Way (1975)3:31
Total length:74:28

Musicians

Three Dog Night

Additional musicians

"Celebrate"

"Never Been To Spain"

"Pieces Of April"

  • Patrick Sullivan – Cello

"Let Me Serenade You"

  • Gordon DeWitty – Organ

"Til The World Ends"

  • Jimmy Haskell – Strings Arranged By
  • Ron Stockert – Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes)
  • Mickey McMeel – Percussion

Production

  • Mastered by Erick Labson
  • Producer – Gabriel Mekler (tracks 1 to 5)
  • Producer – Jimmy Ienner (tracks 18 to 21)
  • Producer – Richard Podolor (tracks 6 to 17)
  • Art Direction – Vartan Kurjian
  • Compilation Producer – Mike Ragogna
  • Production Design – Glenn Barry
  • Engineer – Bill Cooper (tracks 1 to 17)
  • Engineer – Richard Podolor (tracks 1 to 5)
  • Product Manager – Adam Starr
  • Product Manager – Kelly Martinez
  • Production Manager – Adam Abrams

Track information and credits adapted from AllMusic,[6] and verified from the album's liner notes.

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 178

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary". Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Gold Certification". RIAA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "The Complete Hit Singles". Band's Official Site. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Three Dog Night – The Complete Hit Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Three Dog Night Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2020.