The Complete Hit Singles
| 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]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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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]
Track listing
[edit]Musicians
[edit]Three Dog Night
[edit]- Cory Wells – Vocals
- Chuck Negron – Vocals
- Danny Hutton – Vocals
- Michael Allsup – Guitars
- Jimmy Greenspoon – Keyboards
- Floyd Sneed – Drums, Percussion
- Skip Konte – Keyboards (1974-1976)
- Jack Ryland – Bass (1973-1975)
- Joe Schermie – Bass (1968-1973)
Additional musicians
[edit]"Celebrate"
- Walter Parazaider – Saxophone
- James Pankow – Trombone
- Lee Loughnane – Trumpet
"Never Been To Spain"
- Rusty Young - pedal steel
"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
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 178 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary". Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Gold Certification". RIAA. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "The Complete Hit Singles". Band's Official Site. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b Sendra, Tim. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Three Dog Night – The Complete Hit Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Three Dog Night Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2020.