Hard Labor
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Hard Labor | ||
Studio album by Three Dog Night | ||
Released | March 1974 | |
Recorded | ??? | |
Genre | Pop/Rock | |
Length | 35:51 | |
Label | Dunhill | |
Producer(s) | Jimmy Ienner | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Three Dog Night chronology | ||
Cyan (1973) |
Hard Labor (1974) |
Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1974) |
Hard Labor is the eleventh album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Prelude" – 1:00
- "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" (John Hiatt) – 4:46
- "Anytime Babe" (Larry Weiss) – 3:07
- "Interlude I" – 0:19
- "Put out the Light" (Daniel Moore) – 3:06
- "Sitting in Limbo" (Gully Bright, Jimmy Cliff, Plummer) – 4:56
- "I'd Be So Happy" (Skip Prokop) – 4:48
- "Interlude II" – 0:21
- "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:48
- "On the Way Back Home" (Moore) – 4:16
- "The Show Must Go On" (David Courtney, Leo Sayer) – 4:24
[edit] Personnel
- Mike Allsup - banjo, guitar
- Jimmy Greenspoon - keyboard
- Danny Hutton - vocals
- Jimmy Iovine
- Skip Konte - keyboard, ARP, chamberlain
- Chuck Negron - vocals
- Jack Ryland - bass
- Joe Schermie - bass
- Floyd Sneed - percussion, drums
- Cory Wells - vocals
[edit] Production
- Producer: Jimmy Ienner
- Engineers: Greg Calbi, Roy Cicala, Dennis Ferrante, Jimmy Ienner, Jay Messina, Tom Rabstenek, John Stronach
- Assistant engineers: Kalifornia Kurt Kinzel, Corky Stasiak
- Remixing: Roy Cicala, Jay Messina
- Arranger: Three Dog Night
- Art direction: Ed Caraeff
- Design: David Larkham
- Photography: Ed Caraeff
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1974 | Pop Albums | 20 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1974 | "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" | Pop Singles | 16 |
1974 | "The Show Must Go On" | Pop Singles | 4 |
1974 | "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" | Pop Singles | 33 |