American Pastime

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American Pastime
Studio album by Three Dog Night
Released	March 1976
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	34:42
Label	ABC
Producer	Bob Monaco
Professional reviews
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Three Dog Night chronology
Coming Down Your Way (1975) American Pastime (1976) The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982)

American Pastime is the fourteenth album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). Their only studio album not to feature the band's three founding vocalists (Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells), it sold poorly and the band broke up soon afterwards.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

1. "Everybody Is a Masterpiece" (G. Clinton, R. Reicheg) – 2:45
2. "Easy Evil" (Alan O'Day) – 3:38
3. "Billy the Kid" (B. Lawrie, M. Lawrie) – 3:41
4. "Mellow Down" (A. Fairweather Lowe) – 3:00
5. "Yellow Beach Umbrella" (C. Doerge, J. Henske) – 4:56
6. "Hang On" (J. Gruska, J. Spirit) – 4:18
7. "Southbound" (Hoyt Axton, M. Dawson) – 4:11
8. "Drive on, Ride On" (D. Gray, T.J. Seals) – 3:32
9. "Dance the Night Away" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster) – 4:41

[edit] Personnel

• Chuck Negron - Vocals
• Cory Wells - Vocals
• Jay Gruska - Vocals
• Gavin Christopher - conga
• Al Ciner - guitar
• Dan Ferguson - electric guitar
• Ed Greene - drums
• Jimmy Greenspoon - keyboard
• Skip Konte - keyboard, clavinet
• Mickey McMeel - drums
• Jeff Porcaro - drums
• Ron Stockert - bass

[edit] Production

• Producer: Bob Monaco
• Engineer: Tony Sciarrotta, Scot Spain
• Arranger: Three Dog Night

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Pop Albums	123