American Pastime

American Pastime
Studio album by Three Dog Night
Released	March 1976
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	34:42
Label	ABC
Producer	Bob Monaco
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) backed up by their long-time band, it sold poorly and the band broke up soon afterwards. Danny Hutton was only present in one of the songs in the album.

Track listing

1. "Everybody Is a Masterpiece" (George Clinton, Richard Ira Reicheg) – 2:45
2. "Easy Evil" (Alan O'Day) – 3:38
3. "Billy the Kid" (Billy Lawrie, Marie Lawrie) – 3:41
4. "Mellow Down" (Andy Fairweather-Low) – 3:00
5. "Yellow Beach Umbrella" (Craig Doerge, Judy Henske) – 4:56
6. "Hang On" (Jay Gruska, Jeffrey Spirit) – 4:18
7. "Southbound" (Hoyt Axton, Mark M. Dawson) – 4:11
8. "Drive on, Ride On" (Dobie Gray, Troy Harold Seals) – 3:32
9. "Dance the Night Away" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster) – 4:41

Personnel

• Danny Hutton - vocals
• 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
• Dennis Belfield - bass
• Jeff Porcaro - drums
• Ron Stockert - keyboards, synthesizer bass

Production

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

References

v t e Three Dog Night Cory Wells Danny Hutton Jimmy Greenspoon Michael Allsup Paul Kingery Pat Bautz Chuck Negron Floyd Sneed Joe Schermie Jack Ryland Skip Konte Mickey McMeel James "Smitty" Smith Dennis Belfield Al Ciner Jay Gruska Ron Stockert Mike Seifrit Richard Grossman Mike Keely Scott Manzo Steve Ezzo Gary Moon T.J. Parker Richard Campbell Mike Cuneo Studio albums Three Dog Night (1968) Suitable for Framing (1969) It Ain't Easy (1970) Naturally (1970) Harmony (1971) Seven Separate Fools (1972) Cyan (1973) Hard Labor (1974) Coming Down Your Way (1975) American Pastime (1976) It's a Jungle (1983) Live albums Captured Live at the Forum (1969) Around the World with Three Dog Night (1973) Three Dog Night: Live (1988) Live with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002) Compilations Golden Bisquits (1971) Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1975) The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982) Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975 (1993) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night (1999) The Complete Hit Singles (2004) Singles "Nobody" "Try a Little Tenderness" "One" "Easy to Be Hard" "Eli's Comin'" "Celebrate" "Mama Told Me Not to Come" "Out in the Country" "Joy to the World" "Liar" "One Man Band" "An Old Fashioned Love Song" "Never Been to Spain" "The Family of Man" "'Black & White" "Pieces of April" "Shambala" "Let Me Serenade You" "The Show Must Go On" "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" "Til the World Ends" "Everybody Is a Masterpiece" "It's a Jungle Out There" Book