The Best of 3 Dog Night

The Best of 3 Dog Night
Greatest hits album by Three Dog Night
Released	1982
Genre	Pop/rock
Length	68:22
Label	MCA
Producer	Richard Podolor, Gabriel Mekler, Jimmy Ienner
Three Dog Night chronology
American Pastime (1976) The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982) It's a Jungle' (1983)

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The Best of 3 Dog Night is the fifteenth album by the American rock band, Three Dog Night, released in 1982.

Track listing

1. "Joy to the World" (Hoyt Axton) – 3:50
2. "Easy to Be Hard" (Galt MacDermot, James Rado, Gerome Ragni) – 3:10
3. "The Family of Man" (Jack Conrad, Paul Williams) – 3:10
4. "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" (John Hiatt) – 3:06
5. "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (Williams) – 3:21
6. "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" (Randy Newman) – 3:19
7. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry Woods) – 4:05
8. "Shambala" (Daniel Moore) – 3:22
9. "Let Me Serenade You" (John Finely) – 3:04
10. "Never Been to Spain" (Axton) – 3:43
11. "Black and White" (David I. Arkin, Earl Robinson) – 3:47
12. "Pieces of April" (Dave Loggins) – 4:09
13. "Liar" (Russ Ballard) – 3:04
14. "Out in the Country" (Roger Nichols, Paul Williams) – 3:08
15. "The Show Must Go On" (David Courtney, Leo Sayer) – 3:37
16. "Eli's Coming" (Laura Nyro) – 2:40
17. "One Man Band" (Billy Fox, January Tyme, Tommy Kaye) – 2:48
18. "One" (Harry Nilsson) – 3:00
19. "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" (Allen Toussaint) – 4:45
20. "Celebrate" (Gary Bonner, Alan Gordon) – 3:14

Personnel

• Mike Allsup - guitar
• Jimmy Greenspoon - keyboard
• Danny Hutton - vocals
• Skip Konte - keyboard
• Chuck Negron - vocals
• Jack Ryland - bass guitar
• Joe Schermie - bass guitar
• Floyd Sneed - percussion, drums
• Cory Wells - vocals

Production

• Producers: Richard Podolor, Gabriel Mekler, Jimmy Ienner
• Compilation: Vince Cosgrave
• Art direction: Vartan
• Design: Jay Vigon
• Artwork: Jay Vigon

Three Dog Night Danny Hutton Michael Allsup Paul Kingery Pat Bautz Eddie Reasoner David Morgan Cory Wells Chuck Negron Jimmy Greenspoon 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 Coming" "Celebrate" "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" "Out in the Country" "One Man Band" "Joy to the World" "Liar" "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