The Best of 3 Dog Night

The Best of 3 Dog Night is the fifteenth album by the American rock band, Three Dog Night and is a double album released in 1982. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 1, 1996.^[1]

The Best of 3 Dog Night
Greatest hits album by Three Dog Night
Released	1982
Recorded	1968–1973
Genre	Pop rock
Length	67:18
Label	MCA
Producer	Richard Podolor Gabriel Mekler Jimmy Ienner
Compiler	Vince Cosgrave
Three Dog Night chronology
American Pastime (1976) The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982) It's a Jungle (1983)

Seven of these titles landed on the Billboard Adult contemporary chart^[2] when originally released and all 20 hit the Hot 100.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "There isn't anything major missing, and while some of the non-singles material isn't particularly strong, there are enough worthwhile moments to make this a fairly consistent, enjoyable listen, in addition to being the one Three Dog Night album most fans will need."^[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Joy to the World"	Hoyt Axton	Naturally (1970)	3:32
2.	"Easy to Be Hard"	Galt MacDermot James Rado Gerome Ragni	Suitable for Framing (1969)	3:09
3.	"The Family of Man"	Jack Conrad Paul Williams	Harmony (1971)	3:05
4.	"Sure As I'm Sittin' Here"	John Hiatt	Hard Labor (1974)	3:05
5.	"An Old Fashioned Love Song"	Paul Williams	Harmony	3:20

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Mama Told Me (Not to Come)"	Randy Newman	It Ain't Easy (1970)	3:14
2.	"Try a Little Tenderness"	Jimmy Campbell Reginald Connelly Harry M. Woods	Three Dog Night (1969)	4:06
3.	"Shambala"	Daniel Moore	Cyan (1973)	3:21
4.	"Let Me Serenade You"	John Finely	Cyan	3:00
5.	"Never Been to Spain"	Hoyt Axton	Harmony	3:40

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Black and White"	David I. Arkin Earl Robinson	Seven Separate Fools (1972)	3:42
2.	"Pieces of April"	Dave Loggins	Seven Separate Fools	4:08
3.	"Liar"	Russ Ballard	Naturally	3:01
4.	"Out in the Country"	Roger Nichols Paul Williams	It Ain't Easy	3:05
5.	"The Show Must Go On"	David Courtney Leo Sayer	Hard Labor	3:26

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Eli's Coming"	Laura Nyro	Suitable For Framing	2:38
2.	"One Man Band"	Billy Fox January Tyme Tommy Kaye	Naturally	2:48
3.	"One"	Harry Nilsson		3:01
4.	"Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)"	Allen Toussaint	Hard Labor	4:46
5.	"Celebrate"	Gary Bonner Alan Gordon	Suitable For Framing	3:11
Total length:				67:18

• The CD release follows the same track list.

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.