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After a remarkable string of hits through 1969, Three Dog Night released It Ain't Easy, its fourth album in less than 18 months. Once again, it was a hot seller, going to number eight. Once again, it consisted primarily of songs written by some of rock music's best, but as yet unheralded, composers. And this time, the group had its first number one hit, a memorable version of Randy Newman's fear-of-partying song "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)." Although much more melodramatic than Newman's own understated take on his 12 Songs album, Three Dog Night's rendering was cleverly orchestrated and impossible to escape. It Ain't Easy also included another Newman composition, "Cowboy," the song he'd written for Midnight Cowboy, which was rejected by the filmmakers in favor of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'." The album also provided a taste of Free with "Woman," Paul Williams' attractive "Out in the Country," and a Cynthia Weil-Barry Mann composition, "Good Time Living." The Elton John classic "Your Song" makes its first appearance on this album as well, predating his own recorded version by several months. Considering how dependent Three Dog Night was on outside songsmiths to provide them with the material they popularized, it is surprising that none of the album jackets of their first four albums contained printed writing credits. The curious listener had to look to the labels on the records in order to track down who had written these first-rate compositions.
© Jim Newsom /TiVo
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Richard Podolor, Producer - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - ANDY FRASER, ComposerLyricist - Paul Rodgers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Geffen Records
Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - Richard Podolor, Producer - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Bill Cooper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Podolor, Producer - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - RON DAVIES, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Geffen Records
Roger Nichols, ComposerLyricist - Richard Podolor, Producer - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Paul Williams, ComposerLyricist - Bill Cooper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Podolor, Producer - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Bill Cooper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Merrill, ComposerLyricist - Alan Lee Brackett, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Floyd Sneed, ComposerLyricist - Richard Podolor, Producer - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Danny Hutton, ComposerLyricist - Michael Allsup, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Negron, ComposerLyricist - Cory Wells, ComposerLyricist - James Greenspoon, ComposerLyricist - Joseph Schermetzeler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Geffen Records
Joe Schermie, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Newman, ComposerLyricist - Floyd Sneed, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Greenspoon, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Podolor, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - GABRIEL MEKLER, Producer - Bill Cooper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cory Wells, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Allsup, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernie Taupin, ComposerLyricist - Elton John, ComposerLyricist - Richard Podolor, Producer - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Bill Cooper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - Richard Podolor, Producer - Three Dog Night, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Geffen Records
Album review
After a remarkable string of hits through 1969, Three Dog Night released It Ain't Easy, its fourth album in less than 18 months. Once again, it was a hot seller, going to number eight. Once again, it consisted primarily of songs written by some of rock music's best, but as yet unheralded, composers. And this time, the group had its first number one hit, a memorable version of Randy Newman's fear-of-partying song "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)." Although much more melodramatic than Newman's own understated take on his 12 Songs album, Three Dog Night's rendering was cleverly orchestrated and impossible to escape. It Ain't Easy also included another Newman composition, "Cowboy," the song he'd written for Midnight Cowboy, which was rejected by the filmmakers in favor of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'." The album also provided a taste of Free with "Woman," Paul Williams' attractive "Out in the Country," and a Cynthia Weil-Barry Mann composition, "Good Time Living." The Elton John classic "Your Song" makes its first appearance on this album as well, predating his own recorded version by several months. Considering how dependent Three Dog Night was on outside songsmiths to provide them with the material they popularized, it is surprising that none of the album jackets of their first four albums contained printed writing credits. The curious listener had to look to the labels on the records in order to track down who had written these first-rate compositions.
© Jim Newsom /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:15
- Main artists: Three Dog Night
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1970 Geffen Records ℗ 1970 Geffen Records
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