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The last studio album from Three Dog Night to crack the Top 20, Hard Labor shows the growing cracks in the band's armor. Where on previous albums they had selected songs that highlighted their harmonic prowess, most of the tracks on Hard Labor are essentially solo efforts with group backing vocals. As a result, the band loses much of their soul and spirit. The lightweight hits, "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" and "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)," both with Cory Wells singing lead, are most representative of the record. However, the highlights are the Chuck Negron-sung "The Show Must Go On" (written and originally performed by Leo Sayer) and the dramatic, emotional ballad "I'd Be So Happy" (penned by Skip Prokop of Lighthouse fame). More a compilation of individual tracks than a true band effort, Hard Labor is an inconsequential entry in the Three Dog Night catalog.
© Joseph McCombs /TiVo
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Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 1974 Geffen Records
John Hiatt, ComposerLyricist - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
LARRY WEISS, ComposerLyricist - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 2011 Geffen Records
Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Daniel Joseph Moore, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 1974 Geffen Records
Guilly Bright, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Cliff, ComposerLyricist - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 1974 Geffen Records
Skip Prokop, ComposerLyricist - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Allen Toussaint, ComposerLyricist - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daniel Moore, ComposerLyricist - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 1974 Geffen Records
David Courtney, ComposerLyricist - Three Dog Night, MainArtist - Leo Sayer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Ienner, Producer
℗ 1974 Geffen Records
Album review
The last studio album from Three Dog Night to crack the Top 20, Hard Labor shows the growing cracks in the band's armor. Where on previous albums they had selected songs that highlighted their harmonic prowess, most of the tracks on Hard Labor are essentially solo efforts with group backing vocals. As a result, the band loses much of their soul and spirit. The lightweight hits, "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" and "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)," both with Cory Wells singing lead, are most representative of the record. However, the highlights are the Chuck Negron-sung "The Show Must Go On" (written and originally performed by Leo Sayer) and the dramatic, emotional ballad "I'd Be So Happy" (penned by Skip Prokop of Lighthouse fame). More a compilation of individual tracks than a true band effort, Hard Labor is an inconsequential entry in the Three Dog Night catalog.
© Joseph McCombs /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:45
- Main artists: Three Dog Night
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Geffen Records ℗ 2011 Geffen Records
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