Harmony is the fifth studio album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music). The album featured two Top 10 hits: "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (U.S. #4)Three Dog Night, "An Old Fashioned Love Song" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015 and a cover version of Hoyt Axton's "Never Been to Spain" (U.S. #5).Three Dog Night, "Never Been to Spain" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015
Critical reception Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Next to Grand Funk, they're the country's top touring act, and they sell singles in the multiple millions besides. They're slick as Wesson Oil. And when they choose the right material and go light on the minstrel-show theatrics, they're fine—next to 'Maggie May,' 'Joy to the World' is the most durable single of the year. Their albums do vary—avoid the 'Joy to the World' vehicle Naturally—but I think this is the best. Even if you're hostile, you'll have to concede that any group that can string together great-but-obscure songs from Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, and Moby Grape without inspiring a rush back to the originals has something going for it. Wish they'd cut the poetry reading, though."
Track listing "Never Been to Spain" (Hoyt Axton) – 3:43 "My Impersonal Life" (Terry Furlong) – 4:22 "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (Paul Williams) – 3:21 "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:41 "Jam" (Three Dog Night) – 3:47 "You" (Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Goga, Ivy Jo Hunter) – 3:00 "Night in the City" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:13 "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" (Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson) – 3:36 "The Family of Man" (Jack Conrad, Paul Williams) – 3:28 "Intro: Poem: Mistakes and Illusions" (poem by Paula Negron) / "Peace of Mind" (Nick Woods) – 3:03
Personnel Michael Allsup – guitar Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards Danny Hutton – lead vocals (tracks 2, 7, 9), background vocals Chuck Negron – lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9), background vocals Joe Schermie – bass Floyd Sneed – drums Cory Wells – lead vocals (tracks 1, 8, 9), background vocals
Production Richard Podolor – producer Bill Cooper – engineer Ed Caraeff – photography
Charts Album – Billboard (United States) Chart (1971/72)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) 32USA Pop Albums8Three Dog Night, Harmony Chart Position Retrieved February 16, 2015
Singles – Billboard (United States) YearSingleChartPosition1971"An Old Fashioned Love Song" (Alternate mix)Pop Singles4Easy Listening1"Never Been to Spain"Pop Singles51972Easy Listening18"The Family of Man"Pop Singles12Three Dog Night, "The Family of Man" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015Easy Listening27
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