Harmony (Three Dog Night album)


Harmony is the seventh album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1971. The album featured two Top 10 hits: "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and a cover version of Hoyt Axton's "Never Been to Spain".

Critical reception

Reviewing in , 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

  1. "Never Been to Spain" – 3:43
  2. "My Impersonal Life" – 4:22
  3. "An Old Fashioned Love Song" – 3:21
  4. "Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" – 3:41
  5. "Jam" – 3:47
  6. "You" – 3:00
  7. "Night in the City" – 3:13
  8. "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" – 3:36
  9. "The Family of Man" – 3:28
  10. "Intro: Poem: Mistakes and Illusions" / "Peace of Mind" – 3:03

    Personnel

Production
Album – Billboard
Singles – Billboard
YearSingleChartPosition
1971"An Old Fashioned Love Song" Pop Singles4
1971"An Old Fashioned Love Song" Easy Listening1
1971"Never Been to Spain"Pop Singles5
1972"Never Been to Spain"Easy Listening18
1972"The Family of Man"Pop Singles12
1972"The Family of Man"Easy Listening27

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