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Three Dog Night - "It Ain't Easy" (1970) ...
OK, I'm goin' way back on ya.....one 'o My favorites from Back, back in the day.... Anybody got this Lp in their collection? Three Dog Night "It Ain't Easy" 
before they were known as the AM-friendly Pop meisters, TDN put out somewonderfully arranged Rock albums, and this was one of the best, a combination of Fuzzed out Rock/Pop with Funk, R&B and even Folk influences added to the mix. In addition to a few originals, it featured songs written by some of rock music's best, but til then unknown, composers. The album is probably best known for the Randy Newman-penned classic, "Momma Told Me Not To Come", which turned out to be Three Dog Nights first #1 hit. It also features " Your Song", by a newcomer named Elton John (He had written another song, "Lady Samantha" for one of their earlier albums). This version of Your Song predates Elton's own version by a few months. (He gave them the song in '69, but also recorded his version, and his original hit the charts at the same time as TDN's cover, But his rose to the top first, and the rest is history)..... The album also includes another Randy Newman composition, "Cowboy", which was originally written for the film "Midnight Cowboy"( The film's producers turned it down in favor of Harry Nilsson's "Everybody's Talking".... There are more great tunes like the the opening track, "Woman"...they take the song and break it down to a slow, funked-up slither, similar in feel to the Band of Gypsyies' "Who Knows"...If You like early Westbound-era Funkadelic, you'll probably dig this track...another hit on the album, "Out In The Country" shows their softer, laid back side. , The band is smoking -- Michael Allsup on Guitar, Floyd Sneed on Drums, Joe Schernmie on Bass, and great keyboard work by Jimmy Greenspoon, with the gurling organs rotating Leslie Cabinet effects--- great vocals throughout also, especially on "Woman", , "Rock N Roll Widow", and The rousing track, "Good Feeling" their hilarious ode to to 50's Doo Wop groups... MCA had released this on CD back in the 80's, but soon deleted it. A Japanese importversion showed up in 2002 , but I believe that may be out of print also. This thing needs to be reissued!! ... . " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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this is a helluva album, i believe this also has "out in the country" which is one of my favorite 3 dog night tracks. this is a must have. especially if u can find it on the Original Dunhill/ABC vinyl | |
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my pops has this album - on vinyl, on dunhill - I remember it being played at all their parties when I was a kid, it definately is a stone classic. Keep your headphones on. | |
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Out of the POP groups that I can think of at the moment, outside of early Chicago they had the 3 lead vocalist attack nailed.
They always chose great tunes to cover. tA  Tribal Disorder
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nah this is the one I know:
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yay three dog night... they were one of the bands i grew up with.
The show must go on is probably my favorite song oftheirs. | |
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CinisterCee said: nah this is the one I know:
I had their first... 
..."Three Dog Night" One and Chest Fever were two of my favorites. And as paligap mentioned, Mike Allsup (guitar), Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass) and Floyd Sneed (drums) was a slammin' and underated band. tA Tribal Disorder
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CinisterCee said: nah this is the one I know:
woah I've never seen that cover! My dad has a bunch of their stuff on vinyl, actually -- and this one is octagon shaped, and has a picture of clouds on the cover.... can anyone tell me more about these covers? Keep your headphones on. | |
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TheRealFiness said: this is a helluva album, i believe this also has "out in the country" which is one of my favorite 3 dog night tracks. this is a must have. especially if u can find it on the Original Dunhill/ABC vinyl
Yeah, back in the day, "Out In the Country" was my Tune!.....'course, I was in Kindergarten at the time..  ..But it was STILL my Tune!!!
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paligap said: TheRealFiness said: this is a helluva album, i believe this also has "out in the country" which is one of my favorite 3 dog night tracks. this is a must have. especially if u can find it on the Original Dunhill/ABC vinyl
Yeah, back in the day, "Out In the Country" was my Tune!.....'course, I was in Kindergarten at the time.. ..But it was STILL my Tune!!!
... i will find this album on Vinyl, my spidey sense is tingling.. | |
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TheRealFiness said: paligap said: Yeah, back in the day, "Out In the Country" was my Tune!.....'course, I was in Kindergarten at the time.. ..But it was STILL my Tune!!!
... i will find this album on Vinyl, my spidey sense is tingling.. RK 55111 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AIN'T EASY - LP DUNHILL SKAO-93211 VG RK 55112 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AIN'T EASY - LP DUNHILL ABC DS-50078 VG- RK 11390 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL 50078 PROMO VG+ $15.00 RK 16971 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL 50078 VG+ $22.00 RK 48116 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 48117 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 48118 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 48119 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 48120 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 52138 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG http://www.flipmall.com/rocksz.htm tA Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: TheRealFiness said: i will find this album on Vinyl, my spidey sense is tingling.. RK 55111 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AIN'T EASY - LP DUNHILL SKAO-93211 VG RK 55112 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AIN'T EASY - LP DUNHILL ABC DS-50078 VG- RK 11390 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL 50078 PROMO VG+ $15.00 RK 16971 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL 50078 VG+ $22.00 RK 48116 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 48117 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 48118 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 48119 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 48120 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG- RK 52138 - THREE DOG NIGHT - IT AINT EASY - LP DUNHILL DS 50078 VG http://www.flipmall.com/rocksz.htm tA Tribal Disorder
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If any one finds Live at the Forum 3 Dog Night .....Please let me know. My dad had this on vinyl and lost all his 3 Dog night stuff in a house fire  . He actually heard them live in a small club in Yakima WA.,before they played the Forum. He said they played the whole set list at that club. So the record has special meaning to him. | |
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HollowellSA said: If any one finds Live at the Forum 3 Dog Night .....Please let me know. My dad had this on vinyl and lost all his 3 Dog night stuff in a house fire
. He actually heard them live in a small club in Yakima WA.,before they played the Forum. He said they played the whole set list at that club. So the record has special meaning to him.RK 16972 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL 50068 VG+ $20.00 RK 48130 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG RK 48131 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG- RK 48132 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG RK 48133 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG RK 48134 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG- RK 48135 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG- RK 48136 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG- RK 52039 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG- RK - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM - COVER ONLY VG+ RK 51960 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS 50068 VG- RK 58969 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS-50068 VG- RK 58973 - THREE DOG NIGHT - CAPTURED LIVE AT THE FORUM - LP DUNHILL DS-50068 VG- http://www.flipmall.com/rocksz.htm tA Tribal Disorder
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I have only a greatest hits set by Three Dog Night. From this album, Mama Told Me Not to Come is bad! Makes me think of Boogie Nights whenever I hear it. | |
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