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1972 studio album by Three Dog Night
Seven Separate Fools is the eighth studio album by American
rock band
Three Dog Night . Released in 1972, the album reached number six on the US
Billboard 200 , becoming the band's highest-charting album. The LP version of the album was released with seven large playing cards (each nearly 12 inches in height)
[2] as an extra bonus.
Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, who contributed "
Time to Get Alone " to the pre-TDN vocal trio Redwood, placed the LP at No. 3 among his all-time Top Ten favorite records in a 2016 conversation with Esquire's Middle East branch. Wilson succinctly stated, "Danny Hutton’s vocals are truly on point."
[3]
Track listing
"
Black and White " (
David I. Arkin ,
Earl Robinson ) – 3:51
"My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine)" (
Randy Newman ) – 3:08
"Prelude to Morning" (
Jimmy Greenspoon ) – 2:04
"
Pieces of April " (
Dave Loggins ) – 4:10
"Going in Circles" (Jaiananda, Ted Myers) – 3:06
"Chained" (
Russ Ballard ) – 5:14
"Tulsa Turnaround" (
Larry Collins , Alex Harvey) – 3:41
"In Bed" (Tom Baird, Lynn Henderson, Wes Henderson) – 3:58
"Freedom for the Stallion" (
Allen Toussaint ) – 3:41
"The Writing's on the Wall" (
Domenic Troiano ) – 3:17
"Midnight Runaway" (Gary Itri) – 5:28
Personnel
Mike Allsup –
guitar
Jimmy Greenspoon –
keyboards
Danny Hutton –
lead vocals (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10),
background vocals
Chuck Negron – lead vocals (tracks 4, 5, 6, 9, 11), background vocals
Joe Schermie –
bass guitar
Floyd Sneed –
drums
Cory Wells – lead vocals (tracks 2, 5, 7, 8, 9), background vocals
with:
Patrick Sullivan - cello on "Pieces of April"
Gary Itri - acoustic guitar on "Midnight Runaway"
Production
Charts
Singles – Billboard (United States)
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1972
"Black and White" (3:24 edit)
Pop Singles
1
[8]
Adult Contemporary
1
"
Pieces of April "
Pop Singles
19
[9]
Adult Contemporary
6
Certifications
References
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"Billboard" . July 22, 1972.
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[1] [
dead link ]
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"Brian Wilson’s 10 Favourite Records" , EsquireME.com; accessed December 19, 2019.
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Christgau, Robert (1981).
"Consumer Guide '70s: T" .
Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies .
Ticknor & Fields .
ISBN
089919026X . Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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Hull, Tom (November 2013).
"Recycled Goods (#114)" . A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge . Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
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Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
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Three Dog Night, Seven Separate Fools Chart Position Retrieved February 16, 2015
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Three Dog Night, "Black and White" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015
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Three Dog Night, "Pieces of April" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015
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"American album certifications – Three Dog Night – Seven Separate Fools" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 14, 2019 .
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