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Three Dog Night became one of the most successful American rock groups of the late 1960s and early 1970s by combining three powerful lead singers with an outstanding instrumental band. Formed in Los Angeles in 1967, the group brought together Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron, later joined by guitarist Michael Allsup, keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon, bassist Joe Schermie, and drummer Floyd Sneed. Their harmonies, energetic concerts, and ability to recognize exceptional songs helped them establish a sound that crossed rock, soul, rhythm and blues, and pop.
The band’s recording career began with its self-titled 1968 album, which included a memorable version of Harry Nilsson’s ‘One.’ A remarkable procession of hits followed, including ‘Easy to Be Hard,’ ‘Eli’s Coming,’ ‘Mama Told Me (Not to Come),’ ‘Joy to the World,’ ‘An Old Fashioned Love Song,’ ‘Never Been to Spain,’ ‘Black and White,’ and ‘Shambala.’ Much of the material came from outside songwriters, including Laura Nyro, Randy Newman, Hoyt Axton, Paul Williams, and Allen Toussaint. Three Dog Night made those compositions their own through distinctive vocal interpretations and imaginative arrangements.
Beyond the familiar radio singles, the group’s albums reveal a much deeper catalog. Suitable for Framing, It Ain’t Easy, Naturally, Harmony, and Seven Separate Fools mixed recognizable hits with lesser-known songs, instrumentals, and adventurous performances. Later releases such as Cyan, Hard Labor, Coming Down Your Way, and American Pastime followed the group’s changing personnel and musical direction. The band reunited for the five-song It’s a Jungle EP in 1983 and later recorded fresh arrangements with the London Symphony Orchestra.
The band’s history also includes live recordings, archival material, and occasional later singles. The original lead-vocal trio was permanently reduced by the deaths of Cory Wells in 2015 and Chuck Negron in February 2026, while Danny Hutton continued carrying the group’s music to audiences. Across decades of recordings, Three Dog Night demonstrated how a band could transform songs from a broad range of writers into an immediately recognizable body of work.
Complete List Of Three Dog Night Songs From A to Z
A–E
- “A Change Is Gonna Come” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Ain’t That a Lotta Love” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “An Old Fashioned Love Song” – Harmony (1971)
- “An Old Fashioned Love Song (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Anytime Babe” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “Billy the Kid” – American Pastime (1976)
- “Black and White” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Black and White (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Can’t Get Enough of It” – Naturally (1970)
- “Celebrate” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Celebrate (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Chained” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Chest Fever” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “Circle for a Landing” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Coming Down Your Way” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Cowboy” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
- “Dance the Night Away” – American Pastime (1976)
- “Don’t Make Promises” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “Dreaming Isn’t Good for You” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Drive On, Ride On” – American Pastime (1976)
- “Drum Solo (Live)” – Around the World with Three Dog Night (1973)
- “Easy Evil” – American Pastime (1976)
- “Easy to Be Hard” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Easy to Be Hard (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Eli’s Coming” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Everybody’s a Masterpiece” – American Pastime (1976)
F–J
- “Feelin’ Alright” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Find Someone to Love” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “Fire Eater” – Naturally (1970)
- “Freedom for the Stallion” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Going in Circles” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Good Feeling (1957)” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
- “Good Old Feeling” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Good Time Living” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
- “Hang On” – American Pastime (1976)
- “Happy Song” – Cyan (1973)
- “Heart of Blues” – Heart of Blues / Prayer of the Children (double-A-side single) (2009)
- “Heaven Is in Your Mind” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “Heavy Church” – Naturally (1970)
- “I Can Hear You Calling” – Naturally (1970)
- “I Can’t Help It” – It’s a Jungle (EP) (1983)
- “I’d Be So Happy” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “If You Knew (Demo)” – Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 (1993)
- “I’ll Be Creeping” – Naturally (1970)
- “In Bed” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Interlude I” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “Interlude II” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “Into My Life” – Cyan (1973)
- “Intro: Poem: Mistakes and Illusions / Peace of Mind” – Harmony (1971)
- “It Ain’t Easy” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
- “It’s a Jungle Out There” – It’s a Jungle (EP) (1983)
- “It’s a Jungle Out There (Extended Mix)” – It’s a Jungle Out There (Australian single) (1984)
- “It’s for You” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “I’ve Got Enough Heartache” – Naturally (1970)
- “Jam” – Harmony (1971)
- “Joy to the World” – Naturally (1970)
- “Joy to the World (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
K–O
- “King Solomon’s Mines” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Kite Man” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Lady Samantha” – Suitable for Framing (1969)
- “Lay Me Down Easy” – Cyan (1973)
- “Lean Back, Hold Steady” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Let Me Go” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “Let Me Serenade You” – Cyan (1973)
- “Liar” – Naturally (1970)
- “Liar (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Livin’ It Up” – It’s a Jungle (EP) (1983)
- “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
- “Mama Told Me (Not to Come) (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Mellow Down” – American Pastime (1976)
- “Midnight Flyer (Eli Wheeler)” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Midnight Runaway” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Mind Over Matter” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Murder in My Heart for the Judge” – Harmony (1971)
- “My Impersonal Life” – Harmony (1971)
- “My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine)” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Never Been to Spain” – Harmony (1971)
- “Never Been to Spain (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer” – Harmony (1971)
- “Night in the City” – Harmony (1971)
- “Nobody” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “One” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “One (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “One Man Band” – Naturally (1970)
- “On the Way Back Home” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “Organ Solo (Live)” – Around the World with Three Dog Night (1973)
- “Our ‘B’ Side” – Shambala single (B-side) (1973)
- “Out in the Country” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
- “Out in the Country (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Overground” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Overture” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
P–T
- “Pieces of April” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Play Children Play” – Cyan (1973)
- “Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “Prayer of the Children” – Heart of Blues / Prayer of the Children (double-A-side single) (2009)
- “Prelude” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “Prelude to Liar” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Prelude to Morning” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “Prelude to One” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Put Out the Light” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “Ridin’ Thumb” – Cyan (1973)
- “Rock and Roll Widow” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
- “Sault Ste. Marie” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Shambala” – Shambala single (1973)
- “Shambala (London Symphony Orchestra Version)” – Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
- “Shot in the Dark” – It’s a Jungle (EP) (1983)
- “Singer Man” – Cyan (1973)
- “Sitting in Limbo” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “Somebody’s Gonna Get Hurt” – It’s a Jungle (EP) (1983)
- “Southbound” – American Pastime (1976)
- “Storybook Feeling” – Cyan (1973)
- “Sunlight” – Naturally (1970)
- “Sure as I’m Sittin’ Here” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “The Family of Man” – Harmony (1971)
- “The Loner” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “The Show Must Go On” – Hard Labor (1974)
- “The Writing’s on the Wall” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
- “’Til the World Ends” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Try a Little Tenderness” – Three Dog Night (1968)
- “Tulsa Turnaround” – Seven Separate Fools (1972)
U–Z
- “When It’s Over” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Woman” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
- “Yellow Beach Umbrella” – American Pastime (1976)
- “Yo Te Quiero Hablar (Take You Down)” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “You” – Harmony (1971)
- “You Can Leave Your Hat On” – Coming Down Your Way (1975)
- “Your Song” – It Ain’t Easy (1970)
Three Dog Night Studio Albums
Three Dog Night (1968)
Suitable for Framing (1969)
It Ain’t Easy (1970)
Naturally (1970)
Harmony (1971)
Seven Separate Fools (1972)
Cyan (1973)
Hard Labor (1974)
Coming Down Your Way (1975)
American Pastime (1976)
Three Dog Night with the London Symphony Orchestra (2002)
Three Dog Night EPs
It’s a Jungle (1983)
Three Dog Night Official Live Albums and Concert Releases
Captured Live at the Forum (1969)
Around the World with Three Dog Night (1973)
Three Dog Night: Live (1988)
Live with the Tennessee Symphony Orchestra (concert DVD) (2002)
Super Hits Live (2007)
Greatest Hits Live (2008)
Rhymes of Yesterday (Chicago Soundstage ’75 Live & Remastered) (2020)
Three Dog Night Selected Compilation and Archival Albums
Golden Bisquits (1971)
Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1974)
The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982)
Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 (1993)
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (1999)
The Complete Hit Singles (2004)
35th Anniversary Hits Collection (2004)
Published October 16, 2026.
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