''Cyan'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band
Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sn ...
, released on October 9, 1973, by
Dunhill Records
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. The album's original title was ''Seven Ball, Center Pocket'', which was changed for unknown reasons.
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Track listing
Side 1
#"Happy Song" (Mike Allsup) – 3:37
#"Play Children Play" (Kent Sprague, Gary Stovall) – 4:10
#"Storybook Feeling" (Allsup) – 4:20
#"Ridin' Thumb" ( James Seals) – 4:09
Side 2
#"Shambala
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" (Daniel Moore) – 3:23
#"Singer Man" (Cebert Bernard, Derrick Harriott
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) – 3:28
#" Let Me Serenade You" ( John Finley) – 3:15
#"Lay Me Down Easy" (Moore) – 3:54
#"Into My Life" (Allsup) – 4:33
Personnel
Three Dog Night
* Mike Allsup – guitar
*Jimmy Greenspoon
James Boyd Greenspoon (February 7, 1948 – March 11, 2015) was an American keyboard player and composer, best known as a member of the band Three Dog Night.
Early life and education
Greenspoon was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised i ...
– keyboard
*Danny Hutton
Daniel Anthony Hutton (born September 10, 1942) is an Irish-American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night. Hutton was a songwriter and singer for Hanna-Barbera Records from 1965 to 1966. Hutton had a ...
– lead vocals (B4), background vocals
*Chuck Negron
Charles Negron II (born June 8, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known as a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Three Dog Night.
Early life
Chuck Negron was born on June 8, 1942, in Manhattan, New York City, to ...
– lead vocals (A1, A3, B2, B5), background vocals
*Jack Ryland – bass
*Floyd Sneed
Floyd Chester Sneed (November 22, 1942 – January 27, 2023) was a Canadian drummer, best known for his work with the band Three Dog Night.
Born on November 22, 1942, in Calgary, Sneed grew up in a musical family (his parents were both musicia ...
– drums
*Cory Wells
Cory Wells (born Emil Lewandowski; February 5, 1941 – October 20, 2015) was an American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night.
Early life
Wells came from a musical family and began playing in Buffal ...
– lead vocals (tracks A2, A4, B1, B3), background vocals
Additional personnel
* Donna Gaines – additional background vocals
*Gordon DeWitty – organ (track B3)
Production
*Producer: Richard Podolor
*Engineer: Bill Cooper
*Arranger: Richard Podolor, Three Dog Night
*Art direction: Ed Caraeff
Ed Caraeff (born April 18, 1950) is an American photographer, illustrator and graphic designer who has worked largely in the music industry.
He has art directed, photographed and designed more than 400 record album covers from 1967 to 1981 for ...
*Design: David Larkham, Michael Ross
*Photography: Ed Caraeff
Charts
Album – ''Billboard'' (United States)
Singles – ''Billboard'' (United States) unless otherwise noted
Certifications
References
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1973 albums
Three Dog Night albums
Albums produced by Richard Podolor
Dunhill Records albums