American Pastime

Infobox Album |
Name = American Pastime
Type = Album
Artist = Three Dog Night


Released = March 1976
Recorded = ???
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 34:42
Label = ABC
Producer = Bob Monaco
Reviews =
* Allmusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0jvsa9wgb230~T1 link]
Last album = "Coming Down Your Way"
(1975)
This album = "American Pastime"
(1976)
Next album = "The Best of 3 Dog Night"
(1982)

"American Pastime" is the fourteenth album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). Their only studio album not to feature the band's three founding vocalists (Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells), it sold poorly and the band broke up soon afterwards.

Track listing

#"Everybody Is a Masterpiece" (G. Clinton, R. Reicheg) – 2:45
#"Easy Evil" (Alan O'Day) – 3:38
#"Billy the Kid" (B. Lawrie, M. Lawrie) – 3:41
#"Mellow Down" (A. Fairweather Lowe) – 3:00
#"Yellow Beach Umbrella" (C. Doerge, J. Henske) – 4:56
#"Hang On" (J. Gruska, J. Spirit) – 4:18
#"Southbound" (Hoyt Axton, M. Dawson) – 4:11
#"Drive on, Ride On" (D. Gray, T.J. Seals) – 3:32
#"Dance the Night Away" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster) – 4:41

Personnel

*Danny Hutton - vocals
*Chuck Negron - vocals
*Cory Wells - vocals
*Jay Gruska - vocals
*Gavin Christopher - conga
*Al Ciner - guitar
*Dan Ferguson - electric guitar
*Ed Greene - drums
*Jimmy Greenspoon - keyboard
*Skip Konte - keyboard, clavinet
*Mickey McMeel - drums
*Dennis Belfield - bass
*Jeff Porcaro - drums
*Ron Stockert - keyboards, synthesizer bass

Production

*Producer: Bob Monaco
*Engineer: Tony Sciarrotta, Scot Spain
*Arranger: Three Dog Night

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)