The Best of 3 Dog Night

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The Best of 3 Dog Night is the fifteenth album by the American rock band, Three Dog Night and is a double album released in 1982. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 1, 1996.Template:Certification Cite Ref

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Critical reception

Template:Music ratings Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "There isn't anything major missing, and while some of the non-singles material isn't particularly strong, there are enough worthwhile moments to make this a fairly consistent, enjoyable listen, in addition to being the one Three Dog Night album most fans will need."<ref Name=AM1/>

Track listing

• The CD release follows the same track list.

Personnel

• Mike Allsup - guitar
• Jimmy Greenspoon - keyboard
• Danny Hutton - vocals
• Skip Konte - keyboard
• Chuck Negron - vocals
• Jack Ryland - bass guitar
• Joe Schermie - bass guitar
• Floyd Sneed - percussion, drums
• Cory Wells - vocals

Production

• Producers: Richard Podolor, Gabriel Mekler, Jimmy Ienner
• Compilation: Vince Cosgrave
• Art direction: Vartan
• Design: Jay Vigon
• Artwork: Jay Vigon