Three Dog Night - Suitable For Framing CD


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Suitable for Framing followed Three Dog Night's debut disc by only a few months, sharing the charts with its predecessor for a while. This second release contained two Top Ten chartmakers: "Easy to Be Hard," and from the rock musical Hair, and "Eli's Coming," written by quirky songwriter Laura Nyro (who also wrote "And When I Die," a hit for Blood, Sweat and Tears the same year). It also introduced the songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin to American audiences with a version of "Lady Samantha," from Elton's British-only first album release, that was also a hit single for Three Dog Night. Another popular song from this album was the classic "Celebrate," with its blaring horn lines and easily sung, "Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music" chorus and coda. Suitable for Framing also included a soulful take on Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come," and provided the first popular cover version of Dave Mason's soon-to-be-oft-recorded "Feeling Alright." Although the hit singles were plentiful, the album only reached number 16, showing the gap between the singles-buying audience and those that purchased albums. Nonetheless, Suitable for Framing confirmed the group's musical strength with the AM radio audience while appealing to more "hip" listeners as well. ~ Jim Newsom

The 1969 second album from the band featuring the pop vocal trio of Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton & Cory Wells is home to several of their greatest hits: Laura Nyro's 'Eli's Coming', 'Easy To Be Hard' (from the musical 'Hair'), the wildly popular 'Celebrate' plus seven more. The horn parts were recorded by members of the Chicago Transit Authority (Lee Loughnane, James Pankow & Walter Parazaider).

Photographer: Ed Caraeff.

Personnel: Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton, Cory Wells (vocals); Mike Allsup (guitar); Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards); Floyd Sneed (drums).

Recording information: American Recording Company, Calabasas, CA.

Suitable For Framing Music

Category	Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs
Label	MCA
Orig Year	1969
All Time Product Rank	73,764
CD Universe Part number	1270495
Catalog number	21991
Discs	1
Release Date	Jan 01, 2002
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Gabriel Mekler
Engineer	Richard Polodor; Bill Cooper
Recording Time	28 minutes
Personnel	Chuck Negron Cory Wells - vocals Danny Hutton Jimmy Greenspoon - keyboards Floyd Sneed - drums Mike Allsup - guitar

Three Dog Night - Suitable For Framing Songs

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Song

Time

Price

Feelin' Alright * See All 5

4:55

$0.99

(From different album)

Lady Samantha * See All 6

2:54

$0.99

(From different album)

Dreaming Isn't Good for You See All 3

Change Is Gonna Come See All 3

Eli's Coming * See All 19

2:45

$1.29

(From different album)

Easy To Be Hard * See All 21

3:10

$1.29

(From different album)

Ain't That a Lot of Love See All 3

King Solomon's Mines See All 3

Circle for a Landing See All 3

Celebrate * See All 16

3:01

$1.29

(From different album)

(*) MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Suitable For Framing Music Review

Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars Suitable for beginners
this was my first LP I bought w/ my own money. in 69. I LOVED it,,still do..great clear tones, harmony, and music..
Submitted by michael4226 (York Pa USA)
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4 stars Greatest Hits recap
I have heard the album many years ago when it first came out, and I thought it was the best recap of their hits to date. After the release of this album, Three Dog Night did not have any more real monster hits and seem to slide from the peak position they held as leaders of the charts. Golden Bisquits represents the pinnacle of their career on the charts.
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4 stars They kept going strong after this album
A great album by one of the late 60's early 70's great bands! Three Dog Night had MANY more HITS after this album, this is one of my favorites. This one should be in any fans collection!
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