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Three Dog Night - Seven Separate Fools Audio CD

A fair review of the Three Dog Night "Seven Separate Fools" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Three Dog Night reviews here, or go back to the Three Dog Night tabs.

Three Dog Night Band: Three Dog Night
Title: Seven Separate Fools
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Release Date: 1995-01-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Black and White 2: My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine) 3: Prelude to Morning 4: Pieces of April 5: Going in Circles 6: Chained 7: Tulsa Turnaround 8: In Bed 9: Freedom for the Stallion 10: Writing's on the Wall 11: Midnight Runaway

Not Bad But Not Essential
I find the song "Pieces Of April" much more effective in the context of this album than it is on the compilations. If you've got one of the comprehensive 'best of' albums you may or may not need this. The difference being the brief instrumental preceding it, "Prelude To Morning", which sets up the mood.

Even as an adolescent I found the lead track, "Black and White", to be a little too much of a children's singalong to be top shelf, and unlike Three Dog Night's previous albums, the rest of "Seven Separate Fools" didn't produce a second big single. Truth be told, such wasn't to be found.

"Going In Circles" probably would have been the closest thing to a charting single from this album. Oh, Randy Newman's material checks in but the song about Kentucky seems to be Newman's most nasty, bile-filled writing. I'm sure there are toothless subhumans in Kentucky as the song portrays, but we have them in Southern California too. You may recognize "Freedom for the Stallion" as the same material that the Hues Corporation took to the charts in the year following this album's release. Their version didn't really tear up the charts either.

Summary: Three Dog Night completists will want this, it's got its moments, but it doesn't hold a candle to the band's two albums before this, "Naturally" and "Harmony". After those two albums if you want depth, get the 2CD best of which will include the highlights from this album, then download this album's instrumental, "Prelude to Morning".
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Good CD
Good choice for the serious collector. This CD has some rare tracks on it that aren't available on any other CD.


Remastered?
It is listed on this Amazon site as having come out in the mid-90's when the back is copyrighted 1988 - identical to the non-remastered disc I bought around that time (including the same generic back-cover that MCA put on all their cheap cds in the 80s). Warning! While this is an excellent album by Three Dog Night, I can't find any indication that it has been remastered. I have suggested this same warning for "Harmony. ".


Seven Separate Fools
This is a hard to find CD - thanks for having it!.


My favorite of all
Having been a long time follower of these guys, this is by FAR THE BEST collection of songs from this band. This record has a variety of songs, from a country sound "My Old Kentucky Home" to some awesome guitar licks on "Chained" as well as perfect harmony which we've all have come to love from Three Dog Night. Many hit singles came from this record, including "Black and White," and "Pieces of April. " Also included "Going in Circles" from a movie called "XYZ. " It's very eerie and climactic. Highlighted on this album is keyboardest Jimmy Greenspoon in a sweet solo called "Prelude to Morning. " If you are a new Three Dog Night fan, you do not want to miss this cd. This is probably the last best-selling album of their hey-day--sad to say. But is well worth the purchase, guaranteed!.


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