Three Dog Night-Around the World with Three Dog Night (1973)

Although their musical genre isn't exactly the most prominent within rock music, Three Dog Night achieved massive success thanks to their unique way of interpreting music, a style whose merit and talent far surpassed that of hundreds of solo artists from other groups in the 1960s and 70s. They were the atypical multiracial group with three lead vocalists who reached the top of the charts with more than thirty hits, many of them covers of other artists. They are Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Chuck Negron. The style born from the union of these three singers could be described as a "vocal style," but doing so would bring to mind groups like Crosby, Stills & Nash and other famous ensembles known for their rich vocal harmonies. However, unlike all of them, Three Dog Night owes its overwhelming success to the voices of its three lead singers, thanks to their sophisticated vocals that spanned everything from rhythm and blues to mainstream rock, encompassing pop, funk, and soul, skillfully blending commercial appeal with class and musical refinement. Nevertheless, the group's sound was supported by four other excellent instrumentalists who joined the three leaders: guitarist Mike Allsup, bassist Joe Schermie, drummer Floyd Sneed, and keyboardist Jimmy Greenspoon. In 1971, Three Dog Night held the number one spot on the charts worldwide for several months with their impactful "Joy to the World", which was chosen as song of the year not only in the United States but also in some fifty countries around the globe. That song, along with others and their albums "It Ain't Easy" (1970), "Golden Bisquits" (1971), "Naturally" (1970), "Harmony" (1971), "Seven Separate Fools" (1972) or the spectacular live album "Around The World With Three Dog Night" (1973), is the result of a masterful career, with all their albums at the top of the charts and making them one of the best vocal groups that have ever existed.