Coming Down Your Way

Coming Down Your Way
Studio album by Three Dog Night
Released	May 1975
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	45:40
Label	ABC
Producer	Jimmy Ienner
Three Dog Night chronology
Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1974) Coming Down Your Way (1975) American Pastime (1976)
Singles from Coming Down Your Way
"Til the World Ends" Released: 1975

Coming Down Your Way is the thirteenth album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1975.

Track listing

1. "'Til the World Ends" (Dave Loggins) – 3:32
2. "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Randy Newman) – 3:06
3. "Good Old Feeling" (Kent Sprague, Gary Stovall) – 3:14
4. "Mind over Matter" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:05
5. "Midnight Flyer (Eli Wheeler)" (Frank "Skip" Konte) – 4:34
6. "Kite Man" (Bonnie Spirit, Jay Gruska) – 4:18
7. "Coming Down Your Way" (Jack Lynton) – 4:02
8. "When It's Over" (Jeff Barry) – 4:50
9. "Lean Back, Hold Steady" (Daniel Moore) – 3:48
10. "Yo Te Quiero Hablar (Take You Down)" (Gregory Grandillo) – 5:11

Personnel

• Mike Allsup – guitar (Additional on track 9), Electric Guitar (3–5, 8, 10), Acoustic Guitar (5, 10), All Guitars (1–2, 7)
• Dennis Belfield – bass (tracks 4, 6–9)
• Jimmy Greenspoon – piano (Additional on track 1, Acoustic on 5, Solo on 7), Electric Piano (5), ARP String Ensemble (1), clavinet (3), organ (3–4, 6), ARP synthesizer (6), All Pianos (2–4, 7, 9–10)
• Danny Hutton – lead vocals (tracks 5–6), background vocals (1, 3–10)
• Mickey McMeel – percussion (tracks 1–4, 6–7, 9–10), drums (3, 6)
• Chuck Negron – lead vocals (tracks 1, 7, 8 and 10), background vocals (1, 3–10)
• Jack Ryland – bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 10)
• Floyd Sneed – drums (tracks 1–5, 7–10)
• Ron Stockert – Fender Rhodes piano (track 1)
• Cory Wells – lead vocals (tracks 2–4, 9), background vocals (1, 3–8, 10)

Additional personnel

• Ben Benay – rhythm guitar (track 3), electric guitar (4, 9), acoustic guitar (8, solo on 10), horn arrangements (7)
• Victor Feldman – marimba, vibraphone (track 10)
• Chuck Findley – trumpet (track 10), slide trumpet (2)
• Gary Giambroni – harp (track 10)
• Jay Gruska – background vocals (track 6)
• Jimmy Ienner – conga (track 10), background vocals (4)
• Skip Konte – Chamberlin (tracks 1, 6, 8), organ (1–3, 5, 7–9), clavinet (3, 6), ARP synthesizer (1, 8, 10), ARP string ensemble (5)
• William Perkins – baritone saxophone (track 4)
• George Pierre – conga (track 6)
• Dalton Smith – trumpet (track 10)
• Ernie Watts – saxophone solo (track 7)

Production

• Producer: Jimmy Ienner
• Engineer: Carmine Rubino, Shelly Yakus
• Arranger: Jimmie Haskell (Mariachi Music on track 10), (Strings on 1, 5, 8), & (Horns on 7, 9)

Reception

Reviews were mixed. Some say it set the band up for a slow demise, yet others agree it was just as good, if not better than previous albums. The album and only single did do better in Canada, and peaked at #27 and #26, over twice as popular than in the United States. Cory Wells has said "You Can Leave Your Hat On" was going to be released as a second single, but for unknown reasons, it never was.

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)

References