Seven Separate Fools

Seven Separate Fools is the eighth album by American rock band Three Dog Night, released in 1972. The LP version of the album was released with seven large playing cards (each nearly 12 inches in height)^[1] as an extra bonus.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	(not rated) link

Track listing

"Black and White" (David I. Arkin, Earl Robinson) – 3:51
"My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine and Dandelion Wine)" (Randy Newman) – 3:08
"Prelude to Morning" (Jimmy Greenspoon) – 2:04
"Pieces of April" (Dave Loggins) – 4:10
"Going in Circles" (Jaiananda, Ted Myers) – 3:06
"Chained" (Russ Ballard) – 5:14
"Tulsa Turnaround" (Larry Collins, Alex Harvey) – 3:41
"In Bed" (Tom Baird, Lynn Henderson, Wes Henderson) – 3:58
"Freedom for the Stallion" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:41
"The Writing's on the Wall" (Domenic Troiano) – 3:17
"Midnight Runaway" (Gary Itri) – 5:28

Personnel

Mike Allsup – guitar
Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards
Danny Hutton – lead vocals (tracks 1, 10), background vocals
Chuck Negron – lead vocals (tracks 4, 11), background vocals
Joe Schermie – bass guitar
Floyd Sneed – drums
Cory Wells – lead vocals (tracks 2, 7), background vocals

with:

Patrick Sullivan - cello on "Pieces of April"
Gary Itri - acoustic guitar on "Midnight Runaway"

Production

Producer: Richard Podolor
Ed Caraeff - art direction, photography, design concept
David Larkham - graphics, typography, design concept

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1972	Pop Albums	6^[2]

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Black and White" (3:24 edit)	Pop Singles	1^[3]
	"Black and White" (3:24 edit)	Adult Contemporary	1
	"Pieces of April"	Pop Singles	19^[4]
	"Pieces of April"	Adult Contemporary	6

References

^ "Redirect Notice".
^ Three Dog Night, Seven Separate Fools Chart Position Retrieved February 16, 2015
^ Three Dog Night, "Black and White" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015
^ Three Dog Night, "Pieces of April" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015

[1] "Redirect Notice".

[2] Three Dog Night, Seven Separate Fools Chart Position Retrieved February 16, 2015

[3] Three Dog Night, "Black and White" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015

[4] Three Dog Night, "Pieces of April" Chart Positions Retrieved February 16, 2015

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v t e Three Dog Night
Danny Hutton Michael Allsup Paul Kingery Pat Bautz Eddie Reasoner David Morgan Cory Wells Chuck Negron Jimmy Greenspoon Floyd Sneed Joe Schermie Skip Konte Al Ciner Gary Moon Richard Campbell
Studio albums	Three Dog Night (1968) Suitable for Framing (1969) It Ain't Easy (1970) Naturally (1970) Harmony (1971) Seven Separate Fools (1972) Cyan (1973) Hard Labor (1974) Coming Down Your Way (1975) American Pastime (1976) It's a Jungle (1983)
Live albums	Captured Live at the Forum (1969) Around the World with Three Dog Night (1973)
Compilations	Golden Bisquits (1971) Joy to the World: Their Greatest Hits (1975) The Best of 3 Dog Night (1982) Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 (1993) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Three Dog Night (1999) The Complete Hit Singles (2004)
Singles	"Nobody" "Try a Little Tenderness" "One" "Easy to Be Hard" "Eli's Coming" "Celebrate" "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" "Out in the Country" "One Man Band" "Joy to the World" "Liar" "An Old Fashioned Love Song" "Never Been to Spain" "The Family of Man" "Black & White" "Pieces of April" "Shambala" "Let Me Serenade You" "The Show Must Go On" "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" "Til the World Ends" "Everybody's a Masterpiece" "It's a Jungle Out There"
Other songs	"Darlin'" "Time to Get Alone"
Discography