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An Old Fashioned Love Song

Three Dog Night

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LIST YEAR

1971

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 1971

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Three Dog Night Best Songs - uDiscover Music
Read An Old Fashioned Love Song (1971), Paul Williams authorship, first single from Harmony, and Black & White (1972) from Seven Separate Fools.

BEHIND THE SONG

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Written by Paul Williams, An Old Fashioned Love Song was the first single from Three Dog Night's 1971 album Harmony. The album also drew on material associated with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell. The addition uses the sourced title with its opening 'An' while retaining the screenshot's shorter wording in the evidence record.

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Three Dog Night Best Songs - uDiscover Music
Read An Old Fashioned Love Song (1971), Paul Williams authorship, first single from Harmony, and Black & White (1972) from Seven Separate Fools. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Other appearances and versions

Original 1971 studio recording family from Harmony; exact screenshot mastering unspecified.

Requested recording or edition is represented by this sourced catalog destination. The screenshot is metadata evidence; the supplied audio, exact mix, edit, pressing and master have not been independently verified. Version scope: Original 1971 studio recording family from Harmony; exact screenshot mastering unspecified.

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Three Dog Night Best Songs - uDiscover Music
Read An Old Fashioned Love Song (1971), Paul Williams authorship, first single from Harmony, and Black & White (1972) from Seven Separate Fools.

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