Harmony

Critical reception

Reviewing in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau wrote: "Next to Grand Funk, they're the country's top touring act, and they sell singles in the multiple millions besides. They're slick as Wesson Oil. And when they choose the right material and go light on the minstrel-show theatrics, they're fine—next to 'Maggie May,' 'Joy to the World' is the most durable single of the year. Their albums do vary—avoid the 'Joy to the World' vehicle Naturally—but I think this is the best. Even if you're hostile, you'll have to concede that any group that can string together great-but-obscure songs from Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, and Moby Grape without inspiring a rush back to the originals has something going for it. Wish they'd cut the poetry reading, though."

Track listing

"Never Been to Spain" (Hoyt Axton) – 3:43

"My Impersonal Life" (Terry Furlong) – 4:22

"An Old Fashioned Love Song" (Paul Williams) – 3:21

"Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) – 3:41

"Jam" (Three Dog Night) – 3:47

"You" (Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Goga, Ivy Jo Hunter) – 3:00

"Night in the City" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:13

"Murder in My Heart for the Judge" (Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson) – 3:36

"The Family of Man" (Jack Conrad, Paul Williams) – 3:28

"Intro: Poem: Mistakes and Illusions" (poem by Paula Negron) / "Peace of Mind" (Nick Woods) – 3:03

Personnel

Michael Allsup – guitar

Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards

Danny Hutton – lead vocals (tracks 2, 7, 9), background vocals

Chuck Negron – lead vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6, 9), background vocals

Joe Schermie – bass

Floyd Sneed – drums

Cory Wells – lead vocals (tracks 1, 8, 9), background vocals

Production

Richard Podolor – producer

Bill Cooper – engineer

Ed Caraeff – photography

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)