Wednesday's Forgotten Oldie...

Liar was Three Dog Night’s single release after their chart topping song of 1971, Joy To The World. The song peaked at number 7. The song was on their 1970 album Naturally and was the third and last single released off of the album. Liar was originally recorded by the group Argent and was written by Russ Ballard, Argent’s lead singer and guitarist. Argent’s version of the song barely made the charts. Personally, I think the Three Dog Night version is a much better rendition. According to Chuck Negron, Danny Hutton recorded the studio version of this song by singing it into a toilet, with his head just a few inches above the water. It makes sense since there is that great vibration in the vocal. I wish I could understand why this song is largely forgotten. A top ten hit, a great song and my all-time favorite from a great band!