Three Dog Night releases "Liar" 1971

Three Dog Night released Liar, the follow-up single to their mega-hit Joy to the World July 10, 1971.  It was the second single from their fifth studio album Naturally.  Liar was written by Russ Ballard and his band Argent released it in 1970 on their self-title debut album but it did not chart.

In the US, Three Dog Night's Liar reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #4 in Canada.

Three Dog Night's "Joy To The World" reaches #1 1971

Three Dog Night's fourth studio album, Naturally, featured Joy to the World, a "silly song" written by Hoyt Axton (Okie!).  On April 17, 1971, Joy to the World hit #1 on the Billboard's Hot 100 and stayed there for six weeks. 

It was named by Billboard magazine as the year-end pop single for 1971 and has sold 5 million copies world-wide, making it one of the best selling singles of all time.