Liar (Russ Ballard song)

"Liar" is a song written by Russ Ballard of Argent from their 1970 self-titled debut album. It was released as the band's first single, but did not chart.

"Liar"
Single by Three Dog Night
from the album Naturally
B-side	"Can't Get Enough of It"
Released	July 1971
Recorded	1970
Genre	Rock
Length	3:56 (album version from "Naturally") 3:04 (edited album version from "Joy To The World") 3:18 (single mix)
Label	Dunhill
Songwriter(s)	Russ Ballard
Producer(s)	Richard Podolor
Three Dog Night singles chronology
"Joy to the World" (1971) "Liar" (1971) "An Old Fashioned Love Song" (1971)

A version by Three Dog Night was released the following year and was featured on the band's album, Naturally.^[1] It was the follow-up to the biggest hit of the band's career, "Joy to the World." Danny Hutton delivered the lead vocal and Richard Podolor was the producer.^[2] In the U.S., "Liar" reached #7 on the Billboard chart.^[3] In Canada, the song peaked at #4 in 1971.^[4]

Other versions

• Capability Brown released a seven-minute rendition of the song on their 1972 Charisma release entitled "From Scratch."
• The Meters released both a studio version on their LP "Fire on the Bayou" and a live version of the song on their 1975 album, Uptown Rulers: The Meters live on the Queen Mary.
• Graham Bonnet released a version of the song as a single in June 1981 that reached #51 on the UK Singles Chart.^[5] It was featured on his 1981 album, Line-Up.