"Liar" is a song written by

Russ Ballard Russell Glyn Ballard (born 31 October 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Originally coming to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Argent, Ballard became a songwriter and producer by the late 1970s. His co ...

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from their 1970 self-titled debut album. It was released as the band's first single, but did not chart. A version by

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was released the following year and was featured on the band's album, '' Naturally''.

Danny Hutton Daniel Anthony Hutton (born September 10, 1942) is an Irish-American singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band Three Dog Night. Hutton was a songwriter and singer for Hanna-Barbera Records from 1965 to 1966. Hutton had a ...

delivered the lead vocal and

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was the producer. In the U.S., "Liar" reached #7 on the ''Billboard'' chart. In

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, the song peaked at #4 in 1971.

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''. *

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released a version of the song as a single in June 1981 that reached #51 on the

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.Graham Bonnet, "Liar" Chart Position
Retrieved January 31, 2015 It was featured on his 1981 album, '' Line-Up''.

References

1969 songs 1970 debut singles 1971 singles 1981 singles Songs written by Russ Ballard Argent (band) songs Three Dog Night songs The Meters songs Dunhill Records singles Vertigo Records singles {{1970s-single-stub