Hutton served as the lead vocalist on 'Black and White' as well as the Top Ten hit ' Liar.' They had 21 hit singles, including 11 Top Ten hits and 12 consecutive gold albums, from 1969 to 1975. 'The Show Must Go On' was their final Top Ten song, in 1974. The group's final #1, 'Black and White', topped the Hot 100 in 1972. 'Joy to the World' became the group's biggest hit in 1971.

'Mama Told Me (Not to Come)' reached #1 a year later.

Their first Top Ten hit was ' One', in 1969. On colder nights they would sleep with two dogs and if the night was freezing, it was a 'three-dog night'. The official commentary included in the CD set Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975 states that vocalist Hutton's then-girlfriend June Fairchild suggested the name after reading a magazine article about indigenous Australians, in which it was explained that on cold nights they would customarily sleep in a hole in the ground whilst embracing a dingo, a native species of wild dog. In 1967, Hutton conceived the idea of a three-vocalist group, and he and Wells enlisted mutual friend Negron. Three Dog Night was based around the vocal skills of Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, and Cory Wells.

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