The group Redwood showcased vocalists Danny Hutton, Cory Wells and Chuck Negron when they formed in 1967. A year later they added backup musicians and changed the name to Three Dog Night. If you were in the Australian Outback and it was cold you slept with your dog, the colder it was the more dogs you slept with (insert your own humour).

The cover of Hoyt Axton's "Never Been to Spain" hit the top five in late 1971.