Somebody Lied
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| "Somebody Lied" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Van Shelton | ||||
| from the album Wild-Eyed Dream | ||||
| B-side | "Workingman's Blues" | |||
| Released | July 27, 1987[1] | |||
| Format | 7" single, CD Single | |||
| Recorded | July 11, 1986[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia38-07311 | |||
| Writer(s) | Joe Chambers Larry Jenkins |
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| Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
| Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology | ||||
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"Somebody Lied" is a country music song written by Joe Chambers and Larry Jenkins. First recorded by Conway Twitty on his 1985 album Don't Call Him a Cowboy, it was later recorded by American country music singer Ricky Van Shelton. Shelton's version was the third single released from his debut album, Wild-Eyed Dream, as well as Shelton's first number-one single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart [2].
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 5 |
| Preceded by "Lynda" by Steve Wariner |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single December 5, 1987 |
Succeeded by "The Last One to Know" by Reba McEntire |
[edit] References
- ^ a b (1992) Album notes for Greatest Hits Plus by Ricky Van Shelton [CD]. Columbia Records (52753).
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 310.
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