Somebody Lied
| "Somebody Lied" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Ricky Van Shelton | ||||
| from the album Wild-Eyed Dream | ||||
| B-side | "Working Man Blues" | |||
| Released | July 27, 1987[1] | |||
| Recorded | July 11, 1986[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Chambers Larry Jenkins | |||
| Producer(s) | 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 released in July 1987 as the third single from his debut album Wild-Eyed Dream, as well as Shelton's first number-one single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2]
There are some notable similarities between this version and a song titled "Funny How Time Slips Away" written by Willie Nelson and first recorded by country singer Billy Walker in 1961, and later by Elvis Presley in 1970.
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 5 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 8 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 310.
- ^ "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
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