Somebody Lied

"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]

"Somebody Lied"
Single by Ricky Van Shelton
from the album Wild-Eyed Dream
B-side"Working Man Blues"
ReleasedJuly 27, 1987[1]
RecordedJuly 11, 1986[1]
GenreCountry
Length3:21
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)Joe Chambers
Larry Jenkins
Producer(s)Steve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology
"Crime of Passion"
(1987)
"Somebody Lied"
(1987)
"Life Turned Her That Way"
(1987)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 8

References

  1. Greatest Hits Plus (CD). Ricky Van Shelton. Columbia Records. 1992. 52753.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 310.
  3. "Ricky Van Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2021.


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