Tell Me a Lie

"Tell Me a Lie" is a song, composed by Mickey Buckins, Barbara Wyrick. Originally recorded by Lynn Anderson for her 1974 What a Man My Man Is album, it was released later that same year as a single by Sami Jo Cole, who took it to number 21 on both of the major U.S. pop charts. It also charted in Canada (#17).[1] Cole's version was also an Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number 14 in the U.S.[2] and number 27 in Canada.[3]

For other uses, see Tell Me a Lie (disambiguation).
"Tell Me a Lie"
Single by Sami Jo
from the album It Could Have Been Me
B-side"Stay Where You Are"
ReleasedFebruary 1974
Format7" single
Recorded1973
GenrePop
LabelMGM South
Songwriter(s)Mickey Buckins, Barbara Wyrick
Producer(s)Sonny Limbo
Sami Jo singles chronology
"Tell Me a Lie"
(1974)		 "It Could Have Been Me"
(1974)
"Tell Me a Lie"
Single by Janie Fricke
from the album Love Lies
B-side"Love Have Mercy"
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1983
GenreCountry
Length3:35
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Mickey Buckins, Barbara Wyrick
Producer(s)Bob Montgomery
Janie Fricke singles chronology
"He's a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen)"
(1983)		 "Tell Me a Lie"
(1983)		 "Let's Stop Talkin' About It"
(1984)

The song was perhaps most famously covered by Janie Fricke, whose 1983 recording topped the U.S. country singles charts.

Chart history

Later versions

In 1981, Bettye LaVette recorded an R&B version of the song on Motown. It was released as the title track of her album the following year.[12]

Janie Fricke cover

In 1983, Janie Fricke picked up the song "Tell Me a Lie" as to be released as her next single in 1983. Originally included on Fricke's 1982 album It Ain't Easy, it was released in September 1983 as the first single from her album Love Lies. During this time, Fricke racked up a good number of hits, like "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" and "I Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry".

Shortly thereafter, Fricke's record producer at the time Billy Sherrill, had suggested that Fricke would record the song. Listening to Sherrill, Fricke recorded the song in 1983. By this time though, Fricke had produced a number 1 hit in 1983 called "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy". Fricke soon released "Tell Me a Lie" as a single on the country charts that year.

By 1983, "Tell Me a Lie" was Janie Fricke's fourth number one hit on the Country charts.[13] The song and its album that it was featured on titled It Ain't Easy became very successful and became one of Fricke's signature songs. Since the song's release, it has been included in numerous multi-artist compilation albums. Despite the song's pop production, as well as its success on the country charts, it did not reach the pop singles chart. In 2004, Fricke released a bluegrass album, entitled The Bluegrass Sessions, which featured remakes of Fricke's biggest hits. The album featured "Tell Me a Lie".

Chart performance
Chart (1983-84) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References
  1. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 121.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 121.
  8. https://www.billboard.com/music/sami-jo/chart-history/country-songs/song/577599
  9. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 20, 1974
  10. Bac-lac.gc.ca
  11. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  12. Tell Me A Lie (Media notes). Bettye LaVette. Hollywood, California: Motown Record Corporation. 1982.CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 128.
  14. "Janie Fricke Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
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