| "Baby I Lied" | ||||
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| Single by Deborah Allen | ||||
| from the album Cheat the Night | ||||
| B-side | "Time Is Taking You Away from Me" | |||
| Released | August 20, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy, Rory Bourke | |||
| Producer(s) | Charles Calello | |||
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"Baby I Lied" is a song recorded by American country music artist Deborah Allen. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from the album Cheat the Night. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was also her only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it went to number 26. [1] The song was written by Allen, Rafe Van Hoy and Rory Bourke.
The B-side of the single, "Time is Taking You Away from Me" was written by Allen and Van Hoy, and is a track that has not appeared on any subsequent albums.
Critical reception
In The Encyclopedia of Country Music, Mary A. Bufwack wrote that the song showed "Allen's country-pop style, marked by a wall of sound and soulful singing". [2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1983–1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [3] | 31 |
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [4] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 26 |
| US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard) [6] | 10 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 [7] | 23 |
Shannon Brown version
| "Baby I Lied" | ||||
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| Single by Shannon Brown | ||||
| from the album Untangle My Heart | ||||
| B-side | "Untangle My Heart" [8] | |||
| Released | mid-2001 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy, Rory Michael Bourke | |||
| Producer(s) | Byron Gallimore [9] | |||
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Shannon Brown released a cover of the song in 2001, taking it to number 40 on the country charts. Her version was to have been included on her BNA Records album Untangle My Heart, which was never released. [8]
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price of Billboard praised Brown's version of the song, saying that it "stands the test of time" and "Brown turns in a fine performance, shaded with ache and regret." [9]
Chart performance
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [10] | 40 |
Other cover versions
- Tracey Ullman recorded a cover of the song shortly after Allen released the song as a single. [11]
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Kingsbury, Paul (2004). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-19-517608-7.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Deborah Allen Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Deborah Allen Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Deborah Allen Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 4, 1984". Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Whitburn, p. 66
- ^ a b Price, Deborah Evans (1 September 2001). "Reviews". Billboard. p. 23.
- ^ "Shannon Brown Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Baby I Lied. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09.