"You Lie" is a song written by Bobby Fischer, Charlie Black and Austin Roberts. It was originally recorded by American country music artist Cee Cee Chapman for her 1988 debut album Twist of Fate.[1] The best-known version of the song was recorded by Reba McEntire who released it in August 1990 as the first single from her seventeenth album Rumor Has It. The song became McEntire's fourteenth number one country hit. It stayed at the top-spot for one week in late 1990 and spent a total of 20 weeks on the country chart.[2]
| "You Lie" | |
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| Song by Cee Cee Chapman | |
| from the album Twist of Fate | |
| Released | 1988 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:50 |
| Label | Curb |
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| Single by Reba McEntire | ||||
| from the album Rumor Has It | ||||
| B-side | "That's All She Wrote" | |||
| Released | August 25, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | April 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
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Content
editThe narrator knows her husband no longer loves her, and is agonizing over whether to play along to keep him close (knowing he is only staying out of obligation), or to do the right thing and let him go.
Cover versions
editCountry music singer Faith Hill covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Reba
Music video
editDirected by Peter Israelson and filmed entirely in black-and-white, the video features Reba as the wife of a ranch owner, distraught as her marriage is collapsing while her husband spends most of his time taming a wild horse. After an argument with Reba, the husband packs his bags and leaves her, forcing her to tend to the ranch herself. Now liberated, Reba goes on one last ride with the tamed horse. She then releases it from its corral and the video ends with Reba cheering as the horse runs gracefully into the tall grass.
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 15 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 57 |
References
edit- ^ "Twist of Fate - Cee Cee Chapman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 226.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1366." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 3, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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