A Tender Lie

"A Tender Lie"
"A Tender Lie"
Single by Restless Heart
from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town
B-side	"This Time"
Released	September 1988
Genre	Country
Length	3:29
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Randy Sharp
Producer(s)	Tim DuBois; Scott Hendricks; Restless Heart
Restless Heart singles chronology

"A Tender Lie" is a song written by Randy Sharp, and recorded by American country music band Restless Heart. It was released in September 1988 as the second single from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town. The song was the group's sixth consecutive number one, their sixth overall, and ultimately their final number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week.^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by George Bloom III and premiered in late 1988.

Chart performance

Chart (1988)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[2]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks^[3]	2

Year-End Charts


Chart (1988)	Position
Canadian RPM Country Tracks^[4]	99

Covers

R&B group The Three Degrees recorded a cover of the song for their 1989 album Three Degrees...And Holding and Dolly Parton recorded a bluegrass cover on her 2001 album Little Sparrow.

References

^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 348. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "Restless Heart Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. December 17, 1988.
^ "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 348. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Restless_Heart-2] "Restless Heart Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[3] "RPM 100 Country Singles" (PDF). RPM. December 17, 1988.

[4] "Top 100 Country Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. December 24, 1988. p. 15.

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