A Tender Lie

"A Tender Lie"
Single by Restless Heart
from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town
Released September 1988
Genre Country
Length 3:29
Label RCA
Writer(s) Randy Sharp
Producer Tim DuBois
Scott Hendricks
Restless Heart
Restless Heart singles chronology
"The Bluest Eyes in Texas"
(1988)
"A Tender Lie"
(1988)
"Big Dreams in a Small Town"
(1989)

"A Tender Lie" is the title of 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 sixth and final number one on the country chart, and was also the group's sixth consecutive number one. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart [1].

Music video

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

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 31. 
Preceded by
"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
by George Strait
Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

December 17, 1988
Succeeded by
"When You Say Nothing at All"
by Keith Whitley