I Let Her Lie

"I Let Her Lie"
Single by Daryle Singletary
from the album Daryle Singletary
Released July 17, 1995
Genre Country
Label Giant
Writer(s) Tim Johnson
Producer James Stroud, Randy Travis, David Malloy
Daryle Singletary singles chronology
"I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations"
(1995)
"I Let Her Lie"
(1995)
"Too Much Fun"
(1996)

"I Let Her Lie" is the title of a song written by Tim Johnson and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in July 1995 as the second single from the album Daryle Singletary. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart[1].

Contents

Content

The song is about a man struggling with his lovers infidelities.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Singletary has a "stone country voice that does justice to the lyric, as pain turns to resignation."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven T. Miller with R. Brad Murano and premiered in mid-1995.

Chart performance

"I Let Her Lie" debuted at #66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 29, 1995.

Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top Country Hits:1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 314. 
  2. ^ Billboard, July 22, 1995