"Baby I Lied" is a song recorded by American

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artist

Deborah Allen Deborah Allen (born Deborah Lynn Thurmond on September 30, 1953) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Since 1976, Allen has issued 12 albums and charted 14 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. She recorded the 1 ...

. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from the album ''

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''. The song reached number 4 on the ''

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chart. It was also her only hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, where it went to number 26. The song was written by Allen, Rafe Van Hoy and

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. 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".

Chart performance

Shannon Brown version

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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

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album ''Untangle My Heart'', which was never released.Whitburn, p. 66

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of ''

'' 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."

Chart performance

Other cover versions

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recorded a cover of the song shortly after Allen released the song as a single.

References

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