''Cheat the Night'' is an extended play by
country pop singer
Deborah Allen. Released in 1983 via
RCA Records, the album includes the singles "Baby I Lied," "I've Been Wrong Before," and "I Hurt for You." Although this has never been on CD, four of its six tracks (the singles and "Cheat the Night") appeared on her later ''Anthology'' compilation. It has since been added to streaming services.
Critical reception
Michael McCall of
AllMusic writes, "An EP features her two best-known hits of the 1980s, "Baby I Lied" and "I've Been Wrong Before." It's sweeter and softer-edged than her '90s work."
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Track listing
Musicians
* Deborah Allen – lead vocals
*Fred Tackett
Fred Tackett (born August 30, 1945) is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Originally a session player on guitar, mandolin, and trumpet, he is best known as a member of the band Little Feat.
In addition to his work with Little F ...
– acoustic guitar (track 1)
*Buzzy Feiten
Howard "Buzz" Feiten (born November 4, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, session musician, and luthier. He is best known as a lead and rhythm guitarist and for having patented a tuning system for guitars and similar instrument ...
– electric guitar (track 1)
*George Doering – electric guitar (track 1)
*Neil Stubenhaus
Neil Stubenhaus is an American bass guitarist.
Career
He started his musical training playing drums and switched to bass guitar at the age of 12. He studied at the Berklee College of Music where he graduated in 1975. After graduation, he was rec ...
– bass (track 1)
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards and synthesizers (track 1)
* Eddie Bayers – drums and percussion (tracks 2 to 6)
* Tom Robb – bass (tracks 2 to 6)
*Dennis Burnside – keyboards (tracks 2 to 6)
* Bobby Ogdin – keyboards (tracks 2 to 6)
*Steve Gibson – electric rhythm guitar (tracks 2 to 6)
* Weldon Myrick – steel guitar (tracks 2 to 6)
*Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitar and synthesizer (tracks 2 to 6)
*Strings (tracks 2 to 6)
**Arranged by Dennis Burnside
**Performed by Carl Gorodetzky & The Nashville String Machine
*Background vocals (track 1)
** Herb Pederson
** Joey Scarbury
*Background vocals (tracks 2 to 6)
** Don Gant
**Dennis Wilson
**Deborah Allen
Production
*Produced by Rafe Van Hoy (tracks 2 to 6)
*Produced and arranged by Charles Calello (track 1)
*Mastered by Hank Williams
*Recorded and mixed by Rick Rugger (track 1)
*Recorded and mixed by Pat McMakin (tracks 2 to 6)
*Additional recording by Russ Martin and Todd Cerney (tracks 2 to 6)
*Assistant engineers – Russ Martin and Keith Odle (tracks 2 to 6)
*Recorded and mixed at Ocean Way and The Mix Room (track 1)
*Recorded and mixed at Emerald Sound Studio (tracks 2 to 6)
*Additional recording at Creative Workshop & Sound Stage Studio (tracks 2 to 6)
*Photography by Mark Tucker
*Art direction by Bill Brunt
Track information and credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
References
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1983 EPs
Deborah Allen albums
albums arranged by Charles Calello
RCA Records EPs