"I Meant Every Word He Said" is a song co-written by Joe Chambers, Bucky Jones and
Curly Putman
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, and recorded by American
country music
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artist
Ricky Van Shelton
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. It was released in June 1990 as the third single from the album ''
RVS III
''RVS III'' is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The singles released from the album were "Statue of a Fool" (#2), "I've Cried My Last Tear for You"(#1), "I Meant Every Word He Said" (#2), and "Life's Lit ...
''. It peaked at No. 2 on the ''
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''
Hot Country Songs
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chart
and reached No. 1 on the Canadian ''
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'' country singles chart.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
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1990 singles
Ricky Van Shelton songs
Songs written by Curly Putman
Steve Buckingham
Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions
1990 songs
Songs written by Bucky Jones
Columbia Records singles