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. It was released in July 1995 as the second single from the album ''

''. The song reached number 2 on the ''

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Critical reception

Larry Flick, a writer for ''

'' magazine, reviewed the song favorably, saying that Singletary has a "stone country voice that does justice to the lyric, as pain turns to resignation."''

'', July 22, 1995

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 number 66 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 29, 1995.

Year-end charts

References

1995 singles 1995 songs Daryle Singletary songs Song recordings produced by David Malloy Song recordings produced by James Stroud Song recordings produced by Randy Travis Giant Records (Warner) singles Songs written by Tim Johnson (songwriter) {{1995-country-song-stub