"Somebody Lied" is a

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

song written by Joe Chambers and Larry Jenkins. First recorded by

Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

on his 1985 album '' Don't Call Him a Cowboy'', it was later recorded by American

singer

Ricky Van Shelton Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952) is an American retired country music singer. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than 20 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes 10 Number One hits: "Somebod ...

. Shelton's version was released in July 1987 as the third single from his debut album ''

Wild-Eyed Dream ''Wild-Eyed Dream'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton. The first singles released from the album from 1986 to 1988 were "Wild-Eyed Dream" and "Crime of Passion", which charted at #24 and #7, respectively ...

'', as well as Shelton's first number-one single on the

Hot Country Singles & Tracks Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sal ...

chart.

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{{Ricky Van Shelton 1987 singles 1985 songs Conway Twitty songs Ricky Van Shelton songs Song recordings produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer) Columbia Records singles