"The Bed You Made for Me" is a song by American

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, ...

band

Highway 101 Highway 101 was an American country music band founded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. The initial lineup consisted of Paulette Carlson (lead vocals), Jack Daniels (guitar), Curtis Stone (bass guitar, vocals), and Scott "Cactus" Moser (drums) ...

, written by their lead singer

Paulette Carlson Paulette Tenae Carlson (born October 11, 1952) is an American country singer-songwriter, who rose to fame in the 1980s as the founder and lead vocalist for the country band Highway 101. With Highway 101, she charted four No. 1 hit singles, ...

. It was released in December 1986 as the first single from the band's self-titled debut album. "The Bed You Made for Me" spent twenty-four weeks on the

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charts, peaking at number four.

Critical reception

Kip Kirby, of ''

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'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "dynamic" and saying that it is "apologetically country in instrumentation and vocal, with energy and outrage that are almost palpable."''

'', December 20, 1986 - Vol. 98, No. 51

Charts

References

1986 singles 1986 songs Highway 101 songs Song recordings produced by Paul Worley Warner Records singles Songs written by Paulette Carlson {{1987-country-song-stub