I Lie

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I Lie
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Studio album by
Loretta Lynn
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1982
RecordedOct. 1981[1]
StudioBradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, TN
Music City Music Hall, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry, urban cowboy
LabelMCA
ProducerOwen Bradley
Loretta Lynn chronology
Two's a Party
(1981) 		I Lie
(1982) 		Making Love from Memory
(1982)
Singles from I Lie
  1. "I Lie"
    Released: January 1982

I Lie is the thirty-fourth solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on February 1, 1982, by MCA Records.[2]

Commercial performance[]

The album peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The only single release, the album's title track, peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and is Lynn's most recent top 10 hit.

Track listing[]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Lie"Thomas William Damphier3:03
2."If I Ain't Got It (You Don't Need It)"Max D. Barnes2:29
3."There Stands the Glass"Russ Hull, Mary Jean Shurtz, Audrey Greisham2:20
4."I Wanted You to Leave"Barbara Hart3:01
5."Stronger Than You Ever Thought I'd Be"Mitch Johnson, Robert John Jones3:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Step Right Up and Break My Heart"Justin Dickens, Bill Curry2:16
2."Save Me"John E. Moffatt2:53
3."Going's Been Coming"Theresa Beaty2:00
4."Where Love Goes When It's Gone"L.E. White2:44
5."A Motel Match"Mitch Johnson, Theresa Beaty2:20

Personnel[]

Adapted from album liner notes.

  • Harold Bradley - guitar
  • Owen Bradley - producer
  • David Briggs - piano
  • James Caddell - backing vocals
  • Jimmy Capps - guitar
  • Jean Ann Chapman - backing vocals
  • Gene Chrisman - drums
  • Johnny Christopher - guitar
  • The Dottie Dee Singers - backing vocals
  • Ray Edenton - guitar
  • Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
  • Buddy Harman - drums
  • The Jordanaires - backing vocals
  • Slick Lawson - photography
  • Mike Leech - bass
  • Kenny Malone - drums
  • Grady Martin - guitar
  • Charlie McCoy - harmonica
  • Joe Mills - engineer
  • Bob Moore - bass
  • The Nashville Sounds - backing vocals
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
  • Hal Rugg - steel guitar
  • Joel Scarbury - backing vocals
  • The Shelly Kurland Strings - strings
  • Joan Sliwin - backing vocals
  • Bobby Thompson - guitar
  • Bill Vandevort - engineer
  • Pete Wade - guitar
  • Bobby Wood - piano
  • Reggie Young - guitar

Chart positions[]

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Peak
position
1982 Country Albums 33

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1982 "I Lie" Country Singles 9

References[]

  1. ^ "Loretta's Recording Sess". LORETTA LYNN FAN WEBSITE.
  2. ^ "Loretta Lynn - I Lie". Discogs.
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