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Baby I Lied

"Baby I Lied" is a song recorded by American country music artist Deborah Allen. It was released in August 1983 as the first single from the album Cheat the Night. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was also her only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it went to number 26.[1] The song was written by Allen, Rafe Van Hoy and Rory Bourke.

"Baby I Lied"

"Time Is Taking You Away from Me"

August 20, 1983

Country

4:09

RCA

Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy, Rory Bourke

Charles Calello

The B-side of the single, "Time is Taking You Away from Me" was written by Allen and Van Hoy, and is a track that has not appeared on any subsequent albums.

Critical reception[edit]

In The Encyclopedia of Country Music, Mary A. Bufwack wrote that the song showed "Allen's country-pop style, marked by a wall of sound and soulful singing".[2]

"Baby I Lied"

"Untangle My Heart"[8]

mid-2001

Country

3:40

BNA

Deborah Allen, Rafe Van Hoy, Rory Michael Bourke

Byron Gallimore[9]

recorded a cover of the song shortly after Allen released the song as a single.[11]

Tracey Ullman