"A Tender Lie" | ||||
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Single by Restless Heart | ||||
from the album Big Dreams in a Small Town | ||||
B-side | "This Time" | |||
Released | September 1988 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | RCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Randy Sharp | |||
Producer(s) |
Tim DuBois Scott Hendricks Restless Heart |
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Restless Heart singles chronology | ||||
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"A Tender Lie" is a song written by Randy Sharp and recorded by American country music band Restless Heart. It was released in September 1988 as the second single from the album, Big Dreams in a Small Town. The song was the sixth and final number one on the country chart, and was also the group's sixth consecutive number one. The single went to number one for one week.
The music video was directed by George Bloom III and premiered in late 1988.
R&B group The Three Degrees recorded a cover of the song for their 1989 album Three Degrees...And Holding and Dolly Parton recorded a bluegrass cover on her 2001 album Little Sparrow.