Baby I Lied – Deborah Allen - 1983 - (Album - Cheat The Night)

Deborah Allen had few songs on the country charts that charted well in her career that she recorded. But she wrote a ton of really big songs for others, and has been recognized as one of the most influential women in country.  But this song is all hers  -  and it's a gem.  In 1983, it's hard to effectively communicate just how different this song was on the radio.  It was cool, slick, rockin' -  in short it was amazingly different, everyone loved it, and it further opened more doors for her.  This was still the era of Urban Cowboy, vanilla pop country, and we were still playing singles from George Jones, Conway, Loretta, Crystal Gayle and the like.  This song in its arrangement, its feel and sound captured you the second it came on the radio and you had to listen.  It was a big #4 hit and crossed over to pop as it should have.  Her performance on it is incredible and cut through -  and halfway through it, you wanted to hear it again.  This song was way, way ahead of its time, and I have always wondered how this ever fell from our ears.  A big hit, from a great artist. Catch this one too - I've Been Wrong Before -  the follow up single - #1