A Tender Lie
{{Infobox song
| name = A Tender Lie
| cover = Restless_Heart_-_A_Tender_Lie_single_cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Restless Heart
| album = Big Dreams in a Small Town
| B-side = "This Time"{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=348|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
| released = September 1988
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:29
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = Randy Sharp
| producer = Tim DuBois
Scott Hendricks
Restless Heart
| prev_title = The Bluest Eyes in Texas
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Big Dreams in a Small Town
| next_year = 1989
}}
"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 group's sixth consecutive number one, their sixth overall, and ultimately their final number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week.
Music video
The music video was directed by George Bloom III and premiered in late 1988.
Chart performance
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!align="left"|Chart (1988) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|1|artist=Restless Heart}} |
| align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks{{cite web|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+49-No.+9-December+17%2C+1988.pdf|title=RPM 100 Country Singles|work=RPM|date=December 17, 1988}}
|align="center"|2 |
= Year-End Charts =
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|+ !Chart (1988) !Position |
| align="left"|Canadian RPM Country Tracks{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/80s/1988/RPM-1988-12-24.pdf|title=Top 100 Country Singles of '88|work=RPM|page=15|date=December 24, 1988}}
|align="center"|99 |
Covers
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.
References
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Category:Songs written by Randy Sharp
Category:Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks
Category:RCA Records Nashville singles
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