1987 single by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
"Telling Me Lies" is a song written by Linda Thompson and Betsy Cook and recorded by Thompson for her 1985 album One Clear Moment, her first solo album, after divorcing husband and former collaborator Richard Thompson). The song was covered by Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris on their 1987 collaboration album Trio and released as the album's second single. It reached the top ten on the U.S. country singles charts in the fall of 1987. Thompson and Cook were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in 1988.
Chart positions
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 6 |
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Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town | |
Blue Kentucky Girl | |
Roses in the Snow | |
Evangeline | |
Cimarron |
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Last Date | |
White Shoes | |
Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris | |
The Ballad of Sally Rose | |
Thirteen | |
Trio (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) | |
Bluebird | |
Brand New Dance | |
Trio II (with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt) | |
All the Roadrunning (with Mark Knopfler) | |
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