"Tell Me a Lie" is a song composed by Mickey Buckins and Barbara Wyrick.
[3] Janie Fricke covered the song in 1983 and topped the U.S. country singles charts with it.
[13] In 1983, Janie Fricke picked up the song "Tell Me a Lie" as to be released as her next single in 1983.
By 1983, "Tell Me a Lie" was Janie Fricke's fourth number one hit on the Country charts.
Since the song's release, it has been included in numerous multi-artist compilation albums.