The Heart Won't Lie
"The Heart Won't Lie" | ||||
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Donna Terry Weiss | ||||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown, Reba McEntire | |||
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Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"The Heart Won't Lie" is a song written by
"The Heart Won't Lie" as told by Reba: "Originally Kenny Rogers and I were looking at doing this song as a duet but we could never get it to sound just right because of the different ranges of our voices. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out. Later when I was working on a new CD, I remembered that song and called Kenny to see if he was recording it and if not, could I have it and he passed it along to me. We asked Vince Gill to sing the background harmonies on the song. Tony Brown, who was co-producing the CD with me, suggested letting Vince do more than just sing harmony on the song, so he took a couple of verses, and we decided to turn it into a duet.
"It worked out well in the end for everyone - except, I think, Vince. He doesn't really care for videos and this one turned into a four-day shoot. It was great to spend time with Vince and get to watch him do what he called his Gomer Pyle imitation for his character. But I had to promise him that if he ever does another song with me, he will never have to suffer through a four-day video shoot again!"[1]
The two performed the song on the 1992 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Reba and Vince performed the song on the TV series Evening Shade playing themselves in the episode "Ava Takes A Shower."
Music video
The music video was directed by Jon Small and premiered in early 1993. It features Reba as a United States Navy Officer Candidate, and Vince as a United States Marine Corps
During Vince's verse, he is about to board a plane in full uniform while singing. Scenes during this verse show Reba & Gill in memories hanging out and having a good time on a beach and in front of a pagoda.
When the final chorus hits, Vince and Reba are seen singing to each other in front of a glass panel. They each touch their side of the panel, and then Vince puts his cap on, and after giving each other a final salute, they both part to join their respective stations.
Chart performance
The song debuted at number 51 on the
Charts
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1993) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 44 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 34 |
References
- ^ "About.com - Country Music". Archived from the original on 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1727." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 24, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.