Say It's Not True (Lionel Cartwright song)

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"Say It's Not True"
Single by Lionel Cartwright
from the album I Watched It on the Radio
B-side "In the Long Run"
Released December 1, 1990
Genre Country
Length4:13
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Lionel Cartwright
Producer(s) Steuart Smith, Tony Brown
Lionel Cartwright singles chronology
"My Heart Is Set on You"
(1990)
"Say It's Not True"
(1990)
"Leap of Faith"
(1991)

"My Heart Is Set on You"
(1990)
"Ssy It's Not True"
(1990)
"Leap of Faith"
(1991)

"Say It's Not True" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Lionel Cartwright. It was released in December 1990 as the third single from the album I Watched It on the Radio . The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Lionel Burke Cartwright is an American country music artist. Between 1988 and 1992, Cartwright charted twelve singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including a No. 1 single in 1991's "Leap of Faith". He also charted in the Top 10 on the same chart with "Give Me His Last Chance", "I Watched It All " and "My Heart is Set on You". Cartwright has also released three studio albums, all on MCA Records.

<i>I Watched It on the Radio</i> album by Lionel Cartwright

I Watched It on the Radio was the second album released by country music artist Lionel Cartwright. Singles released from this album and their performance on the Hot Country Songs chart included, "I Watched It All " (#8), "My Heart Is Set on You" (#7), and "Say It's Not True" (#31). The album itself peaked at number 21 on the charts.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Chart performance

Chart (1990-1991)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 31
Canadian RPM Country Tracks29

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Song: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 68.
  2. "Lionel Cartwright Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.