Don't Tell Me Lies

"Don't Tell Me Lies"
1986 U.K. single cover
Single by Breathe
from the album All That Jazz
B-side"Moments"
ReleasedJanuary 1986
Recorded1985
Genre
Length3:44
LabelSiren Records
Songwriter(s)
  • David Glasper
  • Marcus Lillington
  • Ian Spice
  • Michael Delahunty
Producer(s)Bob Sargeant
Breathe singles chronology
"Don't Tell Me Lies"
(1986) 		"In All Honesty"
(1986)

"Don't Tell Me Lies" is the debut single by British band Breathe. An original composition by the group, the lyrics were written by David Glasper, with music by Marcus Lillington, Ian Spice and Michael Delahunty.[1][2]

The song was recorded in 1985 with producer Bob Sargeant, and originally released as a single in the United Kingdom in January 1986. The single peaked at #77 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1986 and provided the band with its first national exposure.[3]

"Don't Tell Me Lies" was not included by Siren Records on the original 10-track British issue of the album All That Jazz. In the United States however, A&M Records substituted album track 9 "For Love or Money" with a special U.S. edit of the extended dance mix of “Don’t Tell Me Lies,” remixed by John Morales.[4][5] This same track was later added to the British version of album upon its re-release with 11 tracks in September 1988.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Breathe - Don't Tell Me Lies". Discogs. 1986. Archived from the original on 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. ^ "ACE Repertory". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  3. ^ "Don't Tell Me Lies | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  4. ^ "Breathe - All That Jazz (Original UK Release)". Discogs. 1987. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  5. ^ "Breathe - All That Jazz (US Release)". Discogs. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  6. ^ "Breathe - All That Jazz (UK Re-release)". Discogs. 1988. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  7. ^ Pitzonka, Bill (2013). All That Jazz - Deluxe Version (Booklet). Breathe. Cherry Red Records Ltd.