Life Turned Her That Way
| "Life Turned Her That Way" | ||||
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| Single by Mel Tillis | ||||
| from the album Life Turned Her That Way | ||||
| B-side | "If I Could Only Start Over" | |||
| Released | February 18, 1967 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | Kapp KL-1514 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harlan Howard | |||
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| "Life Turned Her That Way" | ||||
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| Single by Ricky Van Shelton | ||||
| from the album Wild-Eyed Dream | ||||
| B-side | "I Don't Care" | |||
| Released | December 7, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | October 14, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harlan Howard | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Buckingham | |||
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"Life Turned Her That Way" is a song written by Harlan Howard and first recorded by American country music artist Little Jimmy Dickens in 1965. Mel Tillis recorded it in 1967 and released it as a single in February and was his seventh chart entry. Ricky Van Shelton would also later record it and release it as a single. It was the fourth single released from his debut album, Wild-Eyed Dream. Released in late 1987, it was his second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 1988.