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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 1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in early 1988.[2]

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"Life Turned Her That Way"
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
Mel Tillis singles chronology
"Stateside" (1966) "Life Turned Her That Way" (1967) "Goodbye Wheeling" (1967)

"Life Turned Her That Way"
Single by Ricky Van Shelton
from the album Wild-Eyed Dream
B-side	"I Don't Care"
Released	December 7, 1987[1]
Recorded	October 14, 1986[1]
Genre	Country
Length	3:22
Label	Columbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Harlan Howard
Producer(s)	Steve Buckingham
Ricky Van Shelton singles chronology
"Somebody Lied" (1987) "Life Turned Her That Way" (1987) "Don't We All Have the Right" (1988)

Covers

This song was recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens (1965). In the 1960s it was covered in 1967 by Mel Tillis and released as a single where it went to #11, Charley Pride (1967), George Jones (1967), James Carr (1968), Sonny Strickland (Unknown year), and Ernest Tubb (1968). Many more famous country acts would cover the song such as Sleepy LaBeef, Willie Nelson and Conway Twitty. Soul singer James Carr recorded it in 1968.

Chart performance

Mel Tillis

Chart (1967)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	11
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4]	28

Ricky Van Shelton

"Life Turned Her That Way" reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and on The Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was his first single to reach #1 on that chart.

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