"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 BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 1988.[2]
"Life Turned Her That Way" reached number one on both the BillboardHot Country Songs chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was his first single to number one on that chart.
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^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 310.
