Tears, Lies and Alibis
# Tears, Lies and Alibis

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| American Songwriter | |
| Allmusic | |
| Paste | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| PopMatters | |

Tears, Lies, and Alibis is the eleventh studio album by Shelby Lynne, released on April 20, 2010, on Lynne's own newly founded record label, Everso Records.

## Critical reception

It received generally positive reviews, with a composite review of 72 on Metacritic. Thom Jurek of AllMusic said it was "produced with exquisite balance".

## Track listing

All songs written by Shelby Lynne.

## Personnel

* Brian Harrison − percussion
* John Jackson − dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica
* Dave Jacques − upright bass
* Mark Jordan − Hammond B-3 organ, piano
* Randy Leago − saxophone
* Shelby Lynne − acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
* David Hood − bass guitar
* Val McCallum − acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Kenny Malone – drums, percussion
* Spooner Oldham – Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
* Bryan Owings – drums, percussion
* Ben Peeler – banjo, mandola, mandolin, Weissenborn
* Rick Reed – drums

## Chart performance

Tears, Lies and Alibis peaked at #108 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 108 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Folk Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 36 |
