Only a Lonely Heart Sees

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"Only a Lonely Heart Sees"
Single by Felix Cavaliere
from the album Castles in the Air
B-side "You Turned Me Around"
ReleasedMarch 21, 1980
Recorded1979
Genre Soft rock
Length3:41
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
  • Felix Cavaliere
  • Jim Tran
Producer(s)
  • Felix Cavaliere
  • Cengiz Yaltkaya
Felix Cavaliere singles chronology
"Good to Have Love Back"
(1979)
"Only a Lonely Heart Sees"
(1980)
"Castles in the Air"
(1980)

"Only a Lonely Heart Sees" is a song by American singer-songwriter Felix Cavaliere, released as a single in 1980. It is from his 1979 album Castles in the Air. [1] [2] [3]

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The song is Cavaliere's only top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 36. It is also his only top 5 hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 2.

Chart performance

Chart (1980)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [4] 36
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [5] 2

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References

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  5. "Only a Lonely Heart Sees (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard . Retrieved November 18, 2020.