The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (song)

This article is about the Reba McEntire song. For other songs, see The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (disambiguation).

"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album Read My Mind
B-side	"Read My Mind"
Released	February 18, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	3:50
Label	MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Mark D. Sanders Kim Williams Ed Hill [1]
Producer(s)	Tony Brown
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"Till You Love Me" (1994) "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (1995) "And Still" (1995)
Music video
"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" (audio) on YouTube

"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" is a song written by Mark D. Sanders, Kim Williams and Ed Hill, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in February 1995 by MCA Nashville as the fourth single from her nineteenth studio album, Read My Mind (1994). The song reached number one on both the US and Canadian country singles charts that year.

The song debuted at No. 58 for the week of February 18, 1995, and peaked at No. 1 for the week of April 15, 1995.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 1 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Canada Country Tracks (RPM) [4] 38 US Country Songs (Billboard) [5] 21

References

1. Dillon, Charlotte. "Read My Mind". Allmusic . Retrieved 2009-04-19.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9140." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. April 24, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
3. "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
4. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM . December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
5. "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.