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" 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 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
Songwriters	Mark D. Sanders Kim Williams Ed Hill[1]
Producer	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 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