"My Heart Will Never Know" is a song written by

Steve Dorff Stephen Hartley Dorff (born April 21, 1949) is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Career Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Hypnotize the Moon" and " My Heart Wi ...

and

Billy Kirsch Billy Kirsch is an American songwriter and consultant. Early life Billy Kirsch attended Wesleyan University before leaving college to become a musician, focusing on a career as a jazz musician. After living in New York City, he moved to Nashvill ...

, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist Clay Walker. It was released in May 1995 as the third and final single from his album ''

If I Could Make a Living ''If I Could Make a Living'' is the second studio album by American country music singer Clay Walker, released in 1994 on Giant Records (Warner Bros. subsidiary label), Giant Records. Like his self-titled debut album, this album was certified plat ...

''. It peaked at number 16 in the United States and number 6 in Canada.

Critical reception

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of ''

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'' gave the song a positive review writing "One of the brightest stars in country music's new wave, Walker is batting 1.000 at radio. He delivers one of his best-ever vocal performances, conveying all the heartbreak of this well-written ballad's lyric." Sonia Murray of the '' Atlanta Constitution'' wrote "My Heart Will Never Know," has enough pop inflection to make it appealing to young listeners who grew up on recent rock 'n' roll. They'll also grab concertgoers who've switched from rock to country as they've grown older.Murray, Sonia ''Atlanta Constitution'' Pop Music CRITICS' PICKS (30 June 1995)

Music video

The music video was directed by Bill Young and premiered in mid-1995.

Chart positions

"My Heart Will Never Know" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 6, 1995.

Charts

References

1995 singles 1994 songs Clay Walker songs Songs written by Steve Dorff Song recordings produced by James Stroud Giant Records (Warner) singles Songs written by Billy Kirsch {{1995-country-song-stub