"Say What's in Your Heart" is a song written by Donny Lowery and

Don Schlitz Donald Alan Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952) is an American country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammy Awards, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards. In 1993, he was inducted int ...

, and recorded by American

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group

Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's members are Larry Stewart (lead vocals), John Dittrich (drums, vocals), Paul Gregg (bass guitar, vocals), Dave Innis (piano, keyboards, guitar, vocals), and Greg Je ...

. It was released in July 1989 as the fourth and final single from their album ''

Big Dreams in a Small Town ''Big Dreams in a Small Town'' is the third studio album by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released by RCA Nashville in July 1988. The songs:" The Bluest Eyes in Texas," the title track " A Tender Lie," and "Say What's in Your ...

''. The song reached number 4 on the ''

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chart in October 1989 and number 1 on the ''

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Music video

The music video was directed by Bill Balsley and premiered in mid-1989.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1989 singles Restless Heart songs Songs written by Don Schlitz Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks RCA Records singles 1989 songs Songs written by Donny Lowery {{1989-country-song-stub