"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" is a song written by Mark D. Sanders, Kim Williams and

Ed Hill Edward Monroe Hill (born in Hanford, California) is an American country music songwriter. Hill has been active since the early 1970s. Hill plays piano and keyboard and has backed Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson.

, 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

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...

. It was released in February 1995 as the fourth single from her 1994 album '' Read My Mind''. The song reached number one on both the U.S. 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.

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1995 singles 1994 songs Reba McEntire songs Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) Songs written by Mark D. Sanders MCA Nashville Records singles Songs written by Ed Hill Songs written by Kim Williams (songwriter) {{1994-country-song-stub