"What the Heart Wants" is a song written by Michael Dulaney, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye. It was released in June 1997 as the first single from his compilation album '' The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits''. The song peaked at #2 on the U.S. ''

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'' country music charts and #2 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 69 on the ''

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chart dated June 7, 1997.

Year-end charts

References

{{Collin Raye 1997 singles Collin Raye songs Song recordings produced by Paul Worley Epic Records singles Songs written by Michael Dulaney 1997 songs