"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" is the title of a country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 song written by Mark D. Sanders

Mark D. Sanders

Mark Daniel Sanders is an American Country Music songwriter. He has written 14 No. 1 hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single “I Hope You Dance,” co-written with Tia Sillers.-Early life:...

, Kim Williams and Ed Hill. It was recorded by Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire

Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...

 on her 1994 album Read My Mind

Read My Mind (album)

-Personnel:*Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar, electric guitar*Terry Crisp - steel guitar*Reba McEntire - lead vocals*Joe McGlohon - saxophone*Steve Nathan - Hammond B-3 organ, piano, synthesizer*Matt Rollings - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer...

, from which it was released in 1995 as the album's fourth single. The song became a Number One on both the U.S. and Canadian country singles charts that year.

The song debuted at #58 for the week of February 18, 1995 and peaked at #1 for the week of April 15, 1995.

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
RPM Canadian Country Singles	1