Lonely Heart (song)

"Lonely Heart"
"Lonely Heart"
Single by Tammy Wynette
B-side	"(I'm Not) a Candle in the Wind"
Released	April 1984
Genre	Country
Length	2:51
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Paul Overstreet
Producer(s)	Jerry Crutchfield
Tammy Wynette singles chronology

"Lonely Heart" is a song written by Paul Overstreet that was originally recorded by American country artist Tammy Wynette. It was released as a single in 1984, reaching a charting position on the American country music chart the same year.

Background, release and chart performance

Tammy Wynette was considered among country music's most popular female artists during the 1960s and 1970s. She had 20 number one Billboard country singles. Her popularity on the country chart began waning in the early 1980s. Several singles began reaching progressively lower positions following 1981.^[2]^[3] One of the singles Wynette recorded in the early 1980s was "Lonely Heart". The song was composed by Paul Overstreet.^[4]

The song was produced by Jerry Crutchfield. It was released as a single by Epic Records in April 1984 backed by the track, "(I'm Not) a Candle in the Wind".^[4] "Lonely Heart" peaked at number 40 on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1984. It was Wynette's first solo top 40 chart entry in one year.^[3]

Track listing

7" vinyl single^[4]

"Lonely Heart" – 2:54
"(I'm Not) a Candle in the Wind" – 3:29

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Singles (Billboard)^[3]	40

References

^ "Billboard Hot Country Singles chart". Billboard. July 21, 1984. p. 48. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tammy Wynette Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.
^ ^a ^b ^c Wynette, Tammy (April 1984). ""Lonely Heart"/"(I'm Not) a Candle in the Wind" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records. 34-04467.

[1] "Billboard Hot Country Singles chart". Billboard. July 21, 1984. p. 48. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

[allmusicbio-2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Tammy Wynette Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 June 2022.

[Whitburn-3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research.

[Single-4] Wynette, Tammy (April 1984). ""Lonely Heart"/"(I'm Not) a Candle in the Wind" (7" vinyl single)". Epic Records. 34-04467.

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Discography with George Jones Albums discography Singles discography
1960s	"Apartment No. 9" "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" "My Elusive Dreams" (with David Houston) "I Don't Wanna Play House" "Take Me to Your World" "It's All Over" (with David Houston) "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" "Stand by Your Man" "Singing My Song" "The Ways to Love a Man" "I'll See Him Through"
1970s	"He Loves Me All the Way" "Run, Woman, Run" "The Wonders You Perform" "We Sure Can Love Each Other" "Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)" "Bedtime Story" "Reach Out Your Hand (And Touch Somebody)" "My Man (Understands)" "'Til I Get It Right" "Kids Say the Darndest Things" "Another Lonely Song" "Woman to Woman" "(You Make Me Want to Be a) Mother" "I Still Believe in Fairy Tales" "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" "You and Me" "(Let's Get Together) One Last Time" "One of a Kind" "I'd Like to See Jesus (On the Midnight Special)" "Womanhood" "They Call It Making Love" "No One Else in the World"
1980s	"He Was There (When I Needed You)" "Starting Over" "Cowboys Don't Shoot Straight (Like They Used To)" "Crying in the Rain" "Another Chance" "You Still Get to Me in My Dreams" "A Good Night's Love" "Lonely Heart" "Sometimes When We Touch" (with Mark Gray) "Your Love" "Talkin' to Myself Again" "Beneath a Painted Sky"
1990s	"Justified and Ancient (Stand by the JAMS)" (The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette) "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (with Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton) "Every Breath You Take" (with Sting)