Only a Lonely Heart Knows
| "Only a Lonely Heart Knows" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Barbara Mandrell | ||||
| from the album Clean Cut | ||||
| B-side | "I Wonder What the Rich Folk Are Doin' Tonight" | |||
| Released | May 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:48 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Stephen Allen Davis, Dennis Morgan | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Collins | |||
| Barbara Mandrell singles chronology | ||||
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"Only a Lonely Heart Knows" is a song written by Stephen Allen Davis and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in May 1984 as the second single from her album Clean Cut. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in September 1984[1] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" by George Strait |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 22, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Tennessee Homesick Blues" by Dolly Parton |