The Heart Won't Lie

"The Heart Won't Lie" is a song written by Kim Carnes and Donna Terry Weiss, and recorded as a duet between American country music artists Reba McEntire and Vince Gill. It was released in February 1993 as the second single from Reba's album It's Your Call. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.

"The Heart Won't Lie" as told by Reba: "Originally Kenny Rogers and I were looking at doing this song as a duet but we could never get it to sound just right because of the different ranges of our voices. Unfortunately, it just didn't work out. Later when I was working on a new CD, I remembered that song and called Kenny to see if he was recording it and if not, could I have it and he passed it along to me. We asked Vince Gill to sing the background harmonies on the song. Tony Brown, who was co-producing the CD with me, suggested letting Vince do more than just sing harmony on the song, so he took a couple of verses, and we decided to turn it into a duet.

"It worked out well in the end for everyone - except, I think, Vince. He doesn't really care for videos and this one turned into a four-day shoot. It was great to spend time with Vince and get to watch him do what he called his Gomer Pyle imitation for his character. But I had to promise him that if he ever does another song with me, he will never have to suffer through a four-day video shoot again!."^[1]

The two performed the song on the 1992 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Music video

The music video was directed by Jon Small and premiered in early 1993.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 51 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated February 20, 1993. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and reached Number One on the chart dated April 10, 1993, where it stayed for two weeks. It was McEntire's seventeenth Number One single, and Gill's third Number One.

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	44
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	34

Preceded by "When My Ship Comes In" by Clint Black	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single April 10-April 17, 1993	Succeeded by "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" by Sammy Kershaw
Preceded by "When My Ship Comes In" by Clint Black	RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 24, 1993	Succeeded by "Hard Workin' Man" by Brooks & Dunn

References

↑ About.com - Country Music
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1727." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 24, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Reba McEntire Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Reba McEntire.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

Reba McEntire 1990s singles

Sweet Sixteen	"Walk On"

Rumor Has It	"You Lie" "Rumor Has It" "Fancy" "Fallin' Out of Love"

For My Broken Heart	"For My Broken Heart" "Is There Life Out There" "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" "The Greatest Man I Never Knew"

It's Your Call	"Take It Back" "The Heart Won't Lie" (with Vince Gill) "It's Your Call"

Greatest Hits Volume Two	"Does He Love You" (with Linda Davis) "They Asked About You"

Read My Mind	"Why Haven't I Heard from You" "She Thinks His Name Was John" "Till You Love Me" "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" "And Still"

Starting Over	"On My Own" "Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands" "Starting Over Again" "You Keep Me Hangin' On"

What If It's You	"The Fear of Being Alone" "How Was I to Know" "I'd Rather Ride Around with You" "What If It's You"

If You See Him	"If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn) "Forever Love" "Wrong Night" "Lonely Alone" "One Honest Heart"

So Good Together	"What Do You Say"

Other songs	"If I Had Only Known" "What If"

Guest singles	"Oklahoma Swing" (with Vince Gill) "Let's Open Up Our Hearts"

Vince Gill

Studio albums	Turn Me Loose The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield

Compilation albums	The Best of Vince Gill I Never Knew Lonely Vince Gill and Friends The Essential Vince Gill Souvenirs Super Hits 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Love Songs Icon Ballads

Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection 'Tis the Season Christmas Collection

Notable singles	"If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Next Big Thing"

Featured singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) "House of Love" (with Amy Grant) "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas)

Other songs	"I Can't Tell You Why" "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton)

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