"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" is a song written by Mark D. Sanders, Kim Williams and Ed Hill, and recorded by American country music artist Reba McEntire. It was released in February 1995 by MCA Nashville as the fourth single from her nineteenth studio album, Read My Mind (1994). The song reached number one on both the US and Canadian country singles charts that year.
The song debuted at No. 58 for the week of February 18, 1995, and peaked at No. 1 for the week of April 15, 1995.