"Honky Tonk Heart" is a song written by Russell Smith and Jim Photoglo, and recorded by American country music group Highway 101. It was released in May 1989 as the fourth single from their album 101². The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in September 1989.[1]

"Honky Tonk Heart"
Single by Highway 101
from the album 101²
B-side"Desperate Road"
ReleasedMay 1989
GenreCountry
Length3:24
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Jim Photoglo
Russell Smith
Producer(s)Paul Worley
Ed Seay
Highway 101 singles chronology
"Setting Me Up"
(1989)
"Honky Tonk Heart"
(1989)
"Who's Lonely Now"
(1989)

Chart performance edit

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 6

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 96
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 67

References edit

  1. ^ Highway 101 Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6431." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 11, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  3. ^ "Highway 101 Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1989". RPM. December 23, 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  5. ^ "Best of 1989: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1989. Retrieved August 28, 2013.