"Heart Healer" is a song written by John Greenebaum and Tomas Gmeiner,[1] and recorded by American country music artist Mel Tillis. It was released in December 1976 as the first single and title track from the album Heart Healer. The song was Tillis' third number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of nine weeks on the country chart.[2]

"Heart Healer"
Single by Mel Tillis
from the album Heart Healer
B-side"It's Just Not That Easy to Say"
ReleasedDecember 1976
GenreCountry
Length2:29
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)John Greenebaum
Tomas Gmeiner
Producer(s)Mel Tillis, Jimmy Bowen
Mel Tillis singles chronology
"Good Woman Blues"
(1976)
"Heart Healer"
(1976)
"Burning Memories"
(1977)

Producer Companies edit

  • Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Produced For – Mel Tillis Productions, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (1976–1977) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1977) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 44

References edit

  1. ^ "Heart Healer lyrics chords | Mel Tillis".
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 347.
  3. ^ "Mel Tillis Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1977". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2021.