Absence of the Heart

"Absence of the Heart"
Single by Deana Carter
from the album Everything's Gonna Be Alright
B-side"Dickson County"[1]
ReleasedSeptember 1998
GenreCountry
Length3:29
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)Deana Carter, Chris Farren, Chuck Jones
Producer(s)Deana Carter, Chris Farren
Deana Carter singles chronology
"Did I Shave My Legs for This?"
(1997)
"Absence of the Heart"
(1998)
"You Still Shake Me"
(1999)

"Absence of the Heart" is a song written by Chris Farren, Chuck Jones, and co-written and recorded by American country music artist Deana Carter. It was released in September 1998 as the lead-off single from album Everything's Gonna Be Alright. The song was her most successful from the album; it peaked at number 16 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks and was her fifth Top 10 hit on the Canadian Country charts. "Absence of the Heart" became Carter's last single to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 to date.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.