My Heart Can't Tell You No
{{Infobox song
| name = My Heart Can't Tell You No
| cover = Rod-Stewart-My-Heart-Cant-Tel-59694.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Rod Stewart
| album = Out of Order
| released = September 1988
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 5:12
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan
| producer = Rod Stewart, Andy Taylor
| prev_title = Forever Young
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Crazy About Her
| next_year = 1989
}}
"My Heart Can't Tell You No" is a song written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan. It was first recorded and released by British pop-rock artist Rod Stewart on his 1988 album Out of Order. Originally intended as a song for country artist Barbara Mandrell, Stewart ultimately claimed the song for himself. It was later covered in 2011 by American country artist Sara Evans and released as the second single from her sixth studio album, Stronger.
Rod Stewart version
"My Heart Can't Tell You No" was a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and adult contemporary charts, eventually reaching 4 and 3, respectively, in 1989. It was the highest-charting single from the album. In the United Kingdom, the song reached a peak position of 49, becoming his second Top 50 single from Out of Order. A music video was also produced and released for the single. In some releases of the single and the album, the song was incorrectly identified as "My Heart Can't Tell Me No".
=Critical reception=
Jon Grein of the Los Angeles Times called the song "obviously commercial".{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66513714.html?dids=66513714:66513714&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+29%2C+1989&author=PAUL+GREIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Rod+Stewart+Gets+His+New+Image+in+%60Order%27&pqatl=google|title=Rod Stewart Gets His New Image in 'Order'|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=29 July 1989|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=19 August 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Cash Box called it "an appealing mid-tempo tune" and praised Stewart's vocal performance and the production.{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1988/CB-1988-12-03.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=December 3, 1988|accessdate=2022-12-21|page=18}} Robin Smith of Record Mirror described it as "one of those infectious singalong ballads he's always done so well".{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |date=22 April 1989 |title=Singles |magazine=Record Mirror |page=29 |issn=0144-5804}}
=Chart positions=
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! Chart (1988–1989) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|49|artist=Rod Stewart|song=My Heart Can't Tell You No|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|4|artist=Rod Stewart|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|3|artist=Rod Stewart|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} |
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==Year-end charts==
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Sara Evans version
{{Infobox song
| name = My Heart Can't Tell You No
| cover = MyHeartCantTellYouNo.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sara Evans
| album = Stronger
| released = June 20, 2011
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 4:34
| label = RCA Nashville
| writer = Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan
| producer = Tony Brown
| prev_title = A Little Bit Stronger
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Anywhere
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|xh7g_gh-fck|"My Heart Can't Tell You No"}}}}
}}
=Critical reception=
Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called Evans' version of the song a "gentle, regretful cover".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/arts/music/cds-by-avril-lavigne-rem-and-sara-evans-review.html|title=Critics' Choice: New CDs|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author2=Ben Ratliff |author3=Jon Caramanica |date=7 March 2011|work=The New York Times|access-date=19 August 2011}} Giving it four stars out of five, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock called it a "worthwhile cover" and described the production positively, although he thought that the lyrics were "slightly cluttered and underfocused".{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/sara-evans-my-heart-can-t-tell-you-no|title=Sara Evans — "My Heart Can't Tell You No"|last=Peacock|first=Bobby|date=23 June 2011|work=Roughstock|access-date=19 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626142046/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/sara-evans-my-heart-can-t-tell-you-no|archive-date=26 June 2011|url-status=dead}} Kevin John Coyne, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a D rating, calling it "watery, country-pop claptrap."{{cite web|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2011/05/30/5-five-second-single-reviews-laura-alaina-rodney-atkins-sara-evans-joe-nichols-kellie-pickler/|title=5 Five-Second Single Reviews: Laura Alaina, Rodney Atkins, Sara Evans, Joe Nichols, Kellie Pickler|last=Coyne|first=Kevin John|date=May 30, 2011|work=Country Universe|access-date=July 19, 2011}}
==Reception==
The video for "My Heart Can't Tell You No" was nominated for Female Video of the Year at the 2012 CMT Music Awards.{{cite magazine|last1=Dauphin|first1=Chuch|title=2012 CMT Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert Lead Nominees|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/491766/2012-cmt-awards-carrie-underwood-miranda-lambert-lead-nominees|date=April 23, 2012|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 26, 2016}}
=Chart positions=
"My Heart Can't Tell You No" debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week dated June 18, 2011.{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Weekly Chart Notes: Adele, Eddie Vedder, Kristine W|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/470655/weekly-chart-notes-adele-eddie-vedder-kristine-w|access-date=December 26, 2016|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=June 9, 2011}} It reached a peak position of 21 on the chart dated January 28, 2012.{{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2012-01-28|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|format=The Week Of: January 28, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2016}} The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart.
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==Weekly charts==
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| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|40|artist=Sara Evans|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 7, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|5|artist=Sara Evans|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 26, 2016|refname="Bubbling Under"}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|21|artist=Sara Evans|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} |
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==Year-end charts==
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| Chart (2011)
! Position |
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| scope="row"| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2011: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | year=2011 | access-date=December 10, 2011}}
| 94 |
| Chart (2012)
! Position |
| scope="row"| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-country-songs | title=Best of 2012: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | year=2012 | access-date=December 14, 2012}}
| 90 |
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References
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{{Rod Stewart songs}}
{{Sara Evans songs}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Dennis Morgan (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Simon Climie
Category:Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil