"I Know a Heartache When I See One" is a song by Jennifer Warnes from her fifth LP, Shot Through the Heart.

It was the first of three charting singles from the album.

Billboard Hot 100[1] and #14 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

"I Know a Heartache When I See One" did best on the Country and Western charts, reaching #10 in the U.S.[3] and #12 in Canada.

[4] It became Arista Records' lone C&W top ten hit prior to 1990.