"That Was a Close One" is a song written by Robert Byrne and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in March 1987 as the third single from the album Too Many Times. The song was Conley's thirteenth number one country hit. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

"That Was a Close One"
Single by Earl Thomas Conley
from the album Too Many Times
B-side"Right from the Start"
ReleasedMarch 30, 1987
GenreCountry
Length4:26
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Robert Byrne
Producer(s)Earl Thomas Conley
Nelson Larkin
Mark Wright
Earl Thomas Conley singles chronology
"I Can't Win for Losin' You"
(1986)
"That Was a Close One"
(1987)
"Right from the Start"
(1987)

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1987) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 40

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 88.
  2. ^ "Earl Thomas Conley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2021.