| It's Been a Great Afternoon | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Merle Haggard |
| Album: | I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall |
| Released: | July 24, 1978 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:50 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Fuzzy Owen Hank Cochran |
| Prev Title: | I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | The Bull and the Beaver |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
"It's Been a Great Afternoon" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in July 1978 as the second single from the album I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]