| That Was a Close One | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Earl Thomas Conley |
| Album: | Too Many Times |
| B-Side: | Right from the Start |
| Released: | March 30, 1987 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 4:26 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Earl Thomas Conley Nelson Larkin Mark Wright |
| Prev Title: | I Can't Win for Losin' You |
| Prev Year: | 1986 |
| Next Title: | Right from the Start |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
"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]
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 88.