| The Chill of an Early Fall | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | George Strait |
| Album: | Chill of an Early Fall |
| B-Side: | Her Only Bad Habit Is Me |
| Released: | September 23, 1991 |
| Recorded: | September 24, 1990 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | MCA 54180 |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen George Strait |
| Prev Title: | You Know Me Better Than That |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Lovesick Blues |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
"The Chill of an Early Fall" is a song written by Green Daniel and Gretchen Peters and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1991 as the third single from his album Chill of an Early Fall. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1991.[1] Joe Barnhill previously recorded the song on his 1990 self-titled debut album.[2]
The narrator is a man who knows that his lover has been with a guy before or perhaps cheated in the past. He feels the chill of an early fall when he thinks about it and when her "old friend" comes around. The question of whether the other man is just a friend or more torments the narrator and drives him to drink.
"The Chill of an Early Fall" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 5, 1991.