| The Last One to Know | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Reba McEntire |
| Album: | The Last One to Know |
| B-Side: | I Don't Want to Be Alone |
| Released: | August 24, 1987 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:10 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Jimmy Bowen Reba McEntire |
| Prev Title: | One Promise Too Late |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Love Will Find Its Way to You |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
"The Last One to Know" is a song written by Matraca Berg and Jane Mariash, and originally recorded by Karen Brooks on her 1985 album I Will Dance with You. The song was released by American country music artist Reba McEntire in September 1987 as the first single and title track from her album The Last One to Know. It was McEntire's ninth number one country hit as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1]
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 226.