The Last One to Know (song)

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"The Last One to Know"
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album The Last One to Know
B-side "I Don't Want to Be Alone"
ReleasedAugust 24, 1987
Genre Country
Length3:10
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Matraca Berg
Jane Mariash
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen
Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"One Promise Too Late"
(1987)
"The Last One to Know"
(1987)
"Love Will Find Its Way to You"
(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]

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks2

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