That Was a River
| "That Was A River" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Collin Raye | ||||
| from the album In This Life | ||||
| B-side | "Big River" | |||
| Released | July 27, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rick Giles Susan Longacre | |||
| Producer(s) | Garth Fundis, John Hobbs | |||
| Collin Raye singles chronology | ||||
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"That Was A River" is a song written by Susan Longacre and Rick Giles, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye that peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in July 1993 as the fourth and final single from his CD In This Life.
Raye debuted the song at the 28th ACM Awards on May 11, 1993 (2 months before being released as a single) as part of a "Top New Male Vocalist Medley" alongside nominees Billy Ray Cyrus and Tracy Lawrence, who performed their hit songs "Some Gave All" and "Alibis".
Chart performance
[edit]The song debuted at number 68 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated August 7, 1993. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 4 on the chart dated November 20, 1993.[1]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 15 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 4 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 64 |
References
[edit]- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2310." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 27, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Collin Raye Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
