That Was A River
single
ArtistCollin Raye
AlbumIn This Life
B-sideBig River
ReleasedJuly 27, 1993
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length3:13
LabelEpic
WriterRick Giles
Susan Longacre
ProducerGarth Fundis, John Hobbs
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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

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

Chart (1993)Peak
position

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[2]64

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.