| "That Was A River" | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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".