"The Last One to Know" is a song written by

Matraca Berg Matraca Maria Berg Hanna (; born February 3, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She has released five albums: three for RCA Records, one for Rising Tide Records and one for Dualtone Records, and h ...

and Jane Mariash, and originally recorded by

Karen Brooks Karen Brooks may refer to: * Karen Brooks (singer) (born 1954), American country music singer and songwriter * Karen Brooks (author), Australian author, columnist, social commentator and academic * Karen Brooks (food critic) Karen Brooks is an Am ...

on her 1985 album ''I Will Dance with You''. The song was released by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire ( ; born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music, country singer and actress. Dubbed "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Sin ...

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.

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1987 singles 1985 songs Karen Brooks songs Reba McEntire songs Songs written by Matraca Berg Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen MCA Records singles {{1987-country-song-stub