"Once in a Blue Moon" is a song written by Robert Byrne and Tom Brasfield, and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in January 1986 as the second and final single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. The song was Conley's eleventh number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart.[1]

"Once in a Blue Moon"
Single by Earl Thomas Conley
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"I Have Loved You Girl (But Not Like This Before)"
ReleasedJanuary 27, 1986
GenreCountry
Length3:37
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Robert Byrne
Tom Brasfield
Producer(s)Earl Thomas Conley
Nelson Larkin
Earl Thomas Conley singles chronology
"Nobody Falls Like a Fool"
(1985)
"Once in a Blue Moon"
(1986)
"Too Many Times"
(1986)

Music video

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A music video for the song was released and has been seen on GAC. During the video's prologue, "Silent Treatment" (Conley's first top 10 hit) can be heard in the background.

Chart performance

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 88.
  2. ^ "Earl Thomas Conley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.