It's Been a Great Afternoon

"It's Been a Great Afternoon"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
ReleasedJuly 24, 1978
GenreCountry
Length2:50
LabelMCA
SongwriterMerle Haggard
ProducersFuzzy Owen
Hank Cochran
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall"
(1978)
"It's Been a Great Afternoon"
(1978)
"The Bull and the Beaver"
(1978)

"It's Been a Great Afternoon" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in July 1978 as the second single from the album I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.