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{{for|the song by Sawyer Brown|Hard to Say (Sawyer Brown song)}}
{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
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| Name = Hard to Say
{{Infobox song
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| Cover =
| Cover size =
| name = Hard to Say
| image = Hard to say by dan fogelberg US single side-A.png
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| Border =
| Caption =
| alt = side-A label
| Artist = [[Dan Fogelberg]]
| caption = Side A of the US single
| Album = [[The Innocent Age]]
| type = single
| A-side =
| artist = [[Dan Fogelberg]]
| B-side = "The Innocent Age"
| album = [[The Innocent Age]]
| Released = 1981
| B-side = The Innocent Age
| Format = 7" (45 rpm)
| released = August 1981
| Recorded =
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| studio =
| Genre = [[Adult contemporary]], [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length =
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| genre = Pop
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| Label = [[Full Moon Records (US)|Full Moon Records]]
| Writer = Dan Fogelberg
| length = 4:00
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| label = [[Full Moon Records (US)|Full Moon Records]]
| Producer =
| writer = Dan Fogelberg
| Audio sample? =
| Certification =
| producer =
| Last single = "[[Same Old Lang Syne]]"<br/>(1980)
| prev_title = [[Same Old Lang Syne]]
| prev_year = 1980
| This single = "'''Hard to Say'''"<br/>(1981)
| Next single = "[[Leader of the Band]]"<br/>(1981)
| next_title = [[Leader of the Band]]
| Misc =
| next_year = 1981
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'''"Hard to Say"''' is the title of a popular song from 1981 written and performed by the American [[singer-songwriter]] [[Dan Fogelberg]]. The song first appeared on Fogelberg's album ''[[The Innocent Age]]''.
"'''Hard to Say'''" is the title of 1981 song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter [[Dan Fogelberg]]. It first appeared on Fogelberg's album ''[[The Innocent Age]]''.


Fogelberg wrote the song while recovering from surgery<ref name="Hyatt">Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications)</ref>, drawing inspiration for the lyrics from the disintegration of his first marriage to Maggie Slaymaker. This can't be correct, Dan and Maggie were not married yet in 1981. They married in 1982. The song features backing vocals by singer [[Glenn Frey]] of the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]].<ref name="Whitburn">[[Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]] (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> The song became Fogelberg's third Top 10 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart when it peaked at #7 in October 1981.<ref name="Whitburn"/> It also spent three weeks at #2 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|adult contemporary chart]].<ref name="Hyatt"/>
Fogelberg wrote the song while recovering from surgery.<ref name="Hyatt">Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications)</ref> The song features backing vocals by singer [[Glenn Frey]] of the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]].<ref name="Whitburn">[[Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]] (1996). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> The song became Fogelberg's third Top 10 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart when it peaked at No. 7 in October 1981.<ref name="Whitburn"/> It also spent three weeks at No. 2 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|adult contemporary chart]].<ref name="Hyatt"/> It became his greatest hit in Canada, where it peaked at No. 16 Pop and No. 1 AC.

==Chart performance==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1981)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Top Singles
| style="text-align:center;"|16
|-
|Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Top Rock Tracks]]<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks/1981-10-03 ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks, October 3, 1981]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
|U.S. ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19811107.html|title = Cash Box Top 100 11/07/81}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Chart (1981)
!Rank
|-
|Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4689&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 |title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=October 19, 2016}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|82
|-
|U.S. ''Cash Box''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html|title=Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1981|access-date=May 23, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914233107/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|73
|}
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{YouTube|fGMYk1A84UU|Dan Fogelberg - Hard to Say}}

{{Dan Fogelberg}}

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[[Category:1981 singles]]
[[Category:1981 singles]]
[[Category:Dan Fogelberg songs]]
[[Category:Dan Fogelberg songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Dan Fogelberg]]
[[Category:Songs written by Dan Fogelberg]]
[[Category:RPM Adult Contemporary number-one singles]]
[[Category:Full Moon Records singles]]
[[Category:1980 songs]]




Latest revision as of 13:39, 16 November 2024

For the song by Sawyer Brown, see Hard to Say (Sawyer Brown song).

"Hard to Say"
side-A label
Side A of the US single
Single by Dan Fogelberg
from the album The Innocent Age
B-side"The Innocent Age"
ReleasedAugust 1981
GenrePop
Length4:00
LabelFull Moon Records
Songwriter(s)Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg singles chronology
"Same Old Lang Syne"
(1980) 		"Hard to Say"
(1981) 		"Leader of the Band"
(1981)

"Hard to Say" is the title of 1981 song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. It first appeared on Fogelberg's album The Innocent Age.

Fogelberg wrote the song while recovering from surgery.[1] The song features backing vocals by singer Glenn Frey of the Eagles.[2] The song became Fogelberg's third Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it peaked at No. 7 in October 1981.[2] It also spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[1] It became his greatest hit in Canada, where it peaked at No. 16 Pop and No. 1 AC.

Chart performance

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References

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  1. ^ a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
  2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  3. ^ Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks, October 3, 1981
  4. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 11/07/81".
  5. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1981". Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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