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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> 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 #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 #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"/> |
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|align="left"|WLS survey (Chicago) <ref>http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls102481.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:24, 4 October 2015
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| B-side | "The Innocent Age" |
"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.
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 #7 in October 1981.[2] It also spent three weeks at #2 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.[1]
Chart performance
Weekly singles charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/19811107.html
- ^ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls102481.htm
- ^ http://www.bullfrogspond.com/whitburn/1981wye.htm
- ^ http://50.6.195.142/archives/80s_files/1981YESP.html
- ^ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls89of81.htm
External links
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