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"Hard to Say"
File:Hard to Say - Dan Fogelberg.jpeg
Cover art of the Dutch vinyl pressing, distributed in continental Europe
Single by Dan Fogelberg
from the album The Innocent Age
B-side"The Innocent Age"
ReleasedAugust 1981
GenrePop
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 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 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

References

  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. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  6. ^ [2]